VCA-DCV I thought you had to take this from an authorized "school"?

gbdavidxgbdavidx Member Posts: 840
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So supposedly you can just take their free 2.5 hr course online and then take the cert? I thought you had to go to an authorized college in order to take this course?
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  • EssendonEssendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
    That's only for the VCP, not the VCA.
    NSX, NSX, more NSX..

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  • gbdavidxgbdavidx Member Posts: 840
    So the VCA you have to take from an "authorized" school?
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  • atl_libraatl_libra Member Posts: 57 ■■□□□□□□□□
    You don't have to take any courses. They just recommend one. Just sit the "exam" for VCA.
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  • EssendonEssendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
    The VCP course you gotta do at an authorized institution. The VCA can be done at home.
    NSX, NSX, more NSX..

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  • gbdavidxgbdavidx Member Posts: 840
    Essendon wrote: »
    The VCP course you gotta do at an authorized institution. The VCA can be done at home.
    God dammit, people at my school are dumb. I totally thought you had to take this at an authorized institution. What a waste of time this is. Thank you for the clarification. I appreciate it
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  • EssendonEssendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Yeah when the VCA was free, it wasnt so bad. But now full price ($150, I think), it's just not worth it anymore. Study for it, but dont take the test unless your company will pay.
    NSX, NSX, more NSX..

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  • DeathmageDeathmage Banned Posts: 2,496
    I took it Wednesday night. Only cost me 80 dollars and took me 25 minutes to do it. I use Esxi at home in my lab so the terminology I understand well. Labs are awesome!

    Also a college in NC popular on here offers a 8 week course for VCP. I'm doing it in August. Go to the search feature on the main page and search "Stanly" you should be able to find it quick....
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  • JeanMJeanM Member Posts: 1,117
    gbdavidx wrote: »
    God dammit, people at my school are dumb. I totally thought you had to take this at an authorized institution. What a waste of time this is. Thank you for the clarification. I appreciate it

    For VCP (VCP5-DCV) VCP-Data Center Virtualization
    2015 goals - ccna voice / vmware vcp.
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  • mjnk77mjnk77 Member Posts: 164 ■■■□□□□□□□
    To get your VCP, you will need to take the class from an authorized institution. I went to the local community college that has a "Continuing Education" department that offers a lot of IT classes. My class was 80 hrs. Two nights a week for 3.5 hrs each night in a classroom. It was about 11 weeks. I would strongly recommend looking at similar programs. I really enjoyed the structure of the class and the instructor knew his stuff. Don't do a bootcamp. They're too short and you won't learn much. Good luck!
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