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A widely-recognized Linux certification ensures that IT professionals have a means of demonstrating their Linux skills to potential employers while assuring customers that they are receiving knowledgable support.
The easiest way to gain corporate, governmental, and institutional support and usage of Linux is to ensure that there is a recognized support system in place. This includes professionally accredited support services and an industry recognized skills standard. Other reasons for a professional certification for Linux include:
Create industry recognition
Provide an organizational path for students
Provide an organizational mechanism for training centers
Enhance marketing
Counter the "no-support" argument
Turn students into advocates
Provide other means of employment for Linux skilled individuals
Recruit new Linux users
Assist in the hiring process