Red Hat Academy
Bridge the gap between education and industry
Red Hat Academy partners with academic institutions around the world to provide the next generation of IT talent with free access to a range of Red Hat’s training courses and certification exams.
Why Red Hat Academy?
We have course offerings designed to build the skills needed to embrace the challenges of any job
Institutions
- Join our network of academic partners in working with the recognized leader of Linux in the IT industry
- Offer curriculum in Linux, cloud, and development technologies
- Align to educational institution needs for flexible course design
- Prepare your students with the foundational skills necessary to embark on other technology topics
- Take advantage of no-cost membership for qualifying institutions
- Participate in the Red Hat Academy tiering program to unlock new features and benefits
- Showcase your partnership status with Red Hat Digital Credentials
Instructors
- Teach best-in-class IT curriculum for system administrators and developers
- Validate your knowledge with discounted Red Hat certification exams
- Stay current with curriculum updates
- Keep learning with no-cost access to select video classroom courses
- Run your curriculum and labs effectively with Red Hat program support
Students
- Learn in-demand skills
- Get certified with discounted exams by the leader in open source
- Choose your best learning style with multiple courseware formats
- Gain valuable experience with hands-on lab environments
- Connect with Red Hat instructors and students in the Red Hat Learning Community
- Prepare for a career in IT
Program features
Red Hat Academy has a number of benefits designed to help students reach their academic and career potential.
By the numbers
We know that finding IT professionals who know your technologies and have the right skills can be challenging. Red Hat Academy offers a diverse curriculum for system administrators and developers.
Better prepared
90%
Of Fortune 500 use Red Hat products and solutions[1]
More independent
76%
Increased speed to job-readiness when a new hire had completed Red Hat training prior to onboarding[2]
Better opportunities
93%
Percentage of hiring managers who report difficulty finding sufficient talent with open source skills, up from 87% two years ago[3]
Available courses and exams
Related resources
Datasheet
Learn about additional features and benefits through the Red Hat Academy tiering program.
Brochure
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Infographic
Learn how Red Hat® Academy Talent Network connects students who have completed Red Hat training with employers around the world.
Red Hat Academy around the world
North America
Collaborating with institutions across North America
When institutions are ready to offer a hands-on open source curriculum, they turn to Red Hat Academy.
Preparing students for an open source world
Red Hat Academy gives East Carolina University students real-world experience with the latest technologies.
Red Hat Academy at Fayetteville Technical Community College
Learn how efforts between Red Hat Academy and Fayetteville Technical Community College led to a student changing careers and joining the IT profession. Join the RHATN
East Carolina University
Featured academic partner
Auburn University
Featured academic partner
Texas A&M University
Featured academic partner
Wake Tech Community College
Featured academic partner
Latin America
Success story
Creating new learning opportunities for Brazilian IT students
Universidade Federal de Campina partnered with us to bring a dedicated lab to students in a remote area.
Doing open source work in your university years enables you to become a much better engineer.
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Featured academic partner
Universidad de Guadalajara
Featured academic partner
SENA
Featured academic partner
INACAP
Featured academic partner
Europe, Middle East, & Africa
Success story
Helping Lithuanian students develop skills and qualifications
Kaunas Information Technology School teamed up with Red Hat Academy to boost IT job prospects for students.
SUCCESS STORY
500+ students take RHA courses leading to employement in open source fields
Information Technology Institute partners with RHA to scale up the impact of the aspiring Egyptian youth in the ICT workplace.
Stichting Praktijkleren
Featured academic partner
Universidad de Salamanca
Featured academic partner
PUE
Featured academic partner
Kaunas Information Technology School
Featured academic partner
Asia Pacific
Success story
Offering practical experience to students across India
Red Hat Academy helped bring open source instruction to institutions in three different Indian states.
Success story
Bolstering curriculum offerings in a growing region
We worked with institutions in Indonesia, Australia, and Japan to help students embrace new technologies.
Universitas Multimedia Nusantara
Featured academic partner
North Metropolitan TAFE
Featured academic partner
Iwasaki Gakuen
Featured academic partner
SRM
Featured academic partner
Penn Manor: The Power of Open in Education
How do you start a conversation with teenagers? The technology director at Penn Manor High School began with “we trust you.” This short film takes you into a student-run “Help Desk”—a simulated work environment where there’s no distinction between teacher and student. Everyone is on equal footing, and the best ideas win.
