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I was going to recommend Global Knowledge, but after reading some of the other posts I see there is plenty of education and training available that I never knew existed.
Personally I'd rather save the cash, read a book, and test things out in my lab. But that's just me.

Yes. Become a training person in IT. I got a couple certs a few years back. One was a class in Chicago. The other was in Dallas. One instructor was in his early 30s and had done computer networking in the Navy. The other had been networking for decades. I never asked the first guy what he made but the second guy readily divulged all the juicy details while drinking and eating steak at Bone Daddy's in Dallas (nice steak house if you're ever in Dallas BTW, hot waitresses too). He made $1100 a day plus expenses. Not too shabby if you ask me. I'd gladly spend my youth traveling the country doing training for that kind of green. Granted you are on a plane all the damned time. Still, the money is worth it I think. Both of these courses were from Global Knowledge and were pretty good I thought. My $.02. PS, you should really have some experience before you jump on the cert training bandwagon.

The CCNA course will teach you some general networking topics, but much of it is Cisco specific (down to knowing specific commands for different router/switch platforms.)

If you want the additional acronym on your resume, it is a good course to take. But if your looking for generic networking/protocol knowledge, you would be better off taking a course like Mastering TCP/IP or Understanding Networking Fundamentals. Those courses will focus more on the protocols and functions of various types of network equipment and less on Cisco specific commands and equipment.

Hope this helps!

The CCNA course will teach you some general networking topics, but much of it is Cisco specific (down to knowing specific commands for different router/switch platforms.)

If you want the additional acronym on your resume, it is a good course to take. But if your looking for generic networking/protocol knowledge, you would be better off taking a course like Mastering TCP/IP or Understanding Networking Fundamentals. Those courses will focus more on the protocols and functions of various types of network equipment and less on Cisco specific commands and equipment.

Hope this helps!

Global Knowledge has some pretty good training courses. I haven't taken any of the Unix/Linux courses, but their Cisco courses have bene informative.

Their Unix/Linux catalog is here http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/category.a sp?pageid=9&methodid=c&catid=199&country=United+St ates&translation=English

Global Knowledge has some pretty good training courses. I haven't taken any of the Unix/Linux courses, but their Cisco courses have bene informative.

Their Unix/Linux catalog is here http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/category.a sp?pageid=9&methodid=c&catid=199&country=United+St ates&translation=English

Other classes have been useful (my employer has a training center that is good but generally not excellent) but this was the best.

I would definitely advise people looking for training to look for courses with hands-on learning where appropriate, and look for a detailed syllabus that covers the range of info that you know you need to know. Global Knowledge is expensive but very good.

Do I smell a turn in the tide?

You should only have to pay $5K if you take all of RedHat's training classes (4 total). And then the price would be pretty much inline with MSCE and CNE training costs.

The actual RedHat certification test (RH302) is $750. If your people are already knowledgeable about UNIX, but not necessarily Linux or RedHat, then the best option is to send them to RH300 which is a week long "rapid track" training class that includes the test. RH300 is $2700.

As far as locations, now that RedHat has partnered with GlobalKnowledge, you should be able to find a training center fairly close to you. See http://am.globalknowledge.com/redhat/index.html for more info.. A quick check at the GK site shows that RH302 is being offered in TX, DC, MN, CA, MA, NJ and CO in the coming months.

BTW, I don't work for RedHat or GlobalKnowledge. It just so happens that I recently went through (and passed) RH300.

You can take different courses as seen here. They offer Systems Admin, Security Admin and a Fast-Track program.

I'm sure the airfare adds to the cost buy this is directly from Red Hat Training info

Price:
The special introductory bundle price for this five-day course is $2,498 ($2099 for the training + $399 for the Certification Lab Exam, £1,599 in the UK).
Duration:
5 days
Training Start Time: 9:00 a.m.
Training End Time: 4:30-5:00PM (depending on class progress)

Training is also available through Global Knowledge.

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