On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 10:06:51 +1000, "Antonio Candito" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hey guys, I'm a pretty much dead broke dole-bludger at the moment as > I've been dealing with post-surgery pains for the last half a year but > I'm keen to get back in to the force, away from windows. > > I was doing some snooping around on the net looking for Linux > certification in the Sydney area and (unlike in the past) I was > surprised to see a growing amount of resources. > > I've been in contact with Novell regarding a course 3072 " Suse > enterprise server 10 administration." which is a 5 day course which > would pretty much break my budget (I'm pretty sure I cant afford it > anyway, but in case a miracle happens) and am wondering if you have > ever heard of it/taken the course and if it really gave you the tool > to work in the Linux field out in the real world? > > Its only a 5 day course and its $3300 which will entitle me to a CLP. > Thoughts?
Hi Antonio, I used to be the Linux trainer for a large Australian IT training company, and I used to teach exactly this course. I also got my RHCE in 2006. My advice, given that you are currently engaged in the noble profession of dole bludging :) would be *not* to take the course. Instead, spend the little money you have on studying for the RHCT/RHCE using books such as [1] (especially the practical exercises). Then, attend just the RH302 [2] exam at Redhat (located out near Concord). Don't pay for the course, just sit the one day practical exam (much cheaper). Many fail the first time - don't worry - study up on what you missed and sit it again - resits are free at the moment. Reasoning: * RHCE seems to be more recognised in the industry than the SUSE exams, even for jobs that involve other distros. Of course if a position specifically mentions Suse/Novell, YMMV... * sit the RHCE exam rather than RHCT exam - if your results aren't high enough to get the RHCE, they'll often award you an RHCT anyway * attending courses is really only for people working full time whose companies are paying - given that you've got lots of time and not much money, you can study by yourself at home. Motivation will be the only difficulty... * to practice the server/networking stuff, you can use virtual machines downloaded from the VMWare appliances website, or buy several 2nd hand machines * you don't need RedHat enterprise to study - use CentOS or Fedora, and just be aware of the slight differences (mostly gui tools I think) [1] http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Engineer-Linux-Study-Certification/dp/0072264543/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-7139710-4036602?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191889961&sr=1-1 [2] http://www.apac.redhat.com/training/course/RH302 HTH, Sonia. -- Sonia Hamilton -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
