Posted: 8/3/2007 8:58:45 PM EDT
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I've been in IT officially for about a year and unofficially about two. I have my A+ since 2004(but who doesn't) and recently became Dell certified. I contract with a local residential company and also a major staffing company, both of which have given me a lot of experience in areas I haven't had the opportunity to be involved in. My residential company wants to see me get my Microsoft Small Business Specialist certification(Mainly so I can start working on its business side) and don't get me wrong I'm going for that. Though for the sake of experience and for learning I'm thinking of enrolling in a CCNA course(it runs about 6 weeks on saturdays from 9-5) that is taught by an AT&T WAN Engineer at LaSalle Computer Learning Center in Tampa. Books and exam are included in the relatively low price(IMO, but I still need to do more research on course prices) and the classes are about 10-15 people, each person gets their own switches and routers during the course(not to keep but to use). I have a decent understanding of networking(I was studying for Net+ for awhile but I've been busy working) and I'm figuring that with what I've learning from Net+ I can pass the first half of the CCNA exam, thus giving me full focus on the Cisco material. So what do you guys think? Does this seem like a good idea? Worst case scenario is that if I learn all the material and gain the experience in class and pass the exam, I won't use it for some time to come. |
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Every cert looks good on paper Having a place to put it to use looks better on paper. My company pays everything when it comes time for me to take tests and classes. I have to update MCSE everytime the morons at Microsoft update it due to we are a partner etc. I say go for it. Certs never hurt! |