Training
From Schoolforge-UK
Please select the type of training you're looking for, or browse through the links below:
Index of Training Providers
ITrainOnline
Collates and provides Open Content computer and Internet training resources. It aims to assist civil society organizations (CSOs) and other development actors in developing countries to confront the challenges posed by new information and communications technologies (ICTs).
The Open Source page contains an introduction to Open Source and tutorials on using OpenOffice Writer and Impress.
Linux Professional Institute
The Linux Professional Institute offers certification for system administrators. It is distribution neutral and is supported by a number of Linux retailers. Some Third Party training courses are available.
Novell
Novell offer training courses for a wide range of their products - see http://www.novell.com/training/.
Novell are currently (21/01/06) offering free Netware to Linux training course - http://www.novell.com/training/promotions/netwaretolinux/
OpenAdvantage
Open Advantage provides the West Midlands with a Centre of Excellence in open source software, they also run FLOSS training courses. See their website for further details.
Open Source Consortium
The Open Source Consortium (OSC) brings all of the UK's F/L/OSS companies together in one place. Our members specialise in Strategic Consultancy, Deployment, Training and Support in all Open Source technologies. See their website for further details.
RedHat
Red Hat Training offer courses leading to the highly regarded Red Hat certification. These are appropriate for organisations running Red Hat Linux, or the community-based Fedora Core distributions.
Schoolforge-UK
Many of our members have successfully implemented FLOSS in schools up and down the country, so they are not only knowledgeable and experienced on this topic, some of them are also teachers! We are working with the Open Source Consortium to develop a range of courses designed to help schools make best use of FLOSS (see links at top of this page). Please email courses at schoolforge.org.uk if you would like to discuss your training needs with one of our members.
Sirius Corporation
Sirius Corporation offers professional, vendor-neutral Open Source training for the desktop, networking, internet connectivity and security. See their website for further details.
Sun Microsystems Ltd
Sun offer an extensive range of training courses and training products covering their systems, including Solaris operating system, Java Desktop System and Java technology. See http://uk.sun.com/training/.
TheINGOTs.org
TheINGOTs.org is a community project run by The Learning Machine Ltd a QCA accredited Awarding Body, providing progressive accreditation for basic computer skills that is not tied to proprietary software. See their website for further information.
