Getting Started

LPIC certifications are divided into three levels

1. LPIC 1
2. LPIC 2
3. LPIC 3

The detailed objectives covered on these certifications are listed on the following link on the official LPIC website.

http://www.lpi.org/en/lpi/english/certification/the_lpic_program

LPIC 1

LPIC 1 is further divided into two papers. Exam 101 and Exam 102


Fees

LPIC 1 Exam 101 costs 155 USD and you can register for it through http://www.prometric.com/default.htm using your credit card.

LPIC 1 Exam 102 also costs 155 USD and you can follow the same procedure for its registration.

Resources

Some of very good resources for LPIC 1 certification are as follows


http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/lpi/101.html [Free Resource]

There are also some video trainings available for LPIC 1 certification. They are from

1. VTC - http://www.vtc.com/
2. CBT Nuggest - http://www.cbtnuggets.com/

These video lectures are not free. But they can be downloaded using P2P networks.

There is also some exam engines available to simulate the LPIC exam tests. One beautiful exam engine is this

1. Visual CertExam suite, you can find this at http://www.visualcertexam.com/

I myself is in the process of learning Linux and going to get LPIC certification in a short time. I will blog about my experience of that too. Anyone who wants to share his experience of LPIC certifications should comment on this blog, it will be helpful for anyone viewing this blog. Thanks