Red Hat Academy introduces expanded curriculum to include Red Hat
Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform and Red Hat JBoss Middleware
Red Hat launches new and redesigned web-based, mobile-friendly textbooks
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Red Hat North America Partner Conference- Red Hat, Inc.
(NYSE:RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today
announced updates to Red Hat Academy, the company's open source
education program that offers turnkey curriculum materials for
educational programs in global secondary and higher education
institutions. Red Hat has expanded Red Hat Academy to include content on
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform and Red Hat JBoss
Middleware, making Red Hat Academy the first program of its kind to
offer an organized OpenStack offering, including a curriculum for
instructors, textbooks, and labs, to high school and higher educational
institutions.
For more
than a decade, Red
Hat Academy has outfitted schools with hands-on curriculum, labs,
performance-based testing, and educator training and support. Red Hat
Academy's 100 percent web-based curriculum helps create proven
competencies through hands-on, performance-based learning and testing.
In its original iteration, Red Hat Academy included only Linux
curriculum. With today's announcement, Red Hat Academy now includes:
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Expanded content covering many of Red Hat's most popular
platform, middleware and cloud technologies, including Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Administration, Red Hat JBoss Administration, Red Hat
JBoss Development, and Red Hat OpenStack Enterprise Administration.
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New and redesigned web-based and mobile-friendly textbooks.
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New tests and quizzes with performance tracking.
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A new skills application lab system with self-checking
performance feedback.
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Certification exams upon completion of course work in most
areas.
Collaboration with Red Hat through Red Hat Academy includes classroom
labs that provide a hands-on environment for learning and performing
skills, as well as a self-checking function for immediate feedback.
Participating students receive a voucher to take the Red Hat
certification exam associated with the course they completed. Once
certified, the student is enrolled in the Red Hat Certification Forum,
connecting them to other Red Hat Certified Professionals and employers
seeking certified professionals.
Availability
Red Hat Academy courses are available in North America and select
European and Asia-Pacific countries.
Supporting Quotes
Iain Gray, vice president, Global Services, Red Hat
"Red Hat Academy provides computer science programs a comprehensive
curriculum preparing students for the information technology profession.
For students interested in systems administration, web development, or
cloud computing, Red Hat Academy provides curriculum and certifications
on current and emerging technologies, and we view the program as an
opportunity to help develop the critical skillsets that will help drive
the future of the technology industry."
Lee Toderick, instructor, Department of Technology Systems, East
Carolina University
"Red Hat Academy has provided our students with the latest curriculum
and labs for Linux Systems Administration and Systems Engineer skills.
Our students graduate with skills in demand in the latest Data Centers,
and are hired by financial and investment institutions, leading computer
manufacturers, and health care organizations."
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