CompTIA A+ Certification Advice

Plantboydude

Plantboydude

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Hi all,
I would like to get the A+ certification to backup on paper my knowledge of all things IT :)
There are 3 ways of attaining this certification with my current circumstances.
1)By a book and self study - Cheapest, have the time, but I don’t learn by reading a book.
2)Going on a 1 Week course - Very expensive, still have to self study, might not take in all the info.
3)Buy something like a multimedia pack - Read about them, packs contain demos, many mock exams, hands on via a demo, half the price of a course.

Can anybody recommend a book, online course, media pack etc?

This is a major investment for me, which I hope will give me that break into Helpdesk.
Any advice will be welcomed.

Thanks

Plant
 
I started the course but was studying for my own benefit, not the qualifications, and got fed up with it after a bit as there was a lot of irrelevent/out of date material. With that and other work commitments I stopped going.

However,

I have two books.

The Jean Andrews one which is by far the most detailed I looked at and a microsoft one.

If you are interested in the PM me and I'll get the exact details and ISBN's.

In answer to your question. I did the course at night school but it just involved interactive computer training and was not really worth it. There was someone there to help but if you have a reasonable level of PC knowledge you probably won't need them.

I would recommend studying the Jean Andrews book then finding somewhere to sit the exam.
 
there is no PM dude

I looked into the CompTIA A+ and didn't go for it, but I forget why.
think it was out of date when I was looking (while back now, 2-3 years) and hadn't changed much.
I think you'ed be better off doing CCNA etc if you wanted a qualification or just tinkering with PCs if not
 
My local uni will be doing the MCSA in September, which I will join if I have the time.

At the moment I'm not in work, I left my job at Sainsburys as it was slowly killing me and I was getting no where in finding a Job in helpdesk. So after 10 years there PT/FT I decided "that’s it time to put as much as i can into starting my career".

I just need some paper work to backup my experience as the later no longer means anything :)

Arch - I you could write down the details of that book, I would be most grateful

Plant
 
Ive managed to convince work to pay for my CompTIA A+ course.. which is nice. Ive decided to go down the nearly self tought method. The course centre sends me all the course syllabus materials as well as mock exams, I then contact them when I want to do the exam. The materials/mock exams are costing £150, and the exams are £105 each. I'll probably also supplement this with a third party book.
 
messiah khan said:
Ive managed to convince work to pay for my CompTIA A+ course.. which is nice. Ive decided to go down the nearly self tought method. The course centre sends me all the course syllabus materials as well as mock exams, I then contact them when I want to do the exam. The materials/mock exams are costing £150, and the exams are £105 each. I'll probably also supplement this with a third party book.
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has that course centre got a website ? thnx
 
I looked at these recently and managed to borrow an training CDROM from a friend. Maybe it was just his version but half the stuff is irrelevant and either americanised or out of date or both....


Why do I need to know what voltages a SIMM uses and why gold plated simm contacts are superior to other metal types etc.... SIMMS FCS !! Who uses simms these days lol


Im also in the boat of having worked full time in IT industry for the past 5 years yet I have no qualifications to show for myself hence I get overlooked purely on the lack of signed pieces of paper.....


If you can get an employer to pay for it then do it if not I say dont bother...
 
Boomstick said:
I looked at these recently and managed to borrow an training CDROM from a friend. Maybe it was just his version but half the stuff is irrelevant and either americanised or out of date or both....


Why do I need to know what voltages a SIMM uses and why gold plated simm contacts are superior to other metal types etc.... SIMMS FCS !! Who uses simms these days lol


Im also in the boat of having worked full time in IT industry for the past 5 years yet I have no qualifications to show for myself hence I get overlooked purely on the lack of signed pieces of paper.....


If you can get an employer to pay for it then do it if not I say dont bother...
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I cannot get an employer.

A lot of Helpdesk jobs want 1 years experience in Helpdesk and/or MCPs A+s etc, just for phone support.

How am I supposed to get my foot in the door without that?

Thanks for the advice anyway :)

Plant
 
sorry this has taken me forever m8

isbn's

0-7356-1915-8 Faster smarter a+ certification - drew bird & mike harwood (microsoft)

1-59200-032-0 A+ in depth - Jean Andrews Thompson course technology
 
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