Minimum age for certifications

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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cyberguypr

I think the youngest MCP is 6 or 7 years old. So there's that.

NetworkNewb

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

NetworkNewb

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

shochan

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

LordQarlyn

Well there you go lol. Although those ages may only be applicable for Microsoft certs. Can't say for CompTIA or Cisco.

cyberguypr

How 12-Year-Old Mark Botros Became CompTIA A+’s Youngest Certificant

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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.

PCTechLinc

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

McxRisley

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.

thedudeabides

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.

thedudeabides

Noctilum wrote: »

Does anyone know if there is a minimum age to become certified for Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA?

For Cisco, it's 13.

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