help with training please

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hi i have a few years spent teaching myself how to build repair pcs and now i have been offered career development at work. so i am thinking A+ N+ and MCDST is the way to go to get myself a few certifications.
My problem is that although i learn a lot from books i seem to learn a lot faster in a classroom environment. so should i opt for something like mike meyeres A+ cd training and the new A+ book and then the same type of training for the rest of the certificates or is it a waste of time to do the interactive courses
thanks
Jezza

 

There are some really good classroom courses out there, but as he said, check the place out first.

If you're fairly new to the certifiction game and feel that you'd benefit from instructor led training,then there's nothing wrong with it.

Sometimes there's a lot to be said for the smaller places that charge a reasonable price and are run by the guy from his garage. He relies on word of mouth to keep his business going as opposed to the big places with plasma screens and sponsored Google ads.

 

Check out Professor Messer's free A+ videos before splashing the cash on videos/CBTs and get yourself a book.

 

I happen to think that there are those people who do well reading a book and those who benefit from a classroom of people, me I am the latter but that's because I am the kind of person who interacts well with others and likes the challange of solving other peoples challanges.

Go for what you think will best suit your learning style, if that's CBT then do that, if it's from a book do that.
Whats right for one person might not be right for the next and only you can decide whats best for you.

 

many thanks to you all for your advice its given me a lot to think about.
cheers
Jezza