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Microsoft Training Center vs. Home Study
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| tdolan 2000-10-31, 2:42 pm |
| Is it worth spending $9000 on 4 certifications MCSE, MCP, A+, CCNA. This is how much it cost at a Microsoft Training Center. For an additional $3000 they will dual certify MCSE 4.0/2000.
Is this the way to go or is home study just as beneficial? | |
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| That sounds like a lot of money to spend...! There is no substitute for experience and sitting yourself down and studying hard. I find that the trainers and I am speaking generally here are just students that have just certified etc.
The only way I would say that it is maybe worthwhile is if you have never seen a network before... but then I would still not convince myself.
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| Okay I fess-up I spent that kind of money 16 months in the evening, and with no promise of certifications. So here I am doing just that on my own.
But I did get alot of hands-on lab, router and such that I felt confident of the material. You get what you put in though. Many students expect to have their hands held and walked along. Not true you need to work together as a group and mess-up, then fix it!
If you do, you will learn and you will be confident! I may not be an admin yet but I learned enough to answer questions for interviews and I could bring into the conversation examples from just those sessions alone.
Good luck and I truly hope this helps you.
Peace,
GalaxyGal
[This message has been edited by GalaxyGal (edited 10-31-2000).] | |
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| Depends.
If you have hands-on experience, then the answer is no. But if you don't have any experience, then yes.
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| Ranger56 2000-11-04, 11:16 pm |
| One bennie you might think about. When I went to a local votech for school, they often had opportunities to help the IT staffmembers upgrade or install new equipment into their network. The program also offered a degree program along with the mcse. If you have the time, its a good deal.
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| I wouldn't pay that kind of money, especially for A+ or CCNA. Experience or not, you should be able to use the untold resources to self-study for A+, then I'd go for Network+ to prepare for CCNA. Though I'm not sure about some of the newer MCP certs for 2000, many of the non-retiring exams - Win 98, Proxy 2.0, etc. - can be passed through some self-study. Yes, the hands-on will be very helpful, especially for the more advanced certs and Win2000, but if your just looking to start out, don't blow that kind of cash on the front end. Besides, if you are starting out in IT, whether you're A+, N+, or MCSE, you're likely going to find yourself in an entry-level position making about the same amount of money until you get more experience. | |
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| Some basic solution:
1)If your boss is paying, go for the class.
2)If for your own improvement, u can do self-study.
3)If u not on the field, why bother for the couple thousand dollars class.
4)If you don't have a job, forget it.
5)Are u ready for the challenge?
Just to REMIND yourself that certification is a course that help you to enhance your technical skills!
IF your FINAL answer on 5) is YES, do a self-study.
Good luck
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