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redbull2689

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rstarrett

Congratulations!

redbull2689

whats the youngest age to have passed?

Ten9t6

redbull2689 wrote:

whats the youngest age to have passed?

Congrats.... and to answer your question..on my first search here is what I found:

http://internal.vusd.solanocoe.k12.ca.us/Buck/pc_tech/news_2.htm

redbull2689

I tie I guess.....although I'm going into 9th

Ten9t6

Ten9t6 wrote:

redbull2689 wrote:

whats the youngest age to have passed?

Congrats.... and to answer your question..on my first search here is what I found:

http://internal.vusd.solanocoe.k12.ca.us/Buck/pc_tech/news_2.htm

Here is one even better:
At an age when most people are up to only pranks, Priyanshu has his eyes trained on Silicon Valley. At 11 years of age, he is probably the youngest Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) in the world. Within a month of having done so, he crossed another milestone by becoming a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) on the July 27th, 2000.

http://learning.indiatimes.com/school/pages/trendsetters/achiever/whizpriya.htm

Ricka182

Personally, I'm am against kids picking up certs. I have nothing against education, but when all these kids get certs, where do the adults go for work? There should either be an age requirement, or an experience requirement. I refuse to believe high school students need certifications. Get enough certs, skip college....makes for a very intelligent future. That 11 year old MCSE, probably used braindumps written down around his village path in India. I'd like to think these kids are studying, and doing the work, and everything else, but......it's almost like a paper tech factory. Lots of certs, no experience, and being a kid gets them a job. IT is a very unbalanced field right now unfortunatly.

Either way, congrats on the pass, good luck in the future.

Ten9t6

I can not speak for the 11 year old, but I know where the 14 year old was trained....and he wasn't using **** sheets...He was taught by a quad CCIE. I am quite certain that the instructor could train a dog to configure a router better than a lot of engineers out there.

I don't mind the fact that High School students are learning and taking certifications. In high school, I couldn't keep focused on anything but football....haha..look how far that got me...If they have enough self control and motivation to study and practice during that crazy time in life then more power to them....I just look at it like this....Yes..they are getting a head start over me.....so, if I don't want to lose my job to a teenager...then I need to stay ahead of the game...survival of the fittest. practice....study...practice...study...

Ricka182

Ten9t6 wrote:

so, if I don't want to lose my job to a teenager...then I need to stay ahead of the game...survival of the fittest. practice....study...practice...study...

Unfortunatly, if you're trying a late entry into IT, this is what you see and get. No jobs....but give up I won't. I do study, and practice when I can. Someday......I'll get in. Maybe I wouldn't be so bitter if I had the oppurtunity to take these classes in HS. I suppose it's a positive move, as opposed to gangs and drugs.

bwolfe

Ricka182 wrote:

I have nothing against education, but when all these kids get certs, where do the adults go for work?

Don't confuse certifications for education. Yes many people educate themselves in the process of obtaining certs.... but it is not a given. The best bet is to have a few certs and a degree or diploma.

redbull2689

I chose the A+ to start off with, because it was the entry-level cert and because I have been doing work on PC's for about 3 years now, I have an understanding, a big understanding compared to some of the tech support people out there.

Does anyone know how to get HS Credits for A+ and N+. because I am wondering how to add it to my record

Webmaster

Congratulations Redbull!

Don't worry about the 'more-aged' folks, when you're their age, you won't like kids getting certs either.

Actually I think CompTIA certs are at such a level that they may be very suitable for the younger techies... but 8th grade? Ah well, hook them while their young!

redbull2689

Well I am going into 9th **, which is why I would like to find out how to revice my high school credit, because I know one HS in town does a whole year on A+ OS + Core, which gets them i believe 1 credit, which would help me out, but I do not know who to contact

any help?

Webmaster

I think you should be able to get that information from that HS in your town by giving them a call.