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Minimum age for certifications

NoctilumNoctilum Member Posts: 16 ■■□□□□□□□□
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Does anyone know if there is a minimum age to become certified for Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA? I am guessing it is 18 because of the NDA you have to agree to but I am curious if I can get my son working on them. He loves working with me in IT and has helped me a lot studying for the cert exams. It would be interesting to see how he himself would do and also give him a head start on things.
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    cyberguyprcyberguypr Mod Posts: 6,928 Mod
    I think the youngest MCP is 6 or 7 years old. So there's that.
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    NetworkNewbNetworkNewb Member Posts: 3,298 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Was curious and the youngest person I could find who got their MSCA was an 8 year old... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marko_Calasan
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    NetworkNewbNetworkNewb Member Posts: 3,298 ■■■■■■■■■□
    cyberguypr wrote: »
    I think the youngest MCP is 6 or 7 years old. So there's that.

    Yep, 6 year old MCP. 10 Youngest Child Prodigies Of Microsoft ~ InfoFeeling
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    shochanshochan Member Posts: 1,004 ■■■■■■■■□□
    https://certification.comptia.org/it-career-news/post/view/2015/02/25/training-the-next-generation-certification-age-skews-younger

    AND

    https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/blogs/certifications/2015/05/22/ccna-age-13-ccnp-age-14-ccie-age-19-bam
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    LordQarlynLordQarlyn Member Posts: 693 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Well there you go lol. Although those ages may only be applicable for Microsoft certs. Can't say for CompTIA or Cisco.
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    cyberguyprcyberguypr Mod Posts: 6,928 Mod
    How 12-Year-Old Mark Botros Became CompTIA A+’s Youngest Certificant
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Senior Member Posts: 0 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Yeah it is crazy to see how kids are passing these certification exams. I remember seeing somewhere that an 8 year old passed the CISSP.
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    PCTechLincPCTechLinc Member Posts: 646 ■■■■■■□□□□
    kMastaFlash wrote: »
    Yeah it is crazy to see how kids are passing these certification exams. I remember seeing somewhere that an 8 year old passed the CISSP.

    I'd like to meet that 8 year old with 5 years of experience in two of the domains. LOL
    Master of Business Administration in Information Technology Management - Western Governors University
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    McxRisleyMcxRisley Member Posts: 494 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Meh, kids passing those exams isn't really an impressive feat to me. They have nothing but time and all you need to pass those certs is plenty of time to read and study books. Now show me an 8-12 year old who can pass the OSCP/CCIE or another cert that requires pure hands-on demonstration, then I will be impressed.
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    thedudeabidesthedudeabides Member Posts: 89 ■■■□□□□□□□
    McxRisley wrote: »
    Meh, kids passing those exams isn't really an impressive feat to me. They have nothing but time and all you need to pass those certs is plenty of time to read and study books. Now show me an 8-12 year old who can pass the OSCP/CCIE or another cert that requires pure hands-on demonstration, then I will be impressed.

    There are plenty of smart kids who could, but most lack the physical resources to train for that kind of knowledge. You either need access to a lot of gear, money to buy it, or money to take boot camps that have the gear.
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    thedudeabidesthedudeabides Member Posts: 89 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Noctilum wrote: »
    Does anyone know if there is a minimum age to become certified for Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA?

    For Cisco, it's 13.
    2019 Goals: CCNP R&S
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