Linux Foundation Starts Training Program to Foster Talent

by Sam Dean - Mar. 02, 2009Comments (1)

The Linux Foundation have emerged as a great example of how centralized open source initiatives can make a postive difference for many projects and platforms. Now, the foundation is announcing a new training program to kick of later this month at its Annual Collaboration Summit, with advanced courses taught by leading community developers. Here are the details.

The Linux Foundation Training Program will begin with courses taught at the foundation's Collaboration Summit April 8th to 10th in San Francisco. According to an advisory:

"While the Linux server market is predicted to reach $50 billion dollars in three years, and the embedded and mobile Linux markets continue to explode, the picture is less rosy in other corners of the IT market. Developers are being laid off, and many are looking to careers in the Linux and open source sector. The freelance marketplace Odesk recently reported that the number of Linux-related jobs posted on its boards has increased more than 1400% since 2006. The Linux FoundationтАЩs Training Program will help meet this demand for industry, and provide the tools for a new generation of programmers."

The courses are slated to be vendor-neutral, many of them are advanced courses, and leaders from several projects will teach them. THey'll continue with in-person courses at locations around the country, and at other Linux Foundation events. The program will debut with these classes:

┬╖ Essential Linux Device Driver Development Skills
- ┬╖ Creating Applications for Linux
- ┬╖ Kernel Debugging and Performance

Students who register for these first program offerings will get an automatic attendee pass for the Collaboration Summit. For more details, you can visit the program's site. If you're looking to spruce up your Linux skills, this looks like a good opportunity, and I won't be surprised to see this program expand over time.
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