Red Hat Academy
Hands-On Linux Curriculum FOR Academic PROGRAMS
Red Hat® Academy provides curriculum materials for educational programs in high schools, institutions of higher
education, and economic development organizations worldwide. Red Hat Academy outfits schools that have the technology and support environments necessary with hands-on
Linux® instruction curriculum and labs, performance-based
testing, and educator support — all the essential elements
to help start up and sustain a Linux curriculum program.
Red Hat Academy Partner
Red Hat Academy is an open source education platform
that provides a turnkey program for schools. The academic
program is a 100% web-deployed and managed curriculum
that creates proven competencies from hands-on, performance-based learning and testing.
Red Hat Academy Partners get:
• Comprehensive XML courses and labs
As part of the Red Hat Academy program, your school
can choose to become a testing center for our industryleading Linux certification exams1 — the Red Hat Certified
Technician (RHCT®) and Red Hat Certified Engineer®
(RHCE®) exams. The option to offer Red Hat certification
exams is part of your annual subscription and is encouraged, but is not a requirement of partnership. Schools that
do offer Linux certification exams find value in its ability
to attract enrollment, serve as a student assessment tool,
and act as a school staff training program.
“Red Hat Academy is, without a
doubt, the most demanding and
thorough Linux curriculum product
on the market.”
— Robert Guess,
Tidewater Community College
• Lab checking and student management utilities
• Instructor training
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Academic Edition
To prepare for class instruction and personal certification,
instructors are provided immediate access to the entire
online curriculum. Instructors can access the curriculum
as often as desired and will be provided a teacher workbook with outlines and suggestions. Red Hat Academy
also provides direct support to teachers throughout the
year for any curriculum or teaching-related assistance.
• Certification exam vouchers
• Red Hat email support
Curriculum and Certification
Designed for choice, our curriculum allows you to choose
a preferred teaching method. The courses are ideally
designed for instructor-facilitated classes in a lab setting.
Instructors can choose course format, frequency, and testing options. The curriculum is fully web-hosted, delivered,
and managed by Red Hat.1
Direct support is also available for both technical and
curriculum-related issues throughout the subscription
period. Additionally, Red Hat Academy instructors worldwide are connected electronically so that you can interact
with your peers.
1 IDC Marketscape: Worldwide IT Education and Training 2009 Vendor
Analysis (document #216380), February 2009.
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OPEN SOURCE UNIVERSITY
Become a red hat academy campus
With Red Hat Academy and Open Source University, your
school can choose the level of service it needs. Open
Source University is a free Red Hat Academy program
that enables colleges and universities to deliver introductory Linux curriculum to students. The program includes
web-based XML courses and labs, along with innovative
lab checking and student management utilities.
1. Instructor certification:
Determine who your instructor(s) will be and which
certification classes and testing, if any, need to be
acquired. Your Red Hat Academy representative can
help you enroll.
To be eligible, the participating campus must meet minimum requirements. The campus must have a certified
RHCT instructor, RHCE-certified support, and community
participation.
Technical Requirements
The Open Source University website (osu.redhat.com)
hosts almost all aspects of the Red Hat Academy program.
From the website, instructors can enable course elements
(such as workbook lessons and tests) and monitor student
performance. Students can view the curriculum, including
all lessons, lesson activities, lesson review questions, and
workbook assessments from the website as well.
2.Pricing assistance:
Contact Red Hat Academy Sales to discuss options
and pricing for your school program.
3.Technical requirements:
Review the infrastructure requirements to make sure
your computer labs can properly utilize both the curriculum and our Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating
system for each instructional computer you use.
Details on technical requirements are available at:
www.redhat.com/solutions/education/academy
4.Legal agreements:
Review the Terms and Conditions of the Red Hat
Academy Service Agreement provided by Red Hat
Academy Sales, as well as any other documentation
provided to you.
5.Authorization:
Have your appropriate administrator, dean, or president
review and sign the provided service agreement. Fax
and mail the signed service agreement, non-disclosure
agreement (NDA), and purchase order (all provided by
Red Hat Academy Sales) to Red Hat.
Red Hat academy sales
United States/Canada:
Ben Freeman,
866-273-3428 x43770,
na-RHAsales@redhat.com
EMEA:
emea-rhasales@redhat.com
APAC:
apac-rhasales@redhat.com
LATAM:
latam-rhasales@redhat.com
www.redhat.com/solutions/education/academy
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