$250 per year is steep. You have to figure that Red Hat will only be releasing RHEL at 18 to 24 month intervals, not 12 months. All 6 exams I took for the MCSE were in this ball park and the MCSE for NT is still valid (as far as I know) but even still that's been since 2000 and the cert was available even before then. I was under the impression that the certification was supposed to be good for 2 releases so if it's 18-24 month per release (lets take 24 for the math), that would mean the cert would be good for 4 years, which isn't bad. I still would like to see an upgrade course, giving some consideration to costs. I myself am in the unfortunate situation of not being in a position requiring the skills ( I can't wait for that day). I ended up paying for the class out of my own pocket. > At 11:00 2/24/2004, you wrote: > >>So that's, roughly, $3,250/yr. (Assuming yearly new releases). > > How the heck do you figure that? > > In the very worst case, with releases being made every 12 months, then you > have to take courses and an exam every two years. But this assumes that > you > don't do any work at all, don't keep up with the material yourself, and > need to be taught everything twice. > > In the best case, you learn on your own (perhaps even the first time, > perhaps from the second onward), and you take only the exam for $750. If > releases are 18 months apart, then it cost you $250/year to be RHCE > certified. If you are actually working in the field on these systems and > you keep one box or two at home to play with, I don't think you should > need > any of the courses. > > > -- > Rodolfo J. Paiz > rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.simpaticus.com > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
