they want to teach you is Microsoft word well to start off i use Linux so that's a fail.
Ever heard of a de facto standard? Get off your highchair, that ignorant attitude will get you no where.
they want to teach you is Microsoft word well to start off i use Linux so that's a fail.
Last time I checked, A+ covers hardware and software, a little bit of security and IT professionalism. It's quite well-balanced for an entry point (and if you combine it with the Network+ (or it might be Server+) it counts towards one of your elective modules in an MCSE/MCSA - or at least it did last time I looked in to it) and is a widely-recognised certification. Even if you plan on specialising later on, it provides a good base to work from, as you can always fall back on it if things don't quite go to plan.
yes there is a bit of software stuff on there, but the books I have, its much more hardware diagnostics and config, which, unless the syllabus has changed a lot, is not really what the op is after. Hence why I suggested the mcitp and n+ as an alternative. The mcitp is a good route onto higher ms certs, it seems better than the mcdst, which I think was replaced by the itp.
Hm, maybe. I only took a brief look at it. My boss told me on numerous occasions that I could probably pass the A+ with my eyes closed, so maybe you're right.
I thought the MCITP:SA/EA were more replacements for MCSA/E certifications?
Well this is the issue with certs,lol! to my understanding , the mcitp is a better and newer qual than the mcdst, it covers a lot more than just first line stuff. but not as specialised as the mcsa or mcse. I might well be wrong but thats my understanding of it.
Any employer will likely have even less understanding, which is why certificates of this kind don't carry as much weight as commercial experience. I'm my view, do a cert that suits your interest. But do get get something, as it looks good on the cv.
Might I add that when I left school at 16 I managed to get a place here - www.zenos.com .
Did the training/courses, got some decent qualifications (MCP/MCDST, Network+, A+, ADITP, NVQ, and advanced apprenticeship (for someone my age) and with no experience it was hard getting a job - though the qualifications did stand out on my CV when going for jobs and when getting call backs/interviews many companies couldn't believe I was only 16. And now have the opportunity to progress and do some more courses to get MCSA/MCSE.
They did start out for the two weeks or so doing a course called Certiport IC3 which to say the least covers most of the basic aspects of MS Office and general computer use. Needless to say anyone even half interested in IT found it very easy.
Your attitude stinks.I've recently left school, (16). I've looked at a few colleges but they're long - most of them being two years and the stuff they want to teach you is Microsoft word well to start off i use Linux so that's a fail.
FYI - I have a job if you wish, I have 16K names that you can enter into a new domain for me - saves me having to migrate them. It's not Word
I'm by no means a linux guru, but by the same means i do not want to be working on microsoft word - making spreadsheets. Who does?
e's already permabanned what more do you want
That's what i'm doing in SeptemberThe btec national diploma for IT practitioners is good, I done it, you do about 18 different sections, programming, web design, graphic design, networking, end user support etc etc etc, a very good grounding in all things IT.