Linux Administrator, ITIL® Foundation (Version 5) and PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation (Version 7)
Linux is one of the most popular operating systems and is widely used in many large companies. The course teaches you in a practical way how to install, configure and maintain Linux systems - including system architecture, user interfaces and system services. You will also learn about ITIL®, a process optimization method, and PRINCE2®, an IT project management method.
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Certificates: Linux Administrator" certificate (LPIC-1)
Certificate "ITIL® Foundation (Version 5)"
Certificate "PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation (Version 7)" -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
Linux-Zertifizierungsprüfungen LPI-101 und LPI-102
ITIL® Foundation (Version 5) (Prüfungsvoucher im Kurs enthalten)
PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation (Version 7) (Prüfungsvoucher im Kurs enthalten) -
Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 12 Weeks
Linux Administrator (LPIC-1)
System architecture (approx. 2 days)
Determining and configuring the hardware settings
Accompanying the system start-up process
Stopping or restarting the system and changing the runlevel/boot target
Linux installation and Linux package management (approx. 5 days)
Designing a disk partitioning scheme for a Linux system/planning a hard disk layout
Selection, installation and configuration of a boot manager
Management, determination and installation of shared libraries
Debian package management
RPM and YUM package management
Linux virtualization and cloud concepts
Using GNU and Unix commands (approx. 8 days)
Working with shells and commands via the command line
AI-supported command optimization
Processing text streams with filters
Use of basic Linux commands for file management
Use of streams, pipes and redirects for efficient processing of text data
Process management
Managing the execution priorities of processes
Searching text files with regular expressions
Editing files with "vi"
Devices, Linux file systems, file system hierarchy standard (approx. 5 days)
Configuration of disk partitions, creation of file systems
Managing a standard file system, ensuring the integrity of file systems
Mounting and unmounting file systems
Controlling file access through the use of rights and ownership
Creating and managing symbolic and hard links
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), typical file locations and directory classifications
LPI-101 certification
Shells and shell scripts (approx. 3 days)
Customizing and using the shell environment
Customize or write simple scripts
AI-supported scripting
User interfaces and desktops (approx. 2 days)
Installing and configuring X11
Graphical desktops
Accessibility
Administrative tasks (approx. 3 days)
Manage user and group accounts and associated system files
Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs
Localization and internationalization
Basic system services (approx. 3 days)
Managing the system time
System logging
Basics of Mail Transfer Agents (MTA)
Managing printers and printing
Network basics (approx. 3 days)
Basics of internet protocols
Persistent network configuration
Basic network troubleshooting
Configuring client-side DNS
Security (approx. 3 days)
Perform administration tasks for security
Securing a computer
Protect data through encryption
Project work (approx. 3 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Certification LPI-102
After passing the LPI-101 and LPI-102 exams, you will be a Linux Administrator.
ITIL® Foundation (Version 5)
Important ITIL terms and definitions (approx. 2 days)
Management of digital products and services
Products, services and service offerings
Value creation and service relationships
Service consumers, service providers, sponsors, customers and users
Service quality and service level agreements (SLA)
Utility, warranty, user experience and sustainability
ITIL product and service lifecycle
Continual improvement
The four dimensions of ITIL product and service management (approx. 1 day)
Organizations and people
Partners and suppliers
Information and technology
Value streams and processes
Holistic approach and external influencing factors
The ITIL product and service lifecycle (approx. 1 day)
Discover, Design, Acquire and Build
Transition, Operate, Deliver and Support
Value creation in the product and service lifecycle
Iterative and non-linear use of the lifecycle
The ITIL Value System (approx. 2 days)
Components of the ITIL Value System and ITIL basic principles
Governance, value chain and operating model
Management practices, practice guidelines and continuous improvement
Value orientation, collaboration and optimization
Service operations, releases and problem management
Continuous integration, continuous delivery and continuous deployment
Site reliability engineering (SRE) and observability
Metrics and Critical Success Factors (CSF)
Value stream identification, mapping and management (approx. 1 day)
Value streams and value stream management
Main value streams and supporting value streams
Complexity thinking and workflow optimization
Value stream mapping
ITIL and AI (approx. 0.5 days)
Artificial intelligence (AI) and AI maturity
Generative AI (GenAI) and Agentic AI
AI in the product and service lifecycle
AI governance
ITIL and other frameworks (approx. 0.5 days)
ITIL and DevOps
ITIL and PRINCE2
Project management in the product and service lifecycle
Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 3 days)
PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation (Version 7)
Introduction to project management based on PRINCE2® (approx. 1 day)
Definition and characteristics of a project
Project control cycle of project management and the six project dimensions
Challenges in project management - why do projects fail?
Advantages of the PRINCE2® project management method
Customer-supplier environments
Projects in a commercial environment
Structure of the PRINCE2® method and its five integrated building blocks
The management products of PRINCE2®
Digital tools and AI-supported analysis in modern project management
The PRINCE2® basic principles (approx. 1 day)
The seven basic principles of PRINCE2®
Statements and contents of the basic principles
Relationship between the basic principles and the PRINCE2® topics
Adaptation of PRINCE2® to the project environment, taking into account digital working methods
The importance of people for PRINCE2® projects (approx. 1 day)
Change management
Leadership and management
Communication in the project
Effects of digital and AI-supported systems on collaboration and change processes
The seven topics of PRINCE2® (approx. 3 days)
Business case (benefits management approach and sustainability management approach)
Organization (project structure, roles and responsibilities)
Creation of plans
Quality planning and quality control
Risk management using modern analysis methods and data-based evaluations
Issue management
Controlling the progress of the project
The seven PRINCE2® processes (approx. 2 days)
Interaction of the seven PRINCE2® processes in the project process
Activities in the respective PRINCE2® processes
Preparing, steering and initiating a project
Controlling a phase
Managing product delivery
Managing phase transitions
Closing a project
Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 2 days)
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
After the course, you will be able to work confidently with Linux systems. You will be able to carry out installations, enter commands, manage files and create simple scripts. You will have mastered the safe handling of small networks and be able to manage them professionally.
You also understand the central concepts of managing digital products and services according to ITIL® Foundation (version 5). You are familiar with the ITIL product and service lifecycle, the ITIL Value System, value streams, value creation and service relationships as well as modern concepts such as AI, automation and continuous improvement and can classify these in an organizational context. You will also be able to work on PRINCE2® projects and be familiar with their processes and terminology. You will also be able to plan and implement IT projects and measure their success.
People with initial practical experience in the IT sector (including career changers), IT specialists, IT specialists (including university dropouts), programming specialists, database and network specialists.
With the globally standardized and recognized LPIC-1 certificate, you will improve your career prospects on the job market across all industries. Linux specialists are in demand from both large and medium-sized companies.
With knowledge of IT service and project management with ITIL® and PRINCE2®, you have an additional qualification that is in high demand, especially in the IT sector.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).