Further to... Based on my certification course experience, (CNE, MCSE, and a few little ones) Don't bother. If there's even the slightest chance that you know the material that will be presented, then you could teach the course. The courses are not meant for people with a technical aptitude, and those people learn little or less when they sit through the course.
Really, even with the Red Hat course. Is it targeted towards people who want to learn the details of the OS and be better equipped to contribute to the OS' development, or is it targeted toward people who want to "Earn 30% more is just 14 days!!!", and really don't give a crap about knowing their stuff. There's plenty of marketing for a CCNA or a CCDA, but none for a CCIE. That's because if you aren't a hardcore geek, with significant experience, you won't pass the CCIE. Pretending that some week long course will change that is just stupid, and bogus marketing saying anything else is just going to get the training company sued for false advertising when the whole class fails. Two years of experience is WAY more valuable. Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Kline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 3:29 PM Subject: (clug-talk) Questions on the RHCE > > Hi, > > It looks like I am going to be taking some of the online RHCE courses that > RedHat is offering > (http://www.redhat.com/training/elearning/catalog/topic/rh_linux.html). I am > trying to find out if I need to take the "Red Hat Linux Essentials Series" or > RH033 even though I have been using Linux just about every day for over 2 years > now. Does anyone have any experience with these courses? Is it necessary to take > the first course before the rest of them, or is it all real basic stuff? > > Thank you for any suggestions, > > Jesse > > >
