Re: CCIE lab and VUE outsourcing

In the IZ from first hand experience(over 40 months) and in other places by
at least resonably reliable info.

--- On Sun, 10/25/09, mark jackson <markcciejackson_at_gmail.com> wrote:

From: mark jackson <markcciejackson_at_gmail.com>
Subject: Re: CCIE lab and VUE outsourcing
To: "John Pelletier" <john.pelletier_at_altima-group.com>
Cc: "ccielab_at_groupstudy.com" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 6:02 PM

Where in Iraq did this take place if you don't mind me asking. Having
spent 2 years in Camp Victory as a civilian contractor, I never heard
or witness such a thing.

Mark Jackson, CCIE#4736

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On Oct 25, 2009, at 2:54 PM, John Pelletier <john.pelletier_at_altima-group.com
> wrote:

> I have read from others this may be something in the offing in the
> future.
> This would be a huge mistake for Cisco, the fraud associated with
> this would
> make the CCIE an equivalent of an MCSE for cisco gear. The current
> fraud is
> bad enough.
>
> I personally witnessed this in Iraq when the "proctor' offer to hook
> me up
> with people who would pay for me to take exams for them AND sell the
> complete
> Q&As to the exams. I was doing a CCSP at the time, I did not take
> the offer
> and reported this situation to both Cisco and Vue and absolutely
> nothing was
> done. I reported it multiple times over a few years with the same
> result. This
> is not an isolated situation as 2 other people bought the site from
> him and
> guess what? Did the exact same thing. I have heard this is a common
> practice
> in some of the newer testing locations that have been added somewhat
> recently.
>
> I had a guy who worked for me fail the CCNA 5 times before the "test
> center"
> was in place and surprise surprise he passes his CCVP the first go
> around in 2
> weeks so you tell me. When I asked him about it he refused to admit
> he
> cheated or deny it so there you go.
>
> As for cost of running the test centers either Cisco wants to
> protect the
> integrity of thier certs or it does not it is that simple.
>
>
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