CIW/MTA certs, worth mentioning?

I'll be attending WGU next year and noticed all the CIW/MTA certs that come along with their BS degree and I became curious. Are these certs even worth mentioning (on here or on resume)?

Reason I became curious is because I noticed I will get CIW Java and Database, and if I did CIW Perl on my own time, I would get Web Development Pro (requires those 3 certs). I got to thinking, why pay for an extra test (Perl) to get an "advanced-entry-level" cert (Web Development) when realistically (I think) no one at HR is going to recognize or care that I have these, especially since (hopefully) I'll have CCNA, MCITP:EA, and the regular dose of CompTIA certs by that time?

I do plan on learning perl/python/php on my own time though, as this is definitely knowledge I will need to be a pen tester, but I already have enough reading material/video's to learn these on my own.

Thoughts? Opinions?
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Comments

  • bryanthetechiebryanthetechie Member Posts: 172
    Well, I don't believe the MTA exams actually grant certifications. As far as the CIW stuff goes, it may look good on a resume if you don't have other certs (or are in the process of acquiring better certs). However, as you gain better certs like CCNA, MCITP, etc, then I would leave off the CIW stuff. I've never seen a job posting that mentioned CIW certs, and most companies ignore them or aren't aware of them.
  • NinjaBoyNinjaBoy Member Posts: 968
    Depends... I'll already got my MCSE (2k & 2k3) as well as 3 different MCITP's and a whole load of other certs, statuses, etc... But I still did 3 MTA's, for several reasons - to put something down on my CPD/mid-year appraisal and for the training aspects of our department .

    Our main role is to provide IT Support and consultancy for our own and external organisations, our secondary role is to provide IT Technical training. It's also a good way to slowly get to grips with a different side of IT, eg in support we don't generally do programming however there is a MTA for that (and vice versa).

    So I guess it's really down to you whether or not to go for them and/or to put them down on your CV.

    BTW, the MTA's are certification programs that do have a certificate and logo if you pass.
  • CoolAsAFanCoolAsAFan Member Posts: 239
    Thanks for the replies, exactly what I was looking for.

    @bryanthetechie My name is Bryan also (if that is your real name), not many people spell it with the y like us. It's obviously the superior way to spell it for sure. icon_cool.gif
    IvyTech - AS CINS (Completed: May, 2013)
    WGU Indiana - BS IT Security
    (Started: August 1st, 2013)

    Transferred: AGC1 CDP1 BVC1 CLC1 CVV1 DHV1 DJV1 GAC1 CIC1 CDC1 UBT1 IWC1 IWT1 TCP1 TJP1 TJC1 EBV1 WFV1 EUP1 EUC1 CJC1 UBC1 TBP1
    Completed: CUV1 BOV1 DRV1 DSV1 CTV1 CJV1 COV1 CQV1 CNV1 TPV1 MGC1 TXC1 TXP1 BNC1 TYP1 TYC1
    Required:
    SBT1 RGT1 RIT1
  • ptilsenptilsen Member Posts: 2,835 ■■■■■■■■■■
    If you have no other certs, anything is worth mentioning. Outside of that, no. CIW and MTA have no name recognition and virtually no value. If you have A+ and Net+ and any MCTS, MTA wouldn't be worth the space on your resume.
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