SAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass
innovation through open source, today announced enrollment is now
open for a new LFS170x - Blockchain: Understanding Its Uses and
Implications training course, as well as for a Blockchain for
Business professional certificate program. Offered through the edX
training platform, the new course and program provide a way to
learn about the impact of blockchain technologies and a means to
demonstrate that knowledge.
LFS170x is a free course offering an introduction to blockchain
distributed ledger technology and how it is changing the way
business is executed. The Blockchain for Business professional
certificate requires students to obtain a verified certificate for
the new LFS170x as well as the existing LFS171x - Blockchain for
Business: An Introduction to Hyperledger Technologies course.
"In the span of only a year or two, blockchain has gone from
something seen only as related to cryptocurrencies to a necessity
for businesses across a wide variety of industries," said Linux
Foundation General Manager, Training & Certification Clyde
Seepersad. "Providing a free introductory course designed not only
for technical staff but business professionals will help improve
understanding of this important technology, while offering a
certificate program through edX will enable professionals from all
over the world to clearly demonstrate their expertise. The Linux
Foundation is proud to host Hyperledger as a collaborative
project."
Blockchain-related jobs are the second-fastest growing in
today's labor market according to TechCrunch. The new program is
designed for the business professional who needs to understand the
potential - or threat - of blockchain to their company and
industry. Armed with better information of the blockchain
landscape, this program will help them rise to new challenges in
their current role by giving them a new dimension on which they can
add value to their employer.
"We are honored to work with the Linux Foundation to offer a
Professional Certificate program in Blockchain for Business," said
Anant Agarwal, edX CEO and MIT
Professor. "As demand for Blockchain-related jobs increases across
all industries, we are pleased to offer this introductory program
to help our learners gain the knowledge needed to advance in this
field. Professional Certificate programs on edX deliver
career-relevant education in a flexible, affordable way, by
focusing on the critical skills industry leaders and successful
professionals are seeking today."
LFS170x - Blockchain: Understanding Its Uses and
Implications
LFS170x covers all the main concepts of what blockchain is, how
it began as a triple ledger system first introduced for the
administration of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, and how it is now
applied to all aspects of business including government, banking,
supply chains, and a host of other industries. The course also
analyzes the concept of transparent ledgers, both public and
permissioned, and focuses on using cryptography to achieve
consensus, immutability, and governance of transactions.
The online course, accessible from anywhere in the world, also
takes a deep dive into the various use cases of blockchain,
complete with analyzing real examples of how different industries
are executing the technology and improving their business.
Students should expect to learn:
- What a blockchain is
- Blockchain's impact and potential for change around the
world
- How blockchain is applied to all aspects of business
- Some of the immediate blockchain use cases in technology,
business, and enterprise products and institutions
LFS170x was developed by experts from the Blockchain Training
Alliance including CTO Ernesto Lee,
Senior Instructor Kris Bennett and Director of Education
Rosa Santos.
Registration for the course is available now with an official
start date of August 1, 2018 at no
cost. Students may add a verified certificate of completion for
$99. Registration is open at
https://www.edx.org/course/understanding-blockchain-and-its-implications.
Professional Certification: Blockchain for Business
The professional Blockchain for Business Certificate is awarded
to students who complete both LFS170x and LFS171x with verified
certificates of completion. Students who complete this program will
have demonstrated they have learned:
- How to describe business blockchain and distributed ledger
technologies to audiences with varying experience
- Blockchain's impact and potential for change around the
world
- Immediate blockchain use cases in technology, business, and
enterprise products and institutions
- Familiarity with current Hyperledger projects and
cross-industry use cases
- How to build simple applications on top of Hyperledger Sawtooth
and Hyperledger Fabric
- How to perform clean installations of the Hyperledger Sawtooth
and Hyperledger Fabric frameworks
Students may register for both courses and the certificate
program for a discounted price of $178.20 for a limited time, a $19.80 savings over registering for the courses
with certificates of completion separately. Details can be found at
https://www.edx.org/professional-certificate/linuxfoundationx-blockchain-for-business.
About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the
organization of choice for the world's top developers and companies
to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and
industry adoption. Together with the worldwide open source
community, it is solving the hardest technology problems by
creating the largest shared technology investment in history.
Founded in 2000, The Linux Foundation today provides tools,
training and events to scale any open source project, which
together deliver an economic impact not achievable by any one
company. More information can be found at
www.linuxfoundation.org.
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Media Contact:
Dan
Brown
The Linux Foundation
415-420-7880
dbrown@linuxfoundation.org
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