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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fett527" data-source="post: 312421" data-attributes="member: 5458">I have to put my 2 cents in here.  I have been working in the IT field for 4 years now, I hold MCSE, CCNA and A+ certs.  I think the program is a great opportunity for your son and more power to him.  I wish programs like these had been available when I was in high school.  I may not have floundered in retail for so long searching for a career.I have to agree with a couple of statements that reapersaurus has made.  I fully believe that to understand the networking field you must have the PC knowledge learned from the A+ exams.  The whole end result of networking as we know it is to connect PCs (I know this is changing with new types of devices but the PC is still the main focus) together.  If you don't have an understanding of how a PC communicates and connects over the network then I believe you are at a disadvantage.  You obviously have the background (and by the way you said you let your MCSE expire, I believe Microsoft's stance on this is that none of them will expire, you will just be an MCSE on 3.51 or 4.0 or 2000 etc.  I know that for a fact on 4.0 but not 3.51) and experience necessary to make these judgements and if you feel your son has the basic PC knowledge then that's great.  Also, I took the Cisco Networking Academy courses at a local Community College and if that's the coursework he's following he will get some of that basic info in the first quarter, I tested out of it mostly with my A+ and Networking Essentials knowledge.  I'll try to follow up, but I am working today.</blockquote>

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