What is the best way for Cisco Learning?

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Great forum.

I have been thinking about learning Cisco for a couple of years now. But Im not really not sure how to go about it. Should I start by doing Comptia A+ and N+ first followed by the CCNA?

I see a lot of you on here have MCSE. would it be worth me doing this before the A+ and N+?

Also am I right in saying that it will take around 2-3 years to get up to CCNA standard with at least 10 - 15 hours study a week.

Just one last question. Once I get to CCNA level, will it be easy to find work? or is it like most jobs, you need at least a couple of years experience?

 

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Welcome to the forum.

A+ is definitely the place to start. Then get an entry-level IT job and start building experience. Network+ and MCDST are great to follow up with. MCSA and MCSE are more advanced certifications - you should really wait on those until you have some IT experience. Same with the CCNA - wait until you get some experience. The amount of time it takes you to study depends on you and your level of experience - everyone is different.

You *should* already have 2-3 years experience before you even think about the CCNA, in my opinion, so you'll meet any 2-3 year experience requirements. You won't be able to find work with no experience and a CCNA - companies simply don't hire people without experience to be router admins, because it's not an entry-level job.

Best of luck!

 

Welcome aboard. I agree with Bosonmichael entirely.

Good luck with the certs and job.

Si

 

Thanks for the replys. Better start getting my head down to studying. I have built 4 - 5 PC's over the last 4 years, and usually end up fixing friends and familys Pc's, not always successful. So I do have some knowledge.

Anyway been looking in to buying some A+ books. From what I have read, looks like the Mike Meyers books are the way to go. Should I wait until the new edition's come out begining of May, or will the old 2006 versions be ok?

 

Personally, I would wait until the new edtion. If it's listed on Amazon, place the order and they will send it as soon as they have it.

Si

 

Welcome to the CF forum and I'd second that you start with the A+ cert to get a solid foundation.