Red Hat Academy Questions

  1. What is Red Hat Academy?
  2. What are the fees for the Academy program?
  3. What kind of curriculum is covered in the Academy?
  4. In which school programs can we offer the Red Hat Academy curriculum?
  5. How often may we teach the courses and at what length?
  6. How many contact hours per week should we teach each course?
  7. Can we print our own student workbooks?
  8. What are the certification requirements of our teachers?
  9. How do my teachers become certified?
  10. How will the teachers be trained to teach the Red Hat Academy curriculum?
  11. If the institution has multiple campuses, can the institution sign a single Service Agreement so that the Red Hat Academy license covers all of the campuses?
  12. What kind of technical specifications & infrastructure does our school need to run the Academy curriculum?
  13. What kind of online access will my teachers and students have and what kind of teaching format should I use?
  14. What about accessing the Academy on our LAN?
  15. How long is the RHCT Exam and what are the designed outcomes?

1. What is Red Hat Academy?

The Red Hat Academy curriculum is designed especially for non-profit high schools, higher education institutions.

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
  • 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
  • Curriculum management and instructional & technical support for teachers

2. What are the fees for the Academy program?

Red Hat Academy is offered as a 12 month subscription fee per campus for unlimited enrollment. Please see Pricing for details.

The only other possible fee is the teacher's certification. If the teacher is already RHCT or RHCE certified, there are no teacher training fees. For those who need to get certified, the fee could be as low as the exam only or up to optional open enrollment classes to prepare for the exam. Please see Pricing for details.

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

Please refer to Academic Curriculum

4. In which school programs can we offer the Red Hat Academy curriculum?

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 classes for adult learners in the community.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Can we print our own student workbooks?

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

8. 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.

9. 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 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 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.
  • Option 5: Your teacher is already RHCT or RHCE certified. No further training/certification is required.

The RHCT and RHCT exam preparation classes posted on our web site are provided in a short format sequence (4 & 5 days per class). Please refer to www.apac.redhat.com/training for further information.

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

Once the Service Agreement is signed and Red Hat received payment, you will need to provide Red Hat 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. Red Hat will also provide communication support directly with teachers throughout the year for any curriculum or teaching-related assistance.

11. If the institution has multiple campuses, can the institution sign a single Service Agreement so that the Red Hat 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.

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

Classroom Server (Teacher Workstation) & Student Workstation:
Please refer to Infrastructure Requirements.(PDF)

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.

Any further technical questions may be sent to academy-admin@redhat.com.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.