I know there is no official release date for RHEL 5, but I'm wondering how Red Hat usually handles changes to the RHCT/RHCE certifications when there is a new release of RHEL.

1) after a new release of RHEL, how long does it take before the training and exams are adapted for the new release?
2) after a new release of RHEL, how long do the training and exams for the previous release remain available (or when are they discontinued)?

Didier Stevens
DidierStevens.com

I can't really answer your questions in detail, but I have noticed that there already are courses available on the Redhat Training site for people who want to upgrade their RHCE to RHEL 5. Send an email to the Redhat Training guys and they will be able to give you the info you need.

I just send an e-mail to training, I'll report back here.

I think redazz is talking about https://www.redhat.com/training/rhup/courses/

In the past, it's been like 3-4 weeks between release of a new RHEL and revised RHCT/E courses in the US. Don't know the historical lag outside the US, the chatter I've heard suggests it might be longer.

Updates to training materials (such as certification study-guides) are a very useful way (but not the only way) to receive, in digest-form, a synopsis of the essential perceived differences between one release and the next. (That is to say, as perceived by the developers and/or the trainers.)

After you have achieved whatever certification you originally sought, I would suggest that it is now time to say "enough already." Although the marketers of training programs might naturally say that "you should immediately get (buy...) the next one," the reality is that by now you are probably to the point where you can realistically expect to fly using your own wings.

Get the study-materials (if you like), and compare them to what they issued last time. Don't look at them from the point of view of a student, who is striving to "pass the next exam," but from the point of view of an apprentice, a person who has been admitted into the trade and who is now seeking to improve his skills but who no longer has the need to prove that he has skills. Turn your attention away from "simple examinations" and turn them toward the customers who will require and expect you to serve their needs. The time has come at last to believe in yourself, and fly.

I asked these questions because I don't have Linux certs, I'm preparing RHC* now. And I want to know what and when things change when RHEL 5 is released.

I got an answer today from Red Hat training:

RHEL5 is due for release in the Spring. However if you decide to take
the RHCE exam before that date you will be offered a free resit to take
it under RHEL5.


I replied with a question for more details.

I got an answer from Red Hat Training.

Q: Does this mean that I cannot take RHCT for RHEL4 after the release of RHEL5 in the Spring?


A: Exactly, it will be on RHEL5 after spring.

17. For how long will my RHCE certification be considered current?

RHCE and RHCT certifications are considered current until after one (1) major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux following the release on which the certification was earned. Certificates earned on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 will be current until the release of Red Hat Enterprise 5, and those earned on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 will remain current until the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Certifications earned on Red Hat Linux 8.0 and Red Hat Linux 9 are pegged to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, and hence will be current until the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

While evidence suggests that RHCEs who stay professionally active can evolve their skills in pace with new releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux technology, it is important for Red Hat to maintain a policy for determining whether an RHCE or RHCT certificate can be considered current. Thus, verification at Certification Central has always included the version a certificate was earned on, and whether the certificate is considered current or no longer current.



Source: https://www.redhat.com/training/rhce/rhce_faq.html

I know how long certifications remain current, but my question is about exams, not about certs.

Does someone tell what's test should I take after i
finished linux fundamental.

Quang Nguyen