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Comptia Recertification/UPGRADE POLICY
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| Curious to know regarding the Re-certification requirements for people who have passed or currently expect to pass the i-Net+ and N+ Exams.
Should current certificate holders expect to upgrade???
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VenkyCR B.Com CIA CCNA MCP MCP+I MCSE N+ | |
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| Although I disagree with this, CompTIA doesn't have any recertification requirements.
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Matt
CCDA, CCNA, Network+, A+ | |
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| I am happy that comptia doesn't have a re-certification policy. Frankly speaking I wouldn't have appeared for A+ if comptia had a recertification policy.
Re-certification is useless. It is fine now, but once you are 40+ you can't be expected to learn and appear for exams. | |
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| Personally, I don't care what your age is. If you want to work in this field, you need to keep your skills and knoweldge current. Your age has nothing to do with your responsibility towards your clients. Just my opinion 
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Freak, MA, M.Ed., Net+,I-Net+, MCSE, MCT | |
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| Thanks Matt. I do agree with you and freak. Skills have to be constantly upgraded and age isnt the issue especially in the IT industry where technology keeps changing.
Regards.
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VenkyCR B.Com CIA CCNA MCP MCP+I MCSE N+ | |
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| These tests are supposed to be entry level tests. They expect that if you can pass the entry level requirements, you will be adding to your knowledge and do not need to be retested.
On the other hand, Vendor tests have to force recertification to make sure people are up-to-date on their products. W2k is very different from NT which is different from Win98, etc. I've heard Novell 5 is different from 4, etc.
A lot of people move up from a job that requires A+ to a more specialized field, so they don't need a lot of the details they learned from the A+ certification. (How many network admins remember what voltage each wire runs in their servers or exactly how many transistors are in a Pentium chip?)
By gaining other certifications, people prove that they have continued to learn in their field without retaking an entry level test every so often. | |
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| I see Crescent's point
test are extremely factoid oriented
I mean do you really need to know the processing speed of a 386 ten year's from now
It's kind of like a video game you gotta go here to get this item.etc
can you be ATARI certified?
I do see the employer's side 2 if your gonna pay a guy 70.000 or more a year. you want reassurance and it's human nature to reach out for other's ok's Henceforth certifications.
even though I am not the greatest advocate of paper.
I do get the point(but on the other hand if you have 70.000 or more to spend on a salary
you are pretty well Ph**ken off)and can pay it.
I'd be happy w/ 40.K my self im a blue collar worker w/bill's 10 grand more a year would vastly improve my life.
peace out and good luck | |
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| My thought is that if you advance to something that is related, but beyond the certification you gained from CompTIA, you should be exempt from retaking the CompTIA exam. Otherwise, recertification should be required. For example, if you pass the Network+, then go on to complete MCSE, CNE, and/or CCNA you should be exempt from having to retake it as long as the higher level cert remains valid.
Come to think of it, if CompTIA did require me to recertify I would consider it for A+, but wouldn't bother for Network+. Most people dont' care about Network+ once you've gained a higher level cert.
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Matt
CCDA, CCNA, Network+, A+ | |
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| A+, Network+ and I-net+ are entry level certifications, and where one has advanced certifications (i.e vendor-specific), these would seem to be redundant, IMHO.
I agree with crescent 100%.
Spydah, MD, FCAP, A+.
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| i-Net+ and Network+ and A+ are entry-level exams. It wouldn't make any sense to have to recertify for an entry level exam. The idea is that these tests are starting points. besides, a lot of this material doesn't change as rapidly as more vendor-specific tests. I mean, the basics do not change all that much. TCP/IP has been in use over 20 years, and its as strong as ever. You need to know what an ISA slot or a power supply is if you work on computers. This stuff doesn't change as much as the software upgrades. |
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