From: LASSERRE Grégory (gregory.lasserre@xxxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Mar 11 2000 - 17:39:16 GMT-3
Hi,
i've just finished the first week ( of 2 ) of a prep lab (Global Knowledge
institute),
and as for me i think this kind of training worth it.
The aim of this kind of training is to give you knowledge, and
self-confidence
(even if it doesn't alawys work ;o) , which is quite different from passing
the lab :
You are not there to learn (even if you always learn a bit...), but to show
what
you know.
As for me it's quite different.
Greg.
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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De: Rick Burts [SMTP:burts@ccci.com]
> Date: samedi 11 mars 2000 20:21
> À: ccielab@groupstudy.com; Mary Edwards
> Objet: Re: Prep-Class or Actual Lab? A Survey...
>
> Mary
>
> It took me several times through it before I passed the CCIE lab. For me
> as for many the first time through the lab was quite a learning
> experience and I would have done well to look at it as paying the money
> for experience like I would do for class.
>
> I also took a prep class (and passed the lab the next time I took it).
> I found the prep class to be very helpful and generally recommend it
> to people who are working on CCIE. I took the ECP1 class from
> Chesapeake (disclaimer: I work at Chesapeake so I am not an unbiased
> observer). It is a five day class. There is lots of equipment and
> lots of hands on time which is excellent to prepare for the lab. There
> is structure to the class which you would not get if you just took the
> lab as your learning experience. The class provided insight into many
> topics which I would not (or could not) have done on my own.
>
> Yes you will learn lots in the first time that you take the lab. And for
> some that is enough. But I think that for many people the expense of
> a prep class is money well spent.
>
> Rick
>
>
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, Mary Edwards wrote:
>
> > I've had discussions with other CCIE candidates lately regarding the
> attendance
> > of prep-classes vs. taking the actual lab. If you take a look at the
> prices for
> > some of the prep-classes and combine that with travel expenses, it turns
> out
> > that you could take the actual lab at least once and maybe twice for the
> same
> > price. Of course we all would like to pass the lab on our first try,
> but...
> >
> > So what does everyone think? What are the advantages of taking the lab a
> couple
> > of times over a prep-course (and then potentially still taking the lab a
> couple
> > of times!)? What about the prep classes?
> >
> > The financial support that you provide yourself or that comes from your
> > employer will of course be an issue. What if it wasn't? What if you
> could chart
> > the ideal course - what would that look like?
> >
> > Mary
> >
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