Interested
in Obtaining an
Industry-Standard Certification?
A recent 'Certification Magazine' annual survey showed good reason for an individual’s enthusiastic pursuit of credentialing - a good return on investment. Here are some recent findings based on responses from the field:
From Certification Magazine: NCCET (National Council for Continuing Education and Training)
Does
that make you more interested? It certainly should! A large number of ARC's
CSIT courses prepare you
to take and pass many industry-standard certification exams. Which courses
and which exams? Here's a list:
| Industry
Certification
Exam: |
Corresponding
ARC Courses: (some courses have prerequisites) |
| CompTIA
A+ |
CISC-361
& 363 |
| CompTIA
N+ |
CISN-110
& 111 and/or CISN-140, 141, 142 & 143 |
| CompTIA
Security+ |
CISS-310 |
| CompTIA
Linux+ |
CISC-323,
324 and CISS-342 |
| CompTIA
Server+ |
CISN-110,
111, 300, 302, 307, 308 |
| CISSP
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional |
CISS-300,
301, 310, 325, 341, 342, 350, 360 |
| MCSE
Exam 70-290 Managing & Maintaining Windows Server 2003 |
CISN-300
& 302 |
| MCSE
Exam 70-294 or 297 Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Services |
CISN-307 |
| MCSE
Exam 70-291 or 293 Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure |
CISN-308 |
| MCSE
Exam 70-270 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
CISC-320
and CISS-341 |
| MCSE
Exam 70-298 Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network |
CISN-200 |
| Cisco
CCNA |
CISN-140,
141, 142, 143 |
| Microsoft
Office Specialist Certification (Now known as MOS, formerly MOUS) and/or International Computer Driver's License, ICDL |
CISA-126,
127, 305, 306, 315, 316, 320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 340 |
| Microsoft
MCDBA |
CISA-320,
321, 322, CISN-300, 302, 305, 377, CISP-350 |
| RedHat
RCHE or RCHT |
CISN-119,
120, 121, 122, CISS-342 |
| Sun
Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform |
CISP-401 |
| Microsoft
C++ Certification |
CISP-400 |
World
Organization of Webmasters (WOW) (at least 12 different certifications available) |
CISA-141,
CISC-306, CISW-300, 307, 310 350, 355, 370, 385, 400, 405, 410, 411, 420, 442, 470, 471 |
Note: ARC does
not offer the certification exams. Our classes provide the basic information
and skills necessary to prepare yourself to successfully pass these exams.
Some independent study may also be necessary, since some
of our courses are general preparation only and they do not exactly parallel
the material covered by the exams.
The above is not
by any means an exhaustive list of every certification available -- there
are literally
dozens of different certifications, many of them vendor-specific, proprietary
and highly specialized.
Also note that
some certifications require that the applicant posess a certain number of
years of
verifiable employment experience in the field. If you have questions about
any of these
certifications, their objectives or their requirements, see the related web
sites below: