Alright guys let me get my cup of coffee here and I'm ready for a Fast Track Friday.
So I'm gonna actually set this down for just a second.
I want to get into another serious question on this Fast Track Friday and
the question is "Is Network+ Certification worth it?" And I also get
asked this question a lot. This question tends to come up and it comes up when
you're comparing it to other certifications like CCENT, CCNA, CCNP, MCSA
MCSE those types of certifications. And all those pertain to networking but
really what I want to get into... I'm gonna talk about the CCNA
Certification. I'm going to talk about CompTIA versus Cisco. I'm going to talk
about CompTIA Network+ kind of salary that you would expect after you get your
Network+ Certification that type of thing. So overall view is really what we
want to do with Network+ and the reason I say that is I highly
recommend I'm gonna answer that question I highly recommend that you get your
Network+ Certification. It's what I've built this channel and
this website on and it's really the most recommended for a number of different
reasons. Now you don't need a college education or a diploma to go and
get any of these certifications. You can study for them and you can pay for them
or you can get somebody else to pay for them with a voucher and you can go take
these certifications (at least I know you can in the US and Australia and Europe
and and India and a lot of different other countries that I'm aware of). It's
pretty much the same way. You either go take a CompTIA certification or you go
take a Cisco or a Microsoft certification, and if you pass it you're
certified you're considered certified in that. Why is the Network+ Certification
recommended? It's not an in-depth certification and I don't want to
in-depth in this in this video but I just want to kind of make this kind of short and
sweet. Network+ Certification is not an in-depth certification but it does cover a
lot of the different areas of computer networking. So if you go take it as
compared to say a CCENT, CCENT is
actually the first half of the CCNA Certification and although Cisco is kind
of a standardized way of looking at networking in particular not every
industry uses that. You can get into other brands like HP or Juniper switches
sometimes using different routers and different other company names of routers
and their IOS their Independent Operating System or the operating system
they use on those switches and routers might be different. They may have
different command line commands that they use. Many have different ways of
connecting those devices to other devices to make a network with them.
You're going to get different aspects and when you start reading into
industry-specific compared to CompTIA's Network+ you're getting into industry
specifics. So that's really what I want to kind of come across with here. The
reason I recommend and the reason a lot of industry experts recommend Network+
is for several reasons. One, you're getting that overall gamut of different
topics to study for, so you're becoming aware of especially if you're
moving into networking you're becoming aware of all of the things that you will
need to learn about and understand to be a network engineer to be a network
admin or a network technician whatever it is you're planning on doing in the
computer networking field. So it's a good base for that. It shows that you have a
good baseline understanding of most of the topics required in networking and
that you can pass a certification test (just like with a college diploma) it
basically shows that yes I'm intelligent enough and capable enough to learn
that much information and pass it on a test. And really that's what it is. The
other thing about Network+ is you're taking a lower level or kind of a first
level certification but you're also getting a
kind of a feel for and I'm gonna say this in two ways you're getting a feel
FOR how a certification test works. You're probably going to get some
simulators on there you're going to get a lot of multiple-choice questions.
You're going to understand how a certification exam works and feels when
you go and take it. And when you pass it - and I'm hoping that everybody watching
this and everybody on my website passes the Network+ because - that's my ultimate
goal is to get you past that point so that you can move on and take the next
step and start moving towards your career or your business as fast as
possible. Once you pass it, you're gonna feel good because
you have a good qualified certification under your belt. And the other aspect of
Network+ is that it is now moving closer and closer to being on a qualified level
with CCENT. Again that's the first...CCENT is the first half of a Cisco CCNA
Certification. So and CCNA at this point you can still take it, get your CCENT
which is the first half (they call that ICND1) and then you can take ICND2 to get
your CCNA completed CCNA Certification. ICND1
is the CCENT. So you're a CCENT Certified once you get that. Network+ exam with
CompTIA is not industry-specific but it is going to follow along most of the
standards that you need to learn in the industry. Does he have to say
standards again? Why do I keep saying standards? I don't know it's going to get
you into learning about those standards in the industry and about those topics
and about those protocols and about those things that you need to understand
to be ready for the next certification level. In fact most people that pass
the the newest Network+ certification exam and the way that I'm going to be
helping you learn that information on that Network+ exam is - it makes them
more qualified to move immediately into taking a CCENT or just going ahead and
taking entire CCNA Certification or MCSA certification.
So here's what you need to do: You need to check out some of the free
Cheat Sheets that I offer here. I'm going to have several available here. You
need to download once you get into the cheat sheet that you choose or whichever
one you choose in those cheats sheets I have a certification path PDF
available a link to it that will help you decide where you want to go from
there. But again "Is Network+ Certification worth it?" Absolutely and I
I don't want a hemhawl on that anymore.
I want to solidly answer that question in that I and many industry experts
recommend that you go take it, you get it and because it's gonna motivate you once you
get that Network+ Certification. It's not in-depth in every topic but you're
allowed to continue studying and every topic is as long as you're alive and
breathing you can study more in depth in each of those topics and go towards the
next level certifications, the industry specific certifications. But it's going
to make you feel really accomplished and that's what I want for all of you. I'm
gonna kind of be motivating here on the same thing on the same track on these
Fast-Track Fridays. I want to be more motivating at the same time. I want to
want you to take the fastest track possible to get the knowledge and the
understanding into your own head and into your own life to become a network
engineer or network expert...networking expert. So with that from the Great State
of Texas I am Clint Griffin "Ace Networker" and I
want to say good luck, God Bless and I will see you in the next video!