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reviews of Cisco Certified Network Associate IT Essentials

  • 26-11-2011 02:21PM
    #1
    kala85
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    Anybody completed the Cisco Certified Network Associate IT Essentials course. Is it worthe doing??


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  • #2
    Hijpo
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    kala85 wrote: »
    Anybody completed the Cisco Certified Network Associate IT Essentials course. Is it worthe doing??

    From what iv heard it looks pretty good on a CV as alot of places run Cisco kit.


  • #3
    vibe666
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    well, it's a 1 year course of the very basics of IT and networking, so if you are in a position where you are unable to get a job and want to spend a year doing the course then yes, it'll do fine as an entry level IT certification, but you could get yourself a helpdesk job at an ISP or something similar with very little in the way of IT experience as long as you are a bit of a geek and pick up the basics quickly.

    in the same year that you would have spent doing the cisco course, you could easily study the A+ and Network+ courses in your spare time and complete the exams without too much hassle at all and you'd be earning and learning on the job as well.


  • #4
    Hijpo
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    vibe666 wrote: »
    well, it's a 1 year course of the very basics of IT and networking, so if you are in a position where you are unable to get a job and want to spend a year doing the course then yes, it'll do fine as an entry level IT certification, but you could get yourself a helpdesk job at an ISP or something similar with very little in the way of IT experience as long as you are a bit of a geek and pick up the basics quickly.

    in the same year that you would have spent doing the cisco course, you could easily study the A+ and Network+ courses in your spare time and complete the exams without too much hassle at all and you'd be earning and learning on the job as well.

    I got the impression that ccna was more recognised than N+. Iv done the A+ and im finishing the N+ at the moment. Both enjoyable courses.


  • #5
    vibe666
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    Hijpo wrote: »
    I got the impression that ccna was more recognised than N+. Iv done the A+ and im finishing the N+ at the moment. Both enjoyable courses.
    yes, the CCNA is, but he's talking about the Cisco Certified Network Associate IT Essentials course, which is a 1 year foundation IT course that teaches pretty much the same as you'd learn doing the A+.


  • #6
    Hijpo
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    vibe666 wrote: »
    Hijpo wrote: »
    I got the impression that ccna was more recognised than N+. Iv done the A+ and im finishing the N+ at the moment. Both enjoyable courses.
    yes, the CCNA is, but he's talking about the Cisco Certified Network Associate IT Essentials course, which is a 1 year foundation IT course that teaches pretty much the same as you'd learn doing the A+.

    Ah, i missed the essentials bit o_O


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  • #7
    kala85
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    how basic is the course. Could i do the one above it without first doing this course.


  • #8
    Hijpo
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    kala85 wrote: »
    how basic is the course. Could i do the one above it without first doing this course.

    Im doing the N+ as a stepping stone to CCNA. Check out professor messor for some videos.on course material


  • #9
    vibe666
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    you can study the A+ in your spare time at home.

    there's a very good book by mike meyers that a lot of people use.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/CompTIA-Certification-Seventh-220-701-220-702/dp/0071701338/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1

    it could do with an update, but i think he only updates it when they update the exams, so it's still going to give you what you need to pass.

    between that and youtube vids you'll do fine :)


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