Linux Training Attains A New Standard

PRESS RELEASE:  06/10/04

LINUX TRAINING ATTAINS NEW STANDARD

At the Linux World Expo in London on 6th Oct, the Linux Professional
Institute (LPI) announced the LPI Approved Training Partner (LATP)
program.  This will be the only training program covering all versions of
Linux, and complementing the LPI's existing internationally accepted
certification standard.  The program will be run in the UK by LPI
affiliates Open Forum Europe.

At the program launch, the ITS Group were announced as the first LATP
partner in the UK.  Already well known for over a decade of vendor
certified training and IT services to the public sector, the ITS Group have
now added the world's latest major Operating System to its training
portfolio.  This reflects the recent strong interest in Linux and Open
Source shown by its customers in the public and private sectors alike.

Part of the growing maturity of Linux is the increasing compatibility of
the various distributions.  In today's marketplace Linux skills need to be
version independent and now Linux training is changing to reflect this.  As
part of the LATP's quality assurance requirement, partners like the ITS
Group must use approved training materials and LPI certified trainers.  The
program will be a benchmark for the industry, helping Linux to achieve its
full potential as one of the world's leading operating systems.

The ITS Group is offering the LPI 101 and 102 courses at its training
centres in Bristol and Edinburgh and on customer sites. For more
information visit www.itservices.org.uk 
or www.lpi.org