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On 28/03/11 23:10, Chris Bell wrote:
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I see that the Open university are offering a course for beginners,
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/t155.htm">http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/t155.htm</a>
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"The course is designed to be studied over a ten-week period, with
approximately ten hours of study a week."<br>
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I'm not too familiar with the certification, but 100 hours from zero to
CompTIA+ certified seems a bit of a challenge. If it is possible for a
significant percentage of candidates, then it suggests that the cert is
not worth much. Also, do beginners need certification?<br>
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Scripting Recipes</a> book due out August 2011<br>
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