LPI Central Europe renews the LPI ATP partner program for training providers

(Kassel, Germany, 07th of december 2009) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Central Europe (http://www.lpice.eu), responsible for the activies of LPI in Central Europe, announces a renewal and enhancements of the partner program for training providers (LPI ATP).

"We have worked actively at the enhancements of our LPI ATP partner program to make it even more successful and effective. Recommendations of our LPI ATP partners have been included and realized", said Reiner Brandt, Geschäftsführer at LPI Central Europe.

Here a summary of the most important news and changes at the LPI ATP partner program for the Central Europe region. With immediate effect the new member level "LPI Gold Approved Training Partner" is introduced where the partner has to fulfill special quality criterias as an addition to the well established “LPI Approved Training Partner”.
Besides this a completely new and more effective web platform is available for the LPI ATP training partners and for the public. The new platform is accessible at the address www.lpi-training.eu/index.php as the old one before.

Active LPI ATP partners get rewarded - they get points for special partner efforts like for example the execution of LPI exam preparation trainings. The number of points the partner reached is reflected in his position at the LPI ATP partnerlist at the address www.lpi-training.eu/index.php. As a further new offer at the new LPI ATP platform LPI-certified trainers that work as freelancers can register in the database and offer exclusively to LPI ATP partners. For this purpose those trainers have to fill in their profiles at a web formular at this URL: www.lpi-training.eu/index.php

The company PC College from Berlin (http://www.pc-college.de) is the first LPI ATP partner who will put his quality in front in the area of LPI exam preparation trainings by getting "LPI Gold Approved Training Partner". LPI Central Europe takes care of more than 50 different providers of trainings for the preparation of LPI exams in 5 different countries.

About Linux Professional Institute:
The Linux Professional Institute is globally supported by the IT industry, enterprise customers, community professionals, government entities and the educational community. LPI's certification program is supported by an affiliate network spanning five continents and is distributed worldwide in multiple languages in more than 7,000 testing locations. Since 1999, LPI has delivered more than 230,000 exams and over 75,000 LPIC certifications around the world. The Linux Professional Institute promotes and certifies essential skills on Linux and Open Source technologies through the global delivery of comprehensive, top-quality, vendor-independent exams. Established as an international non-profit organization in September 1999 by the Linux community, the Linux Professional Institute continues to demonstrate recognized global leadership in the certification of Linux professionals. LPI advances the Linux and Open Source movement through strategic partners, sponsorships, innovative programs and community development activities. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux as well as Gold Sponsors, HP and IDG.

Media contact LPI Central Europe:
Klaus Behrla
LPI Central Europe
Open Source Certification GmbH
Email: behrla_at_lpice.eu