Sun Certified Solaris Associate Now Available

Friday Jan 09, 2009

I bet you missed the news, so I thought I'd post this blog to let you know that Sun has introduced the new Sun Certified Solaris Associate (SCSAS).  This certification is great for students who are new to Solaris or UNIX, but would like to obtain a certification while continuing to work toward the Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA).  I previously blogged about the career-enhancing advantages of industry recognized certifications, so it's great to have this additional opportunity available for students.

Even better yet,  students, professors & university staff can take advantage of the free web-based courses available via the Sun Academic Initiative (SAI) to prepare for the SCSAS.Through the SAI, students can get free access to Unix Essentials, which consists of:

• WS-1000-S10: Viewing and Using Components of the Desktop System;
• WS-1001-S10: Manipulating and Managing Files and Directories;
• WS-1002-S10: Searching and Process Manipulation;
• WS-1003-S10: Working with the Shell; and
• WS-1004-S10: Archiving Files and Remote Transfer.

I also encourage students to join the Open Source University Meetup (OSUM - yes it is pronounced "awesome") to connect with over 40,000 students and nearly 1,000 student developer clubs from over 100 countries. OSUM is the perfect place to get access to free resources for student developers on an ongoing basis.  

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Posted at 03:42PM Jan 09, 2009 by Gary Serda in Sun
Tags: campus-ambassadors sai students