Eureka! I did it!
So I have some great news to share everyone. Brace yourself. I just won a Nobel Peace Prize…okay, I lied. I got my A+ certification TODAY! Can you believe it? 500 hours of work later! It's taken me a few months but it is so worth it to be done. I worked on it through an online program since I obviously have work and school to attend. E-learning is new to me but I am glad I took the opportunity to do it. While I know there are lots of programs and types of e-learning, this was a great way for me to get the certificate. I have always been into computers; considering my dad was a MIS (Manager of Information Systems) and my mom works for a software company it was kind of obvious I would go for this. Now, I do not know if I wish to be a computer tech or anything but I now have the ability to be one if I want to. They make bank after all, it could be very lucrative. Now I will admit it was a challenge even for a computer geek like me to learn everything I had to. Luckily there was an enterprise learning library for me to fall back on to do research and watch videos for the training. I knew most of the things but not in the great detail required so that learning library online really helped me as both a now official computer technician and as a computer user overall. The A+ certification is vendor-neutral, meaning no company or organization is funding or promoting it for their profits, and consists of two exams. Now, in order to pass, you must demonstrate knowledge of installing, configuring, upgrading, troubleshooting and repairing desktop systems. The second exam you take, you pick from a list of three specialist exams that highlight one of the following roles: IT Technician, Depot Technician, or Help Desk Technician. I did the IT Technician exam obviously. Now if I want to make big bucks doing computer tech work, I know I will have to get more certifications to become more appealing to employers. Again, since I did it mostly without any problems, I had to brush up on some configuring protocols, I felt super confident. At least now I have a fallback if things in my career path do not work out. Well I ought to write a darn paper at this point even though I'd rather be blogging about my achievements…I swear I am not egocentric or conceited, promise.
Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 @ 9:49 AM by Brian