BS: Online IT Courses...Legit?

Subject: BS: Online IT Courses...Legit?
From: Amergin
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 11:05 PM

Well, My lovely future bride came upon a site advertising online IT courses to get the certifications...and well before she did anything Jeanie asked me about it...I took a look at it www.selfcert.com and it appears to look ok to me....but with we both wanted to be real sure...and me knowing there are plenty of nice folks around here who would have a better idea of this sort of thing....

thanks everyone.

Subject: RE: BS: Online IT Courses...Legit?
From: Amos
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 11:07 PM

No way I can see to tell from the web site whether they are a certificate mill or a technical training center. One way to find out is to ask for the names of some of their gradfuates and call them, but even so it is a bit iffy.

A

Subject: RE: BS: Online IT Courses...Legit?
From: mack/misophist
Date: 24 Sep 03 - 12:33 AM

It looks kosher. The certifications offered actually exist but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. The most impressive thing I noticed was their legal disclaimer from Red Hat Linux. http://www.redhat.com/legal/legal_statement.html   If you're interested, e-mail Red Hat and ask if their relationship wuth them is good and how long it had existed. The site owner seems to be this person.

Eoin Joyce
Admin Address........ PO Box H119
Admin Address........ Australia Square
Admin Address........ Sydney
Admin Address........ 1215
Admin Address........ NSW
Admin Address........ AUSTRALIA
Admin Email.......... [e-mail]
Admin Phone.......... + 61 2 8912 2129

You can check the local Better Business Bureau or equivalent.

Subject: RE: BS: Online IT Courses...Legit?
From: Rapparee
Date: 24 Sep 03 - 06:30 PM

You can also call your Attorney General's consumer hotline -- most states have some such, or just call the AG's office and ask.

Subject: RE: BS: Online IT Courses...Legit?
From: maire-aine
Date: 24 Sep 03 - 06:45 PM

I'm not familiar with these folks, but our office uses SmartForce (www.smartforce.com), and I've been pretty satisfied with them. I don't know what certifications they offer. And I don't know what the retail rates are-- we just get a group rate and it's covered by the department's training budget.