Join LPI - East Africa and the LPI Exam Development Community and earn your LPIC-2 for free. The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has updated the objectives for the LPIC-2 and LPI East Africa is offering free beta exams to a limited number of qualified candidates in Nairobi on 12th November 2016. October 11, 2016. The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) and LPI - East Africa are pleased to announce that LPI has revised the objectives for the LPIC-2 Linux Engineer Certification and is offering free beta exams for the 201 and 202 exams to receive your LPIC-2 certification for free. LPI - East Africa is organizing a select event this on November 12 ,2016 that offers a unique opportunity for *eligible LPIC-1 *candidates to be among the first to take the updated 201 and 202 beta exams, join the LPI Exam Development Community, and advance their professional credentials. LPI and LPI - East Africa are committed to the development of global standards and certifications in Linux and Open Source innovation. A community of Linux professionals, volunteers, vendors, and educators designs the LPI Certification Program that unites the requirements of both IT professionals and the organizations that would employ them. To achieve this goal we have adopted an open, rigorous, and consultative development process that uses both volunteer and hired resources. Our development process is widely recognized and endorsed and has met the strict requirements of independent certification authorities. *About the LPIC-2 Linux Engineer Certification* LPIC-2 is aimed at advanced Linux professionals. To be awarded LPIC level 2 you should be able administer small to medium sized mixed networks and provide suggestions to upper management. To become LPIC-2 certified the candidate must be able to: · Administer a small to medium-sized site · Plan, implement, maintain, keep consistent, secure, and troubleshoot a small mixed (MS, Linux) network, including a: · LAN server (Samba, NFS, DNS, DHCP, client management) · Internet Gateway (firewall, VPN, SSH, web cache/proxy, mail) · Internet Server (web server and reverse proxy, FTP server) · Supervise assistants · Advise management on automation and purchases *About our LPIC-2 Beta Exams* Beta exams are organized in the English language only, and will be delivered as paper based tests (PBT). Both exams, 201 and 202, each take 90 minutes and contain 60 questions. They are offered free of charge. Passing the exams for 201 and 202 in conjunction with an active LPIC-1 certification leads to the LPIC-2 Linux Engineer certification. In addition, beta candidates will be asked to answer a short survey and provide feedback to the exam content. For this purpose, LPI Exam Development staff may visit beta exam labs to collect direct feedback from the candidates. Candidates should be aware that beta exams cover the new version of the objectives which will contain new exam material. Their passed exams are counted as regular exams and can be used to achieve a certification. Failed exams can be deleted from the candidate’s profile on their request. *How to prepare for the LPIC-2 Beta Exam* Candidates can find updates exam objectives for the new LPIC-2 201 and 202 version 4.5 at LPI Wiki page: https://wiki.lpi.org/wiki/LPIC-2_Objectives_V4.5. The detailed list of changes is available at: https://wiki.lpi.org/wiki/LPIC-2_Summary_Version_4.0_To_4.5. *How to sign up for LPIC-2 Beta Exam* LPI - East Africa is currently conducting exams in Nairobi. To sign up please fill out the *Request LPIC-2 Beta Exam Contact Form* here: https://www.lpi.org/lpic-2-beta-signup/ or send us an email using the address operations at east-africa dot lpi dot org LPI - East Africa is planning to hold a paid boot camp in the weeks preceding the exams and those interested in the paid boot camp can indicate by sending us an email to the address provided above. *Please note that the paid boot camp is voluntary and not a requirement to participate in the beta exams!* *About the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) * LPI is the global certification standard and career support organization for Open Source professionals. With more than 500,000 exams delivered, it's the world's first and largest vendor-neutral Linux and Open Source certification body. LPI has certified professionals in 181 countries, delivers exams in 9 languages, and has over 200 training partners. We are committed to providing the IT community with certifications of the highest quality, relevance, and accuracy. This commitment requires that our exam development process be highly detailed, participatory, and consultative. Join the LPI community and get involved. Connect with us on Facebook, or join our Exam Development volunteers, collaborating on certifications, exam development, and current technologies - http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev. For additional information, please visit our website at http://www.lpi.org. To view the photo associated with this release: *About *LPI - East Africa *Contact Us* Evans Ikua LPI - East Africa Master Affiliate Tel: 0722-955831 NHIF Building, 2nd Floor, Community Area Nairobi G. Matthew Rice Executive Director mrice@lpi.org -- *----------------------------------------------------Kind Regards,Evans Ikua,* Skype: evans.ikua Twitter: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831