LF E-learning Courses
How does an E-Learning course work and what is the format?
E-Learning courses are self-paced online courses that can be accessed via a regular web browser. Most courses include a good number of videos, but the majority of content will be available as text, balanced with a good proportion of labs. The labs allow students the opportunity to practice concepts covered in the course. Students are given 12 months of online access to the course materials. If the student completes the course before the 12 month period expires, they can still access the course.
What’s the setup needed to take an e-learning course?
Web browser with internet is required to play the course. Lab exercises may require additional configuration, e.g. setting up a Linux machine.
How long do I have access to the course?
You have 90 days for redemption for e-learning course vouchers. Once the voucher is redeemed, you will have 12 months from the date you register an e-Learning course to access and complete the course. After 12 months, your access to the course will be closed.
Can I get offline access to or a course manual for the course?
E-Learning courses may be accessed online via a web-browser only. No course manuals or other offline access is available for E-Learning courses.
Can I still access a course after I have completed it?
You may access an e-learning course for up to 12 months from the date you registered, even if you have already marked it as completed. To access such courses, login to training.linuxfoundation.org/portal, and click on the Course Completed tab. The "View e-Learning" button will be available for any completed courses that are within the 12-month period of registration.
I completed the course but don’t know where to find my certificate?
Login to training.linuxfoundation.org/portal and click on the Certificates of Completion tab. You should find certificates for completed classes there.
Do I get access to a lab environment to run the lab exercises in my course?
A lab instance is not provided with your course registration. In general, lab exercises are designed to be run natively, using a virtual machine, or a public cloud provider. Detailed instructions to set up your lab environment are provided in the course.
If you are using a cloud provider like GCP or AWS, you should be able to complete the lab exercises using the free tier or credits provided to you (with a few exceptions, which are noted on the course enrollment page). However, you may incur charges if you exceed the credits initially allocated by the cloud provider, or if the cloud provider’s terms and conditions change.
For more FAQs about LF e-learning courses, please refer to LF e-learning FAQ.