Certs

[TreeFinger]

I am thinking it would be good to get a certification over the summer.

I am lost when it comes to this. Searching the net yielded this: http://certification.comptia.org/default.aspx

How do I find a location to take a certification test??

Are there other places besides comptia.org?

Thank you all in advance.

[rpainter]

Really depends on what kind of certification you want. If you are new to IT, and want a hardware cert, take the A+ from CompTIA (the easiest test I ever took). CompTIA also offers a Linux certification, BUT...I would go for the Linux Professional Institute's certification (www.lpi.org). Of course Microsoft has certifications (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/default.mspx). Cisco has em (http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/index.html).

Like I said, it all depends on what you want, and which direction you want your career to go.

Right now, I have A+, Network+, MCSE, CCNA, CCVP, and serveral other vendor certifications. I am studying for the LPIC now.

[Lord_Dicranius]

As far as testing locations go, one site you can go through to schedule exams is Pearson Vue (click on "Information Technology" in the left list and the right list will refresh with specific vendors). You can search for a test location there (or by click here <- test locations for taking CompTIA exams).

I'm studying for my Linux+ right now, but plan on taking the Linux tests through LPI (as mentioned above) also. LPI has an Ubuntu "add-on" certification too, so that's a plus for us Ubuntu lovers heh