Certification exams
A number of certification exams will be offered at FOSDEM 2021.
The Linux Professional Institute, the Foundation for Public Code and The Document Foundation will organise exam sessions during FOSDEM 2021. Interested candidates will be able to register for exams with the respective certification groups.
LPI certification
As in previous years, the Linux Professional Institute will again offer a discount to examination candidates at FOSDEM 2021. The level 1, level 2 and level 3 exams are offered at a discount of nearly 50%.
The following examinations are offered.
| Certification | Exams | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Essentials | 010 | € 70.00 |
| LPIC-1 | 101, 102 | € 100.00 |
| LPIC-2 | 201, 202 | € 100.00 |
| LPIC-3 | 300, 303, 304 | € 100.00 |
| DevOps Tools Engineer | 701 | € 100.00 |
| BSD Specialist | 702 | € 100.00 |
Registration procedure
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Register for an LPI ID on the following website:
https://cs.lpi.org/caf/Xamman/register -
Sign up for a specific exam session at:
https://lpievent.lpice.eu/
- Registration is for Pearson VUE vouchers. No in-person sessions will be organised.
- Note: Online exams can only be taken on Windows and macOS computers - check the technical requirements.
LibreOffice Certification program
The Document Foundation will offer the LibreOffice Certification at FOSDEM 2021.
Individuals willing to be certified must be already active in the field of migrations from proprietary software and large deployments of LibreOffice, and/or LibreOffice training programs of any kind (within a migration or a large deployment, or a training school). More information is available on the certification page of The Document Foundation website.
Registration procedure
Candidates should complete the certification application on The Document Foundation website. Exams will be taken via Jitsi
The Standard for Public Code certification
The Standard for Public Code gives public organizations a model for building their own open source solutions to enable successful future reuse by other public organizations. It includes guidance for policymakers, managers, developers and designers.
The open
online introduction course includes a free completion certificate.
During FOSDEM, Foundation for Public Code
staff will be available for questions.