Is taking a Comptia A+ worth it?

[Bresder]

I'm helping my brother get his feet on the ground by assisting him find a entry level Job. Do you think a Comptia A+ and Matric is worth it to find something?

 

[saor]

If he's got free time, might also be worth doing a few (free) Khan Academy courses. Maybe programming & electrical engineering. For coding also codeacademy

 

[smkungfu]

I'm helping my brother get his feet on the ground by assisting him find a entry level Job. Do you think a Comptia A+ and Matric is worth it to find something?

And the N+, then it's worth it.

 

[shadow_man]

I personally wouldn't touch the Comptia certs as I don't feel they are valued much.

If he's interested in Linux I'd go after the RHCSA first as RH certs still hold a fair amount of weight.

That being said A+ and N+ is probably a good start if he's got zero experience - but I'd self study as they're definitely not worth the 10k+ some schools charge (for the same material you can download).

 

[Bresder]

We are thinking of doing self study rather then pay for high fees at local centers.

He definitely does not have experience. So he'll be doing a A+ and N+ We looking for something that can get him in the door for a entry level Job soon

I was doing some research and then noticed that there's new codes being brought in tomorrow on the 15th January 2019

http://www.pearsonvue.com/comptia/

220 - 1001 & 220 - 1002 (core 1 and core 2 series)

Will these be different compared to the first ones?

I personally wouldn't touch the Comptia certs as I don't feel they are valued much.

If he's interested in Linux I'd go after the RHCSA first as RH certs still hold a fair amount of weight.

That being said A+ and N+ is probably a good start if he's got zero experience - but I'd self study as they're definitely not worth the 10k+ some schools charge (for the same material you can download).

 

[TofuMofu]

I'm helping my brother get his feet on the ground by assisting him find a entry level Job. Do you think a Comptia A+ and Matric is worth it to find something?

If he has very little knowledge of computing, then yes, it's a good way to start, but if he is well versed with hardware, then I'd say it's a waste of time.

Rather do something like CCNA or MCSE or something in that line.