Your future is open
Your contact for vendor-neutral certifications in Linux, Python and Kubernetes in Europe.
- Advice on the right certification
- Referral to certified training partners
- Partner terms for schools and providers
Three programs, one contact
We represent the Linux Professional Institute, the Python Institute and the Linux Foundation in Europe. Choose a program and find the certification that suits you.
Your path: Linux
For getting started with, administering and running Linux systems.
Linux Essentials is an optional starting point. From LPIC-1 on, each level builds on the previous one.
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Entry
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Foundation certificate
For your first steps with Linux and the command line
Optional, no prerequisite
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Administration
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Linux Administrator
For administering Linux systems
No prerequisite
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Advanced
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Linux Engineer
For advanced administration and network services
Prerequisite: active LPIC-1
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Specialisation
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Enterprise Professional
For specialisations such as security or virtualisation
Prerequisite: active LPIC-2
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Your path: Python
For programming in Python, from your first script to a specialisation.
The levels build on each other, but formally you can start at any level.
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Entry
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Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer
For your first steps in programming
No prerequisite
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Associate
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Certified Associate Python Programmer
For everyday Python development
No formal prerequisite
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Advanced
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Certified Professional Python Programmer Level 1
For advanced software development
No prerequisite, PCAP recommended
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Specialisation
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Specialist tracks
including data science, testing, security, automation
For a subject focus
Depends on the track
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Your path: Kubernetes
For operating, developing on and securing cloud native platforms.
No fixed path: choose by your role. Only CKS requires a passed CKA.
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Entry
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Practice
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Specialisation
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Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
For securing clusters
Prerequisite: passed CKA
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Find the right course
Courses on Linux, open source, Kubernetes and Python at certified training partners. In person, online, hybrid or in-house, some with up to 100 % funding.
Upcoming dates
Stand out with what you can do
Open source certifications make IT skills visible and internationally comparable. Vendor-neutral, so independent of the products you happen to work with.
Public administrations and companies in Europe increasingly rely on open source to become less dependent on single vendors. Proven skills in Linux, Python and Kubernetes are in demand.
- 350,000+ LPI-certified professionals worldwide
- 180+ countries with LPI-certified professionals
- since 2006 oscert as LPI partner in Europe
Events
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Workshops, webinars and exam dates appear here as soon as they are fixed.
News
- Linux Essentials 2.0 is here The Linux Professional Institute has given its entry-level certificate a thorough overhaul: new exam objectives covering systemd, SSH and IPv6, updated Learning Materials and a …
- OSC appointed as OpenEDG Channel Partner OpenEDG and Open Source Certification GmbH are proud to announce a brand new partnership between the two organizations, officially signed on the 10th October 2022. This partners…
- LPI Central Europe becomes Open Source Certifcation - LPI Channel Partner Europe At the end of the year, the Master Affiliate contract with the Linux Professional Institute will end. From 2022 onwards, we will continue our work for our partners as LPI Platin…
Become a partner
We work with schools, universities, training providers and companies, for example with exams at partner terms and visibility on the European market.