Best place, for CCNA, CCNP, Comptia A+

[N17]

I'am interested in studying, for CCNA, CCNP, Comptia + and MSCE, yet where do I officialy start, to look at the best methods to get more info? And are there any official sources and places to do them?

 

[N17]

QA
Firebrand

Are they any good, and has anyone taken Cisco, Comptia and MSCE courses with them before?

 

[N17]

I done an XML course over at QA. I'd rate them highly.. for that course.

I'd imagine the other tutors are as good as the one who tutored me.

And I take it, that they have different centres over the UK, for the courses?

 

[N17]

there was another thread on here about that comptia thing, someone posted a link to a free website covering the material

for most things simply buying the relevant books/getting hold of past papers is all you should need - training providers are generally a complete rip off

one thing to note - the OU offers a CCNA course which also counts as 60 credits towards level 2 of a degree (basically equivalent to half of a second year of university study)

How much is the OU, one as I have been thinking of possibly looking into that

 

[N17]

depends where you live (university tuition fees vary depending on whether you're overseas, or in Scotland or Wales or England etc..), have edited my post with links above

UK based, Is it cheaper than studying within a Uni enviroment or more expensive?

 

[N17]

I wouldnt bother with bootcamps,


Self learn, I passed my CCNA, iv passed the Route exam for CCNP, just need to do the other two exams to get the CCNP

All through CBT Nuggets videos, doing the labs in GNS3, and using online reading through 3rd party websites and cisco websites.

Video, make notes, lab, read, lab, read lab

Boot camps are way too expensive and most often than not too quick you dont soak in the info.


Split the CCNA for ICND1 and 2, dont bother doing the one exam route.

For the lab, is that virtual or non virtual