OTC Training courses

The Open Technology Center at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Mississippi has recently launched a Linux training course that maps to the LPI Linux Essentials Professional Development Certificate. “We welcome this as a great opportunity for Soldiers here in Mississippi. The IT training and professional certification program will be highly beneficial to unemployed and under-employed veterans transitioning back to the civilian workforce, enabling them to learn highly sought-after skills to succeed, ” Smith said. “We also welcome this as part of our continued reinvention of Camp Shelby. The time for planning and discussion has ended. Now is the time for action.”

The Open Technology Center will be offering their first Linux Essentials course September 8th through September 11th at the Camp Shelby training center. After the training all participants will have the opportunity to take the exam to achieve the Linux Essentials Professional Development certificate.

“We’re proud to support the Camp Shelby and OTC program to make Linux education more accessible to military personnel. By adopting our vendor-neutral professional certification series, this program is uniquely positioned to help those who complete it have the widest range of job opportunities when their service is complete, ” said Jim Lacey, CEO of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), former West Point graduate and Army Captain, 1/502d INF, 101st Airborne Division.