3Com Certifications for Not Yet Techies

"Computer Careers: Using 3Com Networking Products"

by Richard Stooker, President Info Ring Press and author of Secrets of Changing to a Computer Career

3Com certifications from:

3Com certifications test and validate knowledge and skills at networking in general and using 3Com products in particular. 3Com certifications can advance the computer careers of any networking professional and especially those working with their networking products.

Type of 3Com certifications for computer careers:

Vendor

3Com certifications worth it?

Standard disclaimer:

Whether or not any certification is "worth it" is an individual decision. You alone must decide what your career goals and needs are.

Look at certifications from a cost/benefit or Return On Investment (ROI) basis. If they help you get a better paying job or make more money at your current job, they are obviously "worth it."

The problem is, there is no real way of measuring how much you can expect your income to go up as a result of any given certification. It also depends on non-related job search skills such as how well you network.

3Com certifications background:

The two 3Com certifications are:

3Com Certified Solutions Associate

The amount of time you'll need to invest to earn your 3Com Certified Solutions Associate certification depends on your knowledge of networking products, solutions, and technologies. Follow these steps to get certified.

Take and pass the online tests in these subjects:

Computing & Technologies
Introduction to Convergent Network Technologies
Introduction to Networking
Introduction to Wireless LANs
3Com Products
3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN: Overview
AirConnect® Wireless Networking: Sales Overview
SuperStack 3 Firewall: Sales Overview
SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 Family and 4300: Sales Overview
SuperStack 3 Switch 4900: Sales Overview
Switch 4005: Sales Overview
Switch 4007: Sales Overview
3Com Business Solutions
OfficeConnect® Access: Overview

Pass the Associate Final Exam

The other 3Com certifications is:

3Com Certified Solutions Expert:

Step 1 - Become a 3Com Certified Solutions Associate.

Step 2 - Pass Four Required Assessment Tests:

LAN Workgroup/Desktop Switching Solutions
LAN Core Switching Solutions
Security Solutions
Wireless & Mobility Solutions

Step 3 - Review the 3Com LAN Switching Solutions Course.

Step 4 - Pass the Expert Final Exam.

These are the two 3Com certifications.

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