Red Hat Enterprise Linux skills path

August 24, 2026•
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Red Hat® Training and Certification offers training on Red Hat Enterprise Linux® for individuals of all experience levels. Red Hat's comprehensive Linux curriculum delivers real-world skills development, using customer user cases and input from the Red Hat support team and field personnel.

Red Hat Certified System Administrator skills path

The first step in becoming a Red Hat Certified Engineer in Enterprise Linux (RHCE®-Enterprise Linux) is becoming a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA®). To gain this certification, you can take 1 of 2 paths: 

1. Skills path for Red Hat Certified System Administrator

2. Rapid skills path for Red Hat Certified System Administrator

Both paths converge for the RHCSA exam. Certification is required to continue forward in the RHCE in Enterprise Linux skills path.

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam (EX200)

Red Hat Certified Engineer in Enterprise Linux skills path

Once you have received your RHCSA certification, you may progress in the skills path:

Key benefits of Red Hat training1

  • 44% more efficient infrastructure teams.
  • 36% more efficient security teams.
  • Certified employees were 80% more likely to be promoted or rehired, supporting the retention of critical talent.
“Certification represents hands-on knowledge of RHEL [Red Hat Enterprise Linux] in our infrastructure. The Red Hat certificate requires demonstrating practical knowledge in a production environment; that is the biggest advantage. People with the certification really do perform better than those without it.”

- Surveyed Red Hat customer

Advanced Red Hat Enterprise Linux management skills

We recommend that you complete your Red Hat Certified Engineer in Enterprise Linux certification before starting these advanced skills:

Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Linux skills path

Red Hat Certified Specialist in Performance Tuning skills path

Red Hat Certified Specialist in Identity Management skills path

Red Hat Certified Specialist in High Availability Clustering skills path

Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management skills path

Red Hat Certified Specialist in Services Management and Automation skills path 

  1. IDC Business Value White Paper, sponsored by Red Hat. “The Business Value of Red Hat Training and Certification.” Doc #US54623226, June 2026.

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