Linux Essentials Certificate

Linux adoption continues to rise world-wide as individual users, government entities and industries ranging from automotive to space exploration embrace open source technologies. This expansion of open source in enterprise is redefining traditional Information and Communication Technology (ICT) job roles to require more Linux skills. Whether you’re starting your career in open source, or looking for advancement, independently verifying your skill set can help you stand out to hiring managers or your management team.

Main Skills

• have an understanding of the Linux and open source industry and knowledge of the most popular open source Applications;
• understand the major components of the Linux operating system, and have the technical proficiency to work on the Linux command line; and
• have a basic understanding of security and administration related topics such as user/group management, working on the command line, and permissions.

This helps in demonitrating the understanding of:

• Free and Open-Dource Software (FOSS), the various communities, and licenses.
• Knowledge of open source applications in the workplace as they relate to closed source equivalents.
• Basic concepts of hardware, processes, programs and the components of the Linux Operating System.
• How to work on the command line and with files.
• How to create and restore compressed backups and archives.
• System security, users/groups and file permissions for public and private directories.
• How to create and run simple scripts.

Linux skills enhance many Information and Communication Technology job roles

1. Developers
   1. Front End Web
   2. Back End Web
   3. Java
   4. Python
   5. PHP
   6. Mobile
   7. SQL
   8. Embedded Systems
2. Administrators

   1. Cloud

   2. Database

   3. Dev Ops

   4. IT/ Technical Support

   5. Mobile Application Support

   6. NOC Operator

   7. Big Data

   8. Virtualization

   9. LAMP

3. Engineers

   1. QA/QC

   2. Cloud Architect

   3. Microsoft Systems

   4. Networking

   5. Data Analyst

   6. Security