You Have a Choice of CCNA Courses So You Don’t Get Stung in Your Pocket or Your Learning
When you look at
CCNA courses you have a choice from taking a weekend boot camp, a college course or CCNA
self study training.
The most popular type of self study is
CCNA online courses. Online courses provide an affordable and effective alternative to other types of CCNA courses.
Boot camps and colleges are equally valid and learners normally select
any one of these in line with what they feel most comfortable with.
Bootcamps and seminars have their place and the advantages are that you
are able to practice on real equipment, accelerated pace of your
learning and have for some periods the personal attention of a Cisco
certified tutor who will act as your guide.
The disadvantage with bootcamps or seminars is that you may find it
hard to keep up with the tutor, you will need to do pre-course work so
you don’t get left behind and it is expensive (upto £4000).
CCNA self study training tries to
bridge the gap between boot camp training. It normally is affordable,
comes with support, you learn at your own pace and you can still
practice on real live equipment remotely or use very realistic
simulators. In the case of CCNA PRO – you get a classroom in a box.
However there are some aspects where self study may fall down. If you
don’t have a study plan of action, then you are planning to fail. You
must have schedule and stick to it.
Our recommendation is that the very moment you enrol on our
CCNA self study program, book your exam with Pearson VUE. This way you can be sure that you complete your course.
College courses are generally subsidised by the government. They often
seem cheaper at first but often modules are split into CCNA1, CCNA2,
CCNA3 and CCNA4. You have to pay over 4 times over 4 semesters and will
normally take 12 months to complete.
By contrast it normally takes 8 to 12 weeks to pass your
CCNA exam, so depending on your circumstances I recommend that self study with
CCNA Books,
CCNA Online training and a
CCNA lab simulator is the way to go.
Understand that earning CCNA certification is an excellent asset for anyone wanting to get ahead in networking.
The CCNA course is a respected qualification within IT. In order to
pass your exam you have to make your own arrangements to take the exam
separately. When you get certified you will be working on networks of
which there are thousands of jobs.
However, having said that, if you've worked through all the material with CCNAPRO and you take all the
CCNA online tests and practised with
CCNA Lab simulator then the CCNA itself should be well within reach.
It's a lot of work. It's not training to take on lightly, as the
material is quite extensive and you really need to buckle down and get
on with it. If I could give one piece of advice for those considering
this course I would say this: don't fall behind. Unlike other
CCNA courses we are on the other end of the line to support you
There's a lot to get done, and you really need to keep up, but in self
study you can do this 8 to 12 weeks. After CCNA consider taking a CCNP,
CCIE or an MCSE
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