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Toronto, 2025-04-24 — Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the global certification standard and career support organization for open source professionals, is excited to announce the beta release of the updated DevOps Tools Engineer 2.0 certification exam. This certification, part of LPI’s … Read more

Toronto, 2025-04-23 — Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has announced its partnership with the United Nations for the upcoming Open Source Week 2025, scheduled to take place from June 16 to 20 in New York City. This collaboration underscores LPI’s commitment … Read more

Toronto, 2025-04-10 — Linux Professional Institute (LPI), in partnership with Open Source JobHub (OSJH), released the 2025 Open Source Professionals Job Survey Report today. This report summarizes findings from their second collaborative survey on open source professionals. Based on responses … Read more

Toronto, 2025-03-31 — Linux Professional Institute (LPI) and 15 other leading open source organizations have endorsed the UN Open Source Principles, following the initial endorsement by the Open Source Initiative (OSI), according to a UN announcement. The UN Open Source … Read more

In March 2025, the LPI Japan Chapter hosted meetings for its partners and community in Japan. The two meetings were attended by G. Matthew Rice, Executive Director of LPI, and Brian Clemens, Vice President of the LPI Board of Directors. … Read more

Toronto, 2025-02-25 — 25th anniversary celebrations, the official launch of the new Open Source Essentials certificate, translation of Learning Materials into more languages, expansion of global partnerships, events, and industry research: in its newly released Annual Review, Linux Professional Institute … Read more

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is thrilled to announce its Annual General Meeting (AGM), scheduled for June 2025. As LPI is a globally recognized organization dedicated to advancing the field of open-source technology, the AGM is a key event that brings … Read more

Toronto, 2025-01-29 — Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has released free Learning Materials for its Open Source Essentials certificate in Vietnamese. This initiative makes open source education and career growth more accessible to Vietnamese-speaking professionals looking to enter and succeed within … Read more

Toronto, 2025-01-23 — Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has announced the launch of digital badges with Credly by Pearson (Credly). The initiative aims to make it easier for candidates who have successfully earned an LPI certification to prove their achievement with … Read more

On October 19–20, 2024, the 35th Technical College Program Contest (“ProCon”) was held in Nara, Japan. This event brought together technical college students from across Japan to showcase their daily learning achievements in a contest focused on creativity and technical … Read more

Dear Successful LPI Candidates in Japan We deeply apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused by the delay in the shipment of certificates. Due to the effects of the new coronavirus, we have experienced and continue to experience various challenges … Read more

Toronto, 10-25-2024 — Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is thrilled to announce its 25th anniversary! Since its inception on October 25, 1999, LPI has empowered open source professionals worldwide. To commemorate this milestone, LPI is giving back to the community that … Read more