>John lay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Hi,
>
>I know this is out of the list objectives, sorry !
>
>Does anybody have informations about Nortel certification NNCDS.
>Number of questions, how long the exam is .......
>I am gonna take the eam very soon.
>
>Thanx
>
Not speaking officially for Nortel here, but I have been involved in
developing one certification exam so far, although the particular
product was cancelled. I am involved in internal conversations about
the direction and value of certifications.
At least for the one that I worked on, which was product-oriented
(that may change) and a first-level design certification for carrier
presales, the majority of people that wrote and discussed questions
were definitely technical. There was an education/certification
manager concerned with quality, a tech writer, and about six or so
experts including presales SEs, postsales support at a very senior
level (think Cisco NSA with some research of their own), and product
architecture (me).
I've informally discussed with Paul, and started to bring up in
Nortel, the idea of adding a Nortel track to the site. Nothing
definite yet, but I certainly would like to assess the level of
interest.
Design certifications at Nortel, especially the third-level
architect, are rather different than Cisco's model. They rely less
on computer-administered exams and more on a model such as that of
medical specialty certification -- presenting case studies of real
networks you have built, and then an open-book design that will be
evaluated by a panel of experts.
I can't get into too much detail, but Nortel is working internally to
make its certification process even smoother. It does appear that
there's a corporate style of helping the certification candidate, not
tormenting them unnecessarily.
"What Problem are you trying to solve?"
***send Cisco questions to the list, so all can benefit -- not
directly to me***
Howard C. Berkowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Technical Director, CertificationZone.com
Senior Product Manager, Carrier Packet Solutions, NortelNetworks (for ID only)
but Cisco stockholder!
"retired" Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CID) #93005
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