First Red Hat Academy for High School

FrankBama writes "As a follow-up to the story of a few days ago, Red Hat has started a program in my old hometown. The story's at the News & Record. I love this part '...this training normally would cost more than $10,000. But Weaver students can get Red Hat certification free -- and use it get a job paying more than $30,000 a year right out of high school.'"

Comments

Nice that it's free for the students...

[meme_police]

...but I beg to differ with the $10,000 amount. And I'd hope that even a high school graduate could make more than $30k a year with a good understanding of Linux systems administration.

Not the only such thing happening

[killthiskid]

According to Google News, this isn't the only place such things are happening. Many schools are embracing linux, this program is just another great extension of such happenings.

Shop/Trades

[stratjakt]

If they want to make a living, and dont plan on going to college/university, their better off learning a trade down in the shop wing.

They're much more likely to be brought on as a carpenters/plumbers/welders/machinists apprentice than get a job in an office. They put in their dues on the jobsite, and can wind up a very well paid craftsman.

A lot of companies are giving up on certifications like this. Many more are looking for people with actual skills with computers and administration. You should be able to hand your IT guy a manual and he should be able to figure out the nuances of the system.

These children are being done a disservice by this. It's no different than the 'get Microsoft certified and make $50,000 a year' ads blaring on the radio.