[Gllug] RHCE - worth doing?

[Ms. Lene Jensen]

On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, John Southern wrote:

I'm a bit biased (hehe), but I might be able to give some insight.

> The other cerfification courses are
> 
> Sair/GNU Linux	www.linuxcertification.com (Wave Technologies)
> LPI		www.lpi.org
> BrainBench	www.brainbench.com

I have this one as well as RHCE, and although not a bad one, cannot 
compare to RHCE.

> Linux+		www.comptia.org		(CompTIA)

I assume these exams are good as a test of theoretical knowledge, and 
they don't really compete with RHCE.

> The RHCE is very practical exam while the others are multiguess.
> Really depends on your prospective employer if it is worth it.

RHCE has been rated the best certification by Certification Magazine in 
their January 2002 magazine:

<URL: http://www.certmag.com/issues/jan02/feature_sosbe.cfm>

The RHCE is a 6 hour practical exam.  2.5 hours are spent on debugging
problems, one hour is multiple choise, and finally 2.5 hours to install
and set up services to specifications.  The exam tests your ability to
administrate a system, not how good you are to memorise facts (although
that is tested as well).  Each part requires that you to get at least
50% correct, and the overall score must be 80% or above.

Between 50-60% fail the exam the first time.

LJ - RHCE, RHCX :)
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