1. What is Red Hat Academy?

The Red Hat Academy curriculum is designed especially for credit curriculum and workforce development/continuing education programs in high schools, higher education institutions (2-year, 4-year, vocational and technical) and economic development organizations worldwide.

Red Hat Academy combines all essential elements for the successful start-up and sustainable delivery of Red Hat Linux and open source teaching and learning:

• Teacher technical training and certification
• World-class curriculum delivered online
• Available content for your credit curriculum program, non-credit Continuing Education (Workforce Development) program and both simultaneously
• Hands-on, live system testing and performance based measurements
• Enterprise curriculum license for an entire school and multiple campuses
• Simple fee structure for reliable budgeting – please ask for your Academic subscription offer
• Curriculum management and instructional & technical support for teachers
• More courses to come

2. What are the fees for the Academy program?

Participation in the ROSSEP Academy itself is free. You are entitled to train unlimited Students, which are signed up as a Student at your institution, during the term of the Agreement. Red Hat Academy is offered as a 12 month subscription fee per campus for unlimited enrollment. We also offer multi-campus subscriptions that reduce the per campus fee. Annual subscriptions are provided for high schools, post-secondary degree programs, post-secondary non-degree programs, all-campus programs, and multiple campus programs. Please ask us for pricing details.

Unless the teacher is already RHCT or RHCE certified, there may also be teacher training fees. For those who need to get certified, the fee could be as low as the exam only or also include optional open enrollment classes to prepare for the exam.

Please contact us to get the latest info about the next courses to enroll your teachers for ROSSEP Academy Instructor.

3. What kind of curriculum is covered in the Academy?

Please refer to Academic Curriculum

4. Will there be futher content offered from the Academy?

Yes, our model is to develop and offer a selection of courses so you can customize your Academy program each year to properly serve your students and community.

5. In which school programs can the Red Hat Academy curriculum be offered?

Your school may offer the curriculum in the program of your choice and in multiple programs at multiple locations simultaneously. For example, a college may offer the curriculum as semester courses for a degree program within the Computer Information Services division while the Continuing Education division may be simultaneously offering the curriculum as evening and weekend.

6. How often may we teach the courses and at what length?

Your school may schedule the courses as often as you wish during the term of the Agreement as long as the course workbooks are taught sequentially. The minimum timeframe a course can be delivered and completed by your enrolled students is 8 weeks per course. Any length offered per course longer than 8 weeks is at your discretion.

7. How many contact hours per week should we have for each course?

That is up to you. Each course of study consists of multiple workbooks which must be taught sequentially. As long as each course is taught and completed in no less than 8 weeks, you can determine the number of contact hours per week you prefer to teach.

8. Can we print our own student workbooks?

Yes. You can print one copy for each student who is taking a Red Hat Academy course.

9. What are the certification requirements of our teachers?

Every instructor you select to teach this curriculum must be at least RHCT certified prior to the beginning of the class.

10. How do my teachers become certified?

• Option 1: A teacher with a great deal of Linux knowledge may choose to take the RHCT exam without any preparation. If he/she passes the exam, he/she becomes certified and is eligible to teach the class.
• Option 2: A teacher with some Linux knowledge may choose to enroll in the RH133 class at our training center (link to training partners in Russia) and proceed to take the exam.
• Option 3: A teacher with no Linux knowledge should take both the RH033 and RH133 classes at our training center (link to training partners in Russia) prior to taking the exam.
• Option 4: Teachers can take our web-based, E-Learning courses to help them prepare for passing the RHCT exam. They will still need to take the exam at one of our training/testing facilities (link to training partners in Russia).
• Option 5:Your teacher is already RHCT or RHCE certified. No further training/certification is required.

11. How will the teachers be trained to teach the Red Hat Academy curriculum?

Once the Service Agreement is signed, you will provide ROSEP Academy a list of teachers you have assigned to teach the courses. Those teachers will then have immediate access to the entire online curriculum via a username/password. They can access the curriculum as often as they wish to begin developing their class or prepare for their own certification. They will also be provided a Teacher Workbook with outlines and suggestions. ROSEP Academy will also provide communication support directly with teachers throughout the year for any curriculum or teaching-related assistance.

12. If the institution has multiple campuses, can the institution sign a single Service Agreement so that the ROSEP Academy license covers all of the campuses?

Yes. The Service Agreement is signed with the legal entity. As long as the multiple campuses fall within the legal definition of the institution as a whole, one Agreement will cover the Academy license for as many campuses as you wish; so, one fee structure covers multiple campus sites.

13. What kind of technical specifications do I need at our school to run the Academy curriculum?

Classroom Server (Teacher Workstation) & Student Workstation:

The ROSEP Academy Classroom

Hardware Minimum Requirements
Classroom Server
Operating System Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
Processor Pentium Class 500 MHz (750 MHz
Recommended)
RAM 256 Mbytes
Internet Bandwidth 1.5Mbs (DSL)
Internal Classroom Network 10Mbs Ethernet
Disk Space 10 Gigabytes

Student Workstations
Operating System Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
Processor Pentium Class 500 MHz (750 MHz
Recommended)
RAM 256 Mbytes
Internet Bandwidth a 1.5Mbs (DSL)
Internal Classroom Network 10Mbs Ethernet
Disk Space 4 Gigabytes
Notes:
Student Stations may access the Internet using the Classroom Server as a masquerading router.

Local Network Requirements

Minimum Solution
At a minimum, the Student Workstations should have Ethernet (10 Mbps) connections to the Classroom

Server, and both the Classroom Server and StudentWorkstations should have Internet access. The Student Workstation’s Domain Name Service (DNS) should be configured such that the non-fully-qualified hostname rha-server resolves to the Classroom Server.

Student Workstations must be able to connect to the HTTP/HTTPS service on the Classroom Server, and the Classroom Server must be able to connect to the SSH service on the Student Workstations.

LAN:
The following networking configuration will maximize the instructor's control of the classroom environment and minimize the impact of the classroom on your local networking infrastructure:
The students' workstations and Classroom Server are all connected by an isolated Ethernet network which is assigned a private IP block, such as 192.169.0.0/255.255.255.0. The Classroom Server is dual horned, with the second interface (NIC) configured to your local networking requirements. The Classroom Server acts as the default gateway for the students' workstations and masquerades (using NAT) routed connections to the upstream subnet. Note that the entire classroom subnet appears to the local network infrastructure as a single host, namely the external interface of the classroom server. This configuration also adds to the overall classroom security because all connections between the student workstations and the outside world must be initiated from the student workstation.

14. What kind of online access will my teachers and students have and what kind of teaching format should I use?

The academy.redhat.com website 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 view the curriculum, including all lessons, lesson activities, lesson review questions and workbook assessments from the website as well.

The Academy is designed to provide you the flexibility to offer the curriculum in any format or format combination you prefer. The Academy lends itself very well in any instructor-led, self-paced, and/or distance learning design.

15. What about accessing the Academy on our LAN?

A copy of the Academy curriculum will be added to the instructor's workstation (Classroom Server); however, interactive elements will not be available because they are only available at academy.redhat.com.

16. Can our campus become a Red Hat Certified Training Partner & Exam Center?

If you have or plan to establish a Training Center next to your campus, where you run non-academic, commercial courses, yes subject to Red Hat approval process. You will need a RHCE individual, trained as an Red Hat Certified Examiner (RHCX) administrator, in order to offer and facilitate the RHCT exam for all students (and teachers) at your school and from external side. The RHCT exam will be available also for any students from your entire community who enroll and complete at least one course in the Academy curriculum at your school.

The RHCE/RHCX individual does not have to employed by the school. You may contract out for this service.

17: What are the advantages of becoming a Red Hat Certified Training Partner?

• You have the possibility to run RHCT Exams yourself
• You can offer value added courses such as RHCE & RHCE Exams

The Value of Proven Skills: The Impact of Red Hat Certified Engineers (RHCEs) on Enterprise IT Performance : http://www.europe.redhat.com/pdf/IDC_Whitepaper_EN.pdf

All Red Hat exams are performance-based tests that measure actual competency on live systems. Other training programs teach students to answer multiple choice questions instead of how to perform on real-world systems. Red Hat training and testing focuses on practical hands-on skills. No wonder Red Hat's RHCE Program has been called the "crown jewel" of Linux certifications!

Red Hat Certifications

Red Hat Certified Technician
The RHCT exam is a performance-based test on live equipment that measures actual competencies at system administration, including installation and configuration of a Red Hat Linux system and attaching it to a live network running network services. More information: RH202 RHCT Exam

Red Hat Certified Engineer
The RHCE Exam is a performance-based test on live equipment that measures actual competencies at server system administration, setup of networking services, and network security, and diagnostics and troubleshooting. More information: RH302 RHCE Exam

Red Hat Certified Architect
All five endorsement exams may be taken immediately following the corresponding course, or at any time. The exams are performance-based and test skills of the job role competencies covered in the prior four days of hands-on training. Passing the Endorsement Exam earns the candidate an endorsement to his or her RHCE credential for that specific enterprise skillset. Endorsement exams vary in length from 2 to 8 hours depending on the course, and can only be taken by current RHCEs. More Information: Path to Red Hat Certified Architect

18. Why should I become a Red Hat Certified Training Partner and how much does it cost?

Becoming a Red Hat Certified Training Partner may provide you with ways to attract and enroll more students who can learn AND test for the exam right there on your campus. Any Academy-enrolled student can take the exam. You can schedule the exam as often as you wish and you are able to charge for it. Please contact us to get the latest update of the requirements and fees regarding your planned training and pricing.

19. Do we provide the grading and certification process if we offer the RHCT exam?

You are only able to directly provide the RHCT Exam, if you are a Red Hat Authorized Training Partner, if not, we will assist you work in cooperation with our established Red Hat Authorized Training Partners to offer this exam. For Authorized Partners Red Hat provides all of the certification and grading process - grading, notification to the participants (within about 3 business days) of pass or fail, issuing and sending certification documents to the students, creating certification records and much more.

20. How long is the RHCT Exam and what are the designed outcomes?

The certification exam consists of two parts conducted in a half-day session. Section I of the exam consists of a four-problem troubleshooting exercises and lasts one hour. Section II consists of a two hour installation and configuration exercises. Both sections of the exam are performance-based, meaning that candidates must perform tasks on a live system, rather than answering multiple-choice questions.

RHCT certification indicates that the person has passed a realistic performance-based lab exam that tests his/her ability to: install and configure Red Hat Linux; understand limitations of hardware; configure basic networking and file systems for a single system attached to a network; configure the X Window System; perform essential Red Hat Linux system administration; configure basic host security, set up client-side networking services required to attach to a production network, and carry out basic diagnostics and troubleshooting.

The readiness objective of RHCT is to assure a minimum level of systems administration skills so that a person is ready from a technical point of view for professional responsibilities in installing, configuring, attaching, and supporting Red Hat Linux systems on an existing production network.

21. Can we market our ROSEP Academy program to our entire community?

Yes, as long as the program is marketed under the program guidelines as described. One of our objectives is for your school to offer the Academy in a way that can help you fill as many seats and serve as many students as you wish.