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Activities at the 35th Technical College Program Contest in Nara

On October 19–20, 2024, the 35th Technical College Program Contest (“ProCon”) was held in Nara, Japan. This event brought together technical college students from across Japan to showcase their daily learning achievements in a contest focused on creativity and technical … Read more

Shipping of Certificates in Japan

Dear Successful LPI Candidates in Japan We deeply apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused by the delay in the shipment of certificates. Due to the effects of the new coronavirus, we have experienced and continue to experience various challenges … Read more

LPI Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Special Offers

Toronto, 10-25-2024 — Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is thrilled to announce its 25th anniversary! Since its inception on October 25, 1999, LPI has empowered open source professionals worldwide. To commemorate this milestone, LPI is giving back to the community that … Read more

LPI and OSI Unite to Strengthen the Linux and Open Source Software Ecosystem

Toronto, 09-19-2024 – In a landmark meeting at the OSPOs for Good event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) confirmed a strategic alliance aimed at strengthening … Read more

uCertify Extends its Reach As a Linux Professional Institute Partner

Toronto, 08-23-2024 – For uCertify, a major online provider of computer training, partnership with the Linux Professional Institute is a strategic way to grow and to reach new markets. They have recently joined LPI as both a Solution Provider and … Read more

Learning Materials for LPI Open Source Essentials

Toronto, 08-19-2024 – Linux Professional Institute announced today that Learning Materials are available in English for its recently released Open Source Essentials Certificate. Translations into other languages will follow. LPI’s Essentials track is aimed at the general public, providing recommended … Read more

LPI Japan Branch Interview: Linux and LPIC

LPI Japan Branch was given the opportunity to be interviewed by School Select, a certification information website operated by All Ads, Inc. In this article, we talked about the following topics What is Linux? Basic Concepts of Linux and its … Read more

Learning Materials for LPIC-1 Available in Japanese

Toronto, 08-16-2024 – Linux Professional Institute (LPI) announced today that Learning Materials for its first certification in the multi-level Linux professional certification program, LPIC-1, have been translated into Japanese. Because the LPIC-1 exams are also available in Japanese through LPI’s … Read more

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Updates Japanese Exam Prices

Effective October 1, 2024, the prices for LPI certification exams will be updated as follows: Certifications Old Price New Price Essentials 10,000JPY 13,000JPY LPIC-1 15,000JPY 15,000JPY LPIC-2, 3, DevOps, BSD 15,000JPY 18,000JPY   All the prices listed above do not … Read more

LPI Japan Branch Held an Information Session for Partners

G. Matthew Rice, Executive Director of LPI (Linux Professional Institute), visited Japan to conduct a briefing for Japanese partners. The briefing itself was closed to partners, but G. Matthew Rice and Kenji Ito, Director of Communications for the LPI Japan … Read more

Training Plus Institute in Bahrain Adds Courses Dedicated to LPI Certification

Training Plus Institute (TPI) is a leading source of professional education for business and computing in The Kingdom of Bahrain. Founded in 1996, they have many courses to guide students toward certifications—and now that they have become a Platinum Training … Read more

LPI Japan Branch in Conversation with Open Up IT Engineers, Inc.

Open Up IT Engineers, Inc. received the LPI Partner Award 2023 (Training Partner) in May 2024. Therefore, a conversation was held this time between Ito, LPI Japan Branch Communications Director, Fujiwara, Sales, and Kimura, Open Up IT Engineer Training Instructor, … Read more