CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: InWEnt-IOSN Linux Training of Trainers for Linux Professionals Institute (LPI) Level 2 - Manila, Philippines

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InWEnt-IOSN Linux Training of Trainers for Linux Professionals
Institute (LPI) Level 2, Manila, Philippines (code: PH-LTOT-LEVEL2)

August 28 - September 20, 2007 (application and selection process)
October 1-31, 2007 (e-learning component)
November 5-10, 2007 (face-to-face component)

For participants from: Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and
Vietnam


Background

Free and/or Open Source Software (FOSS) offers many opportunities for
human development from many perspectives -- political, economic, and
even social. But the lack of local capacity to implement FOSS
solutions is the greatest barrier to FOSS adoption and its increased
use by the general public. It was recommended at the 2004 Free and
Open Source Software Asia-Pacific Consultation (FOSSAP) in Kuala
Lumpur that the UNDP-International Open Source Network or IOSN (see
below) assist in conducting training/capacity building projects in
FOSS.

IOSN has conducted Linux Training of Trainers (LTOTs) in four (4)
countries in 2006 (Vietnam, Fiji, Thailand, Philippines). These LTOTs
prepared the participants to take the LPI Level 1 certification
examinations. With more than a hundred participants, the TOT has
produced a number of LPI Level 1 certified participants, and some have
subsequently shown exceptional ability to train within their own
communities as well. Subsequent more refined TOTs were organised by
IOSN ASEAN+3 in Bangkok, Manila, and again in Hanoi with technical and
financial support from the International Development Research Centre
(IDRC) of Canada and InWEnt Capacity Building International, Germany.

This action proposes an advanced training program for LPI Level 1
certified trainers and prepares them for the LPI Level 2 certification
exam. The action is targeted towards successful trainers from
Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, which will be
enabled to obtain further certification in Linux systems
administration and to develop material that prepares other LPI-level 1
certified persons to take LPI-level 2 exams.

The Linux Professionals Institute (LPI) community certification
program is a non-distribution specific program that certifies the
competency level of Linux practitioners. It has three levels. With
lessons learned from all of the past LTOT sessions where participants
were prepared for the level 1 LPI community certification, there is
now a need and strong interest to enhance the trainers pool by
upgrading them to LPI level 2 certification.


Objectives

· A corps of Linux experts is prepared for the LPI Level 2 exam by a
one month's e-learning course as well as by a one week's training
course
· Training material for LPI Level 2, which can be used by others
online, is developed by the participants, guided by an LPIC-2 training
expert.
· The Participants are able to develop a strategy for implementing
advanced Linux training programs that prepare other Linux systems
administrators for the LPI Level 2 exams.


Methodology: Blended learning

Past LTOT (for LPI Level 1 certification) showed that a certain level
of experience with Linux resulted in successful certification. In
addition, these participants with experience were able to fill in the
collective gaps by sharing their knowledge with one another.

Therefore, a participatory, peer-oriented learning process will be
employed where LPI level 1 certified participants (assumed to have
extended knowledge in Linux administration) will be involved in the
development of LPI 2 e-learning materials. In effect, the training
will be a virtual writeshop where experts are brought together and are
encouraged to assist each other by allowing the collective effort fill
in the individual knowledge gaps.

The LPI level 2 certification candidates, with the assistance of an
LPI 2 certified preceptor, will collaboratively build their knowledge
base of complex Linux system administration problems and of various
approaches to the solutions. Their output will comprise the content of
this new e-learning material (wiki/learning management system). The
process itself will be documented as an innovative method of learning
for FOSS experts. Since the participants will be observing the process
themselves, they can replicate the same learning methodology back in
their communities.


Application criteria

Participants who will attend are to be determined on the following
criteria:

· Must be LPI Level 1 certified
· Must have some experience administering a Linux PC
· Good command of English, including technical terms used in ICT
· Come from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines or Vietnam
· Positioned in their organisations to facilitate the adoption of
FOSS based applications
· Should have training experience and the ability to train others
after the course
· IOSN-InWEnt may bear the costs of the daily allowance and travel
costs of selected non-local participants, if they are not able to pay
the expenses
· The training can absorb a maximum of 20 participants per training
session to ensure the quality of the course delivery to trainees
· Training material shall be adopted from existing material that was
used in previous training sessions

Nominated participants should also comprise a mix of private sector,
public sector, and civil society. They have to present their LPI ID as
proof of their level 1 certification.

They will be required to show evidence that after their level 1
certification that they have trained others on FOSS/Linux or have
assisted in the preparation of others for LPI level 2 (websites,
pictures, testimonies, course evaluation, references from trainees,
etc).

Organisations shall be encouraged to nominate and give preference
(where appropriate) to female participants.


Training design and materials

The training design will be participatory and the materials will come
from the participants themselves. The LPI Level 2 instructor and the e-
learning experts will agree on a generic structure for the content
prior to the event but will allow the participants to modify as they
see fit.

A pre-face-to-face wiki and mailing list will be created for this
purpose.

As the participants are already LPI 1 certified, they would have the
means to install, configure, and maintain this wiki amongst themselves
in a server provided by IOSN.


How to apply?

Interested individuals are invited to apply for participation by
sending your responses below to: asean3[AT]iosn[DOT]net .

Application deadline: September 1, 2007

Application Form
To apply, please provide us with the following information:

1) Personal Details
Name:
Gender:
Nationality:
Country where you live and work now:
Affiliation/organization, please include designation/position:
Email:
Address:
Mobile phone number (or any contact number) and emergency contact
number:

2) Have you trained others on the use of information and
communications technology?
- If yes, what was the topic of the course and when was the last time
you gave this course?
- How many people have you trained over the past year?
- Have you given courses on Linux administration?
- For all past training activity, please provide lists of
participants, course evaluation + links to course websites, course
materials, testimonies, references from trainees if applicaple

3) Are you affiliated to an ICT training-institution? If yes, which
and what is your role?

4) Do you intend to implement LPI training courses after the
training? If yes, please describe your plans and approximate number of
trainees.

5) Please provide your LPI-ID:

6) Please briefly describe your experiences in administering a Linux
PC


Funding and Implementing Partners

InWent Capacity Building International, Germany

InWEnt - Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung (Capacity
Building International, Germany) gGmbH is synonymous with human
resources and organisational development in international cooperation.
Its education, exchange and dialogue programmes that offer places for
about 55,000 individuals every year make InWEnt a very large-scale
joint undertaking of the German Federal Government, the federal state
(Länder) governments and industry. The courses offered by InWEnt
address specialists, executives and decision-makers in industry,
politics, administration and civil society.

InWEnt works with partners in developing countries, transition states
and industrialised nations. InWent promotes FOSS in Southeast Asia
through its it@foss program. URL: www.inwent.org

it@foss supports the development and application of local innovative
software solutions and business models based on free and open source
software (FOSS) in the ASEAN region.

it@foss promotes FOSS in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and
Vietnam at four levels:

· Awareness + Knowledge: We aim to enable software developers,
decision makers and businesses to make sound assessments on benefits
and risks of FOSS solutions and to stimulate their sharing of
experiences.
· Development + Cooperation: We contribute to building an active FOSS
developer community that collaborates on locally adapted software
products, receiving support and ideas through regional and
international networks.
· Business Models: We facilitate cooperation between European and
Asian companies, to inspire and strengthen the development of viable
and sustainable FOSS-based business solutions.
· Education + Dissemination: We empower multiplying organizations to
cooperate and to competently train others on FOSS applications and
opportunities, in order to increase users' familiarity with FOSS.
www.it-foss.org


International Research Development Centre (IDRC)

IDRC is a Canadian Crown corporation that works in close collaboration
with researchers from the developing world in their search for the
means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous
societies. URL: www.idrc.org


UNDP-Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP)

APDIP is an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) that aims to promote the development and application of
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for sustainable human
development in the Asia-Pacific region. It does so through three core
programme areas, namely:
· Policy Development and Dialogue
· Access
· Content Development and Knowledge Management

APDIP delivers on its objectives through activities that involve
awareness raising and advocacy, building capacities, promoting ICT
policies and dialogue, promoting equitable access to tools and
technologies, knowledge sharing, and networking. Strategic public-
private sector partnerships and opportunities for technical
cooperation among developing countries (TCDC) are the key building
blocks in implementing each programme activity. URL: www.apdip.net


International Open Source Network (IOSN)

IOSN is a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Centre of
Excellence in Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) for the Asia-Pacific
region. It was established by UNDP Asia Pacific Development
Information Programme (APDIP) in 2002 through the support of the
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. Through a
virtual secretariat - and now a network of sub-regional centres, IOSN
South Asia (based in India), IOSN Pacific Islands Countries (Fiji),
and IOSN ASEAN +3 (Philippines), it shapes its activities around FOSS
technologies and applications; awareness and advocacy; and capacity
building initiatives.

IOSN ASEAN+3 sub-regional centre for the Southeast Asian countries is
based at the University of Philippines Manila. The geographical
mandate of IOSN ASEAN+3 encompasses Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China,
Japan and Korea.

IOSN ASEAN+3 is tasked specifically to facilitate and network FOSS
advocates, experts, and developers in these 13 countries to foster the
adoption of FOSS. The vision is to have developing countries in these
countries achieve rapid and sustained economic and social development
with the utilization of affordable yet effective FOSS ICT solutions to
bridge the digital divide. URL: http://www.iosn.net/


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Francisco "Francis" E. Sarmiento III, MD
Project Officer
UNDP-International Open Source Network
ASEAN+3 Sub-Regional Node

University of the Philippines Manila-National Telehealth Center
2nd Floor, Interactive Learning Center
Old NEDA Building, Padre Faura Street
1000 MANILA, Philippines
Telefax no: +00.63.2.525.8285
Mobile: +63.915.850.1111


Let's CONNECT, RE-CONNECT, and INTERCONNECT with FOSS!

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