Kyiv, 1-5 August 2022. The Council of Europe organised an intense online training for system administrators of Ukrainian Public Broadcaster UA:PBC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The training was held in the framework of the Immediate Action Package “Support to Safety of Journalists, Media, and Access to Information”, including communication strategy for the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine”.

Ihor Scherban, Head of User Technical Support Division of UA:PBC, one of the training participants, noted: "The RHCSA Rapid Track Course turned out to be very intense - I has been trained for 8 hours a day. 17 topics were covered in 5 days, which is quite a lot and super informative. After the training, I feel the need to apply the acquired knowledge in practice".

Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration, configuration and rapid deployment training included working with Red Hat System Administration I and Red Hat System Administration II. The acquired skills are essential for building an effective IT infrastructure, which is an extremely important task in times of war for the national Public broadcaster. Topics covered during the training include: gaining access to the system, navigating the file system, managing local users and groups, controlling file access, tuning system performance, network security, scheduling future tasks, and more.

Borys Chub, Head of Network Monitoring Center of UA:PBC, also shared his impressions on the organised training: "Myself, an experienced Linux administrator, thought that this training is designed for beginners, but already familiar with terminal work. However, after the first day of introduction, its intensity increased rapidly. Laboratory works are made for doing your best. I especially enjoyed the topics about running containers and mounting file systems. I thank the organisers and our trainer for the opportunity to improve my knowledge and practical skills".

Immediate Action Package “Support to Safety of Journalists, Media, and of Access to Information”, including communication strategy for Prosecutor General’s Office in Ukraine (Project), aiming to support the Ukrainian media community in addressing current needs and consequences of the Russian aggression and war in Ukraine, in particular support the Ukrainian Audiovisual Regulator and National Public Broadcasting Company in enabling their capacities to function under the new circumstances.