[April 17, 2013] Introducing NESCOT - New LPI Partner Tweet Apr 17, 2013 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- NESCOT are proud to announce that they are now LiPI Academic Partners. Linux Essentials is a must have certification now for all IT students and for Computing Lecturers. The way technology is evolving SMEs in particular, are looking to find individuals that have the skills in Open Source. NESCOT will be starting the Linux Essential courses in September integrated with the BTEC Level 3 Computing qualifications and the BSc (Hons) Top-up in Computing Degree as well as enrolling our Advanced and Higher IT Apprentices. Sage Lal Head of Computing and Industry Partnerships at Nescot stated that "Curriculum managers need to take on Vendor qualifications so that they can meet increasing demands that organisations pose on their graduates. Through Linux it is possible to teach concepts of programming via the Power Shell interface. It gives learners access to both GUI and command line interfaces, students will gain in depth understanding of Networking concepts and Hardware components http://cts.vresp.com/c/ FlexableIT/ff9600945e/638378527b/7a0570ab31 ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.com on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected]. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]