Red Hat Academy(RHA)

1. What are the fees for the Academy program?

Red Hat Academy is offered as a 12 month subscription fee per campus for unlimited enrollment. We also offer multi-campus subscriptions that reduce the per campus fee. Annual subscriptions are provided for high schools, post-secondary degree programs, post-secondary non-degree programs, all-campus programs, and multiple campus programs. Please see Program Overview.

Pricing is comprised of the annual curriculum subscription fee and any Instructor Certification that may be required. The 12 month subscription period commences on a mutually agreed-to date.

The curriculum subscription fee includes the following:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system for each computer lab workstation used for teaching with the Academy curriculum (limit of 48 workstations per campus)
• 24x7 access and use of all Academic Curriculum, including workbooks, lessons, discussion topics, assessments, exercises, and exams
• Hosting, updates, and management of the RHA curriculum by Red Hat
• Choice to offer Academy students Red Hat's RHCT certification exams on your campus.
• Lab Technical Support to make sure your classroom lab is properly set-up and configured for accessing & using the curriculum
• Email Support

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 Program Overview.

2. Will there be more content offered from the Academy?

Yes, our model is to develop and offer a selection of courses so you can customize your Academy program each year to properly serve your students and community.

3. What is on the curriculum?

Please note: this list is only valid for Partners on the Red Hat Academy program. Universities choosing the Open Source University and Open Source University Plus programs should refer to the Compare tab.

Designed for choice, our curriculum allows you to decide on your preferred teaching method. The courses are ideally designed for instructor facilitated classes in a computer lab. You choose course format, frequency and testing options. The curriculum is fully web hosted, delivered and managed by Red Hat.

Courses

RHA 030 Red Hat Linux Computing Essentials

Students will learn to be effective users of Linux systems, acquiring skills and understanding of command line functions, file systems, users and groups, bash shell, process management, text editors, network applications, searching and organizing data, and graphical applications.

RHA 130 Red Hat Linux Core System Administration

Students will learn to be effective administrators of Linux systems, mastering tasks such as hardware and device configuration, file system management, user administration, network configurations, kernel services, attaching new Linux systems to a corporate network, configuring the new systems for end-users, and troubleshooting.

RHA 230 Red Hat Linux Network Applications

Students learn to deploy and administer the core networking services which have made Red Hat Enterprise Linux popular, including the Apache Web Server, the Samba File Server, BIND Domain Name Service, the Sendmail Mail Transport Agent, the Network File System (NFS), and more.

RHA 250 Red Hat Linux Security Administration

Students learn to implement and administer basic security policies relating to user authentication (including PAM and NIS) and securing network applications using application level access control and kernel level firewalling (ipchains). Students additionally learn skills in administering SELinux, system monitoring, and implementing common encryption protocols (including public key infrastructures).

Download Sample Lesson Review [PDF]

Student Certification and Testing

As part of the Red Hat Academy program, your school can choose to become a testing center for our leading industry Linux certification exams- the Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT) and Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exams. The option to offer Red Hat certification exams is part of your annual subscription and is encouraged, but is not a requirement of partnership. Schools that do offer Linux certification exams find value in its ability to attract enrollment, serve as a student assessment tool, and serve as a school staff training program.

Red Hat's certification exams are available only to students enrolled in your Academy program on your campus. The selection by Red Hat of an Red Hat Academy partners to offer testing will be on a case by case basis.

To offer exams, you will need a current RHCX to administer the exam. The RHCX can be faculty or on contract to administer the examination students. Red Hat Academy students that have completed RHA 230 and RHA 250 are eligible for taking the RHCE exam.

Performance-based Assessments

Each course has 10-12 web-based workbooks. Each workbook contains a variety of lessons, each followed by live-system lab test. These tests provide both student and teacher with a definitive measurement of the student's competency before proceeding to the next workbook. With each course designed for demonstrating competency throughout the instruction, students are provided the best Linux education and preparation possible.

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.

• 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 RHCE exam preparation classes posted on our web site are provided in a short format sequence (4 & 5 days per class) either at one of our European facilities or international training facilities. For Europe, please refer to our web site at europe.redhat.com/training under "Find your course and enroll now" for a date and time convenient for you.

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

Once the Service Agreement is signed, you will 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.

10. 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.

11. 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) [host on europe pages]

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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Can our campus become a Red Hat Certification Exam Center?

Yes. You will need a RHCE individual, trained as an RHAX administrator, in order to offer and facilitate the RHCT exam for all students (and teachers) at your school. The RHCT exam will be available for any students from your entire community who enroll and complete at least one course in the Academy curriculum at your school.

RHCE exams may be taken at a Red Hat Facility or Training Partner location.

15. Why should I become a RHCT Testing Center and how much does it cost?

Becoming a Testing Center may provide you a way to attract and enroll more students who can learn AND test for the exam right ther on your campus. Any Academy-enrolled student can take take the exam. You can schedule the exam as often as you wish. Red Hat charges the school up to EUR 225 for each student taking the RHCT exam, depending on volume and program. International schools will have a different exam fee rate.

16. Do we provide the grading and certification process if we offer the RHCT exam?

Red Hat provides all of the certification and grading process for you - grading, notification to the participants (within about 3 business days) of pass or fail, issuing and sending certification documents to the students, creating certification records and much more. The RHCT exam can be administered by your RHCE administrator on the same networked classroom equipment used to run the Red Hat Academy curriculum.

17. Can we market our Red Hat Academy program to our entire community?

Yes, as long as the program is marketed under the program guidelines as described. One of our objectives is for your school to offer the Academy in a way that can help you fill as many seats and serve as many students as you wish.