1. Benefits of self-study
Save money. For many people, money is a problem. If people start with zero knowledge foundation to learn for Cisco certification, the training courses will cost at least 1,538 to 3,076 US dollars (the market price is normally more than 1,538 US dollars, and some courses cost more).
2. The basic qualities required for self-study.
First, you need to have discipline. You can find some free videos on the Internet if you want to teach yourself. There are courses of CCNA certification, CCNP certification, and CCIE certification. Even if you learn by watching videos, if you fish for three days and dry the net for two days, it is still a problem whether you can succeed or not. It is estimated that it will take several months or even a year to learn the content of CCNA certification through self-study. Second, you should be good at screening data. Because there are many materials on the Internet, you had better learn to judge what materials are suitable for your current study and through what channels you can find materials to study. Third, you have to practice frequently. Network workers can’t do a good job only by reading and memorizing. You can recite the question bank if you just need to pass Cisco certification exam. But in this way the Cisco certificate you obtain won’t add points to your actual ability. So you usually have to do more experiments after learning a section. Fourth, you should ensure sufficient time for your study. Each stage of learning takes a certain amount of time. Even if you can learn fast, it will take one to three months.
3. Ways to obtain resources if you want to teach yourself. Firstly, you can find relevant videos of network engineer certification such as CCNA certification, CCNP certification and CCIE certification through bliliblili, Baidu Cloud Disk, Tencent Video and QQ. Secondly, you can search for electronic documents through Xilin Street, Baidu Cloud Disk, Baidu library, Honghu Forum, QQ, WeChat Subscription. Thirdly, you can find partners to learn together through QQ group, WeChat group, Chick Eagle Tribal Forum and training institutions.
Disadvantages of joining in training institutions
1. High cost
2. There are many market training institutions. If the selected institution is not good, it will waste time and money.
Advantages of joining in training institutions
1. It will save a lot of time to learn by joining training institutions. It will take only 6-8 weeks to learn the content of CCIE certification if you start from zero foundation and take part in CCIE certification training.
2. You can make friends with many people. In training institutions, students from all over the world and even countries may study together and some may have obtained CCIE certificate. And they may be your future colleagues in the same field.
3. You will obtain abundant and accurate resources.
Many people may feel that they just paid for Cisco certification training courses. In fact, there are many invisible resources they obtain at the same time. Those who can spend money on the exam are either well-funded or have the awareness of paying for knowledge. They can make acquaintance with many people, and the company will release useful information to the people in the same circle if necessary. There are also learning resources, the latest technology and the latest exam question bank as well as good learning environment provided by a good training institution.
4. There will be good learning atmosphere. A group of people get together in order to learn CCIE certification courses, and there are teachers, teaching assistants and class teachers who urge you to study. Unless you just want to spend money and don’t want to study, long-term study will always fill you with useful things.
5. You can cultivate a good learning habit.
Under normal circumstances, it takes five months to a year to form a habit.
So how to choose a good training institution?
1. Compare the passing rate of the institutions, which is a relatively intuitive data.
2. Don’t choose cheap institutions. Learning is not buying vegetables in the vegetable market. Since you want to learn something, don’t retreat only because the price is too high. 3. Understand what services and learning resources the institution can provide. This is like choosing to rent a house. The greening activity site and geographical location of the community are the reasons for the high price.