Comptia a+ online

Eircom_Sucks

Any good places online to do this ?

Looking for recognised certification that will hold weight from reputable instistute

Any ideas

Headshot

I whole heartily agree with your username

Im also on the look out for an Comptia a+ online course. I was thinking of doing the fas one but not to sure about it tbh

shakin

Headshot wrote: »

I whole heartily agree with your username

Im also on the look out for an Comptia a+ online course. I was thinking of doing the fas one but not to sure about it tbh

Planning to start the fas one soon, never done an online course before, ordered a book off amazon too, gonna start when i get that!

youllneverknow

i am doing the fas one at the moment and it is quite handy to do

Headshot

shakin wrote: »

Planning to start the fas one soon, never done an online course before, ordered a book off amazon too, gonna start when i get that!

thats fair freaky, I just did the same thing

youllneverknow wrote: »

i am doing the fas one at the moment and it is quite handy to do

The online one?

Tell us all about it?:)

lac007

There is some good free videos for the A+ on this site http://www.professormesser.com/

Eircom_Sucks

Headshot wrote: »

I whole heartily agree with your username

Im also on the look out for an Comptia a+ online course. I was thinking of doing the fas one but not to sure about it tbh

Yeah but the fas one only does the 601/602 comptia a+ course

Comptia is now doing the 801/802 so fas is outdated

donegal11

how long is the fas one ? is it anygood ? thinking of doing it myself.

Headshot

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

Yeah but the fas one only does the 601/602 comptia a+ course

Comptia is now doing the 801/802 so fas is outdated

Oh right

But I doubt there's a big difference between the 2. Most likely the new one has windows 8. (not sure on this tbh)

madfcuker

I am currently doing this as a blended course with fas. Orginally we were suppose to be doing the 701 & 702 exams and once we found our they changed it to 801 & 802.

If they are not listing the current qualification and only old ones, you should contact them to get it changed.

Handier to keep up to date and don't have to deal as much with legacy components.

madfcuker

Headshot wrote: »

Oh right

But I doubt there's a big difference between the 2. Most likely the new one has windows 8. (not sure on this tbh)

Not much windows 8 actually in 801/802. Mostly xp, vista and 7. Vista and 7 being the more prominent.

Headshot

Im looking at the fas website at the moment, how does one know if its the 801/802 comptia a+ course?

I see COMPTIA A+ ESSENTIALS 2009, which i take is the old version?

madfcuker

Headshot wrote: »

Im looking at the fas website at the moment, how does one know if its the 801/802 comptia a+ course?

Usually says it in the qualification section. I'll check it myself here.

madfcuker

It doesn't say exactly what qualification but looking at it, it seems to be 701 & 702.

Headshot

madfcuker wrote: »

It doesn't say exactly what qualification but looking at it, it seems to be 701 & 702.

cheers madfcuker

ill have to contact them and see will they be doing the 801 & 802 one instead of the 701 & 702

Feelgood

http://www.cbtnuggets.com/it-training-videos/comptia/series/comptia-a-220-701-220-702

These are pretty good for self study.

Eircom_Sucks

madfcuker wrote: »

It doesn't say exactly what qualification but looking at it, it seems to be 701 & 702.

Can't you read ?

Says 601,602

Headshot

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

Can't you read ?

Says 601,602

we must be seeing somthing different to what youve seen

give us a link

Eircom_Sucks

Headshot wrote: »

we must be seeing somthing different to what youve seen

give us a link

I havnt checked the site in days and checked it now , seems to be updated

They said they have 800 series sometime in feb

Klair88

I am meeting with a FAS officer tomorrow to try and start the Comptia A+, thanks for starting this thread. I definitely keep checking it and help out through links etc. when i can.

For those of you that are already doing an A+ course, How is the material they provide for you? would it cover everything? how long is it expected of you to learn before you sit the test?

Krusader

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

Yeah but the fas one only does the 601/602 comptia a+ course

Comptia is now doing the 801/802 so fas is outdated

Not true I did 701 702 with FAS in 2011

Krusader

Headshot wrote: »

Im looking at the fas website at the moment, how does one know if its the 801/802 comptia a+
course?

I see COMPTIA A+ ESSENTIALS 2009, which i take is the old version?

This is 701 702 exams

theglobe

Going to sign up and do some of these. Seem to be free as well for unemployed which is nice. How much work is required for these? I'll be starting with the comptia A essentials one. Just wondering in general how many hours each mini course would require. Want to do these instead of sitting on my ass etc etc.


http://www.ecollege.ie/site/pages/courses/modules/comptiaEssentials/comptiaEssentials.html

List of all the ones fas do for free there.


Will I need to fork out for many books or will online resources suffice?


Thanks

kippy

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

Any good places online to do this ?

Looking for recognised certification that will hold weight from reputable instistute

Any ideas

Ultimately what holds weight is the certificate itself (ie the passing of the exam).
The exam can be sat in a number of organisations around the country and ultimately you don't even need to do a course to sit the exam.
As such you can do the cert anywhere or even on your own via self study, so long as you pass the exam. That is what is recognised.

MRTULES

If he hasn't got it done by now I'm not sure it will be getting done at all.

kippy

MRTULES wrote: »

If he hasn't got it done by now I'm not sure it will be getting done at all.

Missed the date on this.

twilight_singer

jameswburke wrote: »

There are new online CompTIA courses are launching March 2015 at pass-it dot i.e. Best value in Ireland and can be completed from any location.

Say, you dont by any chance work for that website? :rolleyes:

Folks save yourself eur150 and do it for free on professor messor
Its the certificate that counts with comptia, no course can give you the certification - you need to sit the exam.

excollier

CompTIA A+ and Network+ carry about as much weight as a feather. No-one is interested in them.

TheMilkyPirate

excollier wrote: »

CompTIA A+ and Network+ carry about as much weight as a feather. No-one is interested in them.

I'm trying to move into a a career in IT, I don't have a leaving cert. I was planning on doing A+ and then moving on to CCNA. Where should I start if A+ is as useless as you say?

wandererz

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

I'm trying to move into a a career in IT, I don't have a leaving cert. I was planning on doing A+ and then moving on to CCNA. Where should I start if A+ is as useless as you say?

Do the A+ and Network+ off your own bat so to speak.
I wouldn't bother putting too much emphasis on them in terms of gaining certification.

Get some video courseware and books and spend a few weeks going through them until you thoroughly understand them. Then go through them again.
Especially the Network+.

I wouldn't bother stressing for the sake of the certs though.

Then move on to concentrating on the CCNA.
The time you would have spent preparing for those other two exams would be best put towards the CCNA or other higher level cert.

Also look at doing an MCSA with intention of furthering that.

Pangea

I seen this a+ course and I am thinking of doing it, but the price is quite expensive (475 euro), are the fás ones free to unemployed, and are they evening courses or online?
http://rossan.com/wp/?page_id=7221

excollier

The FAS course is free to the unemployed, that's how I got my A+ and Network+. You can do them online or as I did at a FAS training centre over 11 months full time, with work placement.

Pangea

I dont know much about the course but would doing Comptia a+ in an actual setting not be better than online? Is there not an element of practical work to this, i.e. working on old computers etc.

excollier

It would definitely be better to do the course at a training centre. Are you currently unemployed? The next course won't start until October, but get registered for it now if you really want it. It usually includes Network+ too.

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excollier wrote: »

It would definitely be better to do the course at a training centre. Are you currently unemployed? The next course won't start until October, but get registered for it now if you really want it. It usually includes Network+ too.

It woul be no harm to do the online one in the meantime through fas.

just get an appointment with a case officer and ask to do it.

Pangea

Is there anyone on here that done the comptia a+ online through eCollege?
I would be interested to hear their experience of it.

Under_Graduate

Just bumping this thread cause I want to do this course in.... what, October?

Eire Go Brach

Pangea wrote: »

Is there anyone on here that done the comptia a+ online through eCollege?
I would be interested to hear their experience of it.

Yes I started it. Got a full time MCSA so it is on hold.

It is ok. It is a free test after all. But It is just click and continue. The content is not enough to pass the test. You would need to do more. I kinda seen it as an extra study load that was not necessary. If your unemployed. Sign up and do it.

Depending on what you know.
You could also do it on your own.
Read the Mike Meyers book while watching professor Messer to visualise the parts. Then Watch the like of CBT Nuggets and do questions . That would be more than enough to pass.

In regards to doing it in FAS Centres. Depending on the Teacher you get. I know the FAS I am in. The teacher is aware that the CompTIA A+ and Network + are dated in regards to content. CompTIA A+ is being renewed soon.
So he will teach you to pass the test. But teach you more up to date and relevant content. He has also got some pupils Sitting the ICND1 soon. That's the sort of content he is teaching. The course is Computer Network Installation & Maintenance. So I would recommend doing it in Fas. In fact I have heard mainly good things about that course in most of the Fas centres.

Also you can volunteer in Camara. That can be quite helpful to.