The Red Hat RHCT (Red Hat Certified Technician) is a mid level certification for IT professionals who are able to: “install and configure Red Hat Linux; understand limitations of hardware; configure basic networking and file systems for a single system attached to a network; configure the X Window System; perform essential Red Hat Linux system administration; configure basic host security, set up client-side networking services required to attach to a production network, and carry out basic diagnostics and troubleshooting.”

The RHCT certification emerged in January 2003, four years after the release of the more advanced RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) certification. Red Hat updated the certification on December 1, 2003 based on the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. There is no specific prerequisite for the RHCT, although a candidate should be “ready from a technical point of view for professional responsibilities in installing, configuring, attaching, and supporting Red Hat Linux systems on an existing production network.”

Job roles of those pursuing this certification typically include: technician, system administrator, network administrator, system engineer, web engineer, and developer.

Here is what Red Hat says about how long a certification stays valid: “The validity period for all RHCEs and RHCTs is now officially pegged to the release of the Enterprise product commercially available at the time certification was earned, and certification shall be current until after one (1) major release of the Enterprise product. Certificates earned on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 will be current until the release of Red Hat Enterprise 5. All RHCEs earned on Red Hat Linux 7.3 or prior will be considered current until the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. All RHCEs and RHCTs earned on Red Hat Linux 8.0 and 9 will remain current until the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Validity and current status of an RHCE certificate will continue to be verified at Certification Central.”

To achieve the RHCT, a candidate must pass one exam.

http://www.redhat.com/training/rhce/courses/

CORE EXAMS
(RH202) RHCT