http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/thought-that-a-cert-was-good-for-life-think-again.ars

For a good laugh, read the included comments down at the bottom of the article.

I was wondering when this was going to happen, as it was the only ones that wernt time renewing. Part of this is greed and like one guy said, im wondering how many people will wake up and really pay their fees.

1/26/2010 11:53:39 AM

IT certs are mostly worthless

1/26/2010 11:55:37 AM

oh well, i already have my lifetime useless net+ and a+

1/26/2010 12:12:35 PM

they reversed the policy back to for-life btw

i'd be pretty pissed too though if they pulled that

[Edited on January 26, 2010 at 2:01 PM. Reason : and doubly pissed that I had an A+ cert to begin with (oh snap)]

1/26/2010 2:00:31 PM

IT certs are not worthless
many jobs require them to get in or to get promoted
obviously A+ and net+ and security + are wothless but there are plenty which can help you make lots of $$

[Edited on January 26, 2010 at 2:09 PM. Reason : .]

1/26/2010 2:09:15 PM

I just got my ccie online last week.

1/26/2010 2:52:17 PM

"ccie online" ... is that a new cert?

1/26/2010 3:27:26 PM

Quote :

"IT certs are not worthless many jobs require them to get in or to get promoted"

They are worthless in terms of being an indicator of how proficient an individual is (some more than others).

I've met and worked with CCIEs who couldn't troubleshoot their way out of a wet paper bag. That's not the case for most, but just having the cert doesn't mean much.

1/26/2010 4:11:26 PM

Quote :

"I considered getting the A+ in college but I ended up buying beer instead, I think it was a better investment."

[Edited on January 26, 2010 at 5:44 PM. Reason : [/quote]]

1/26/2010 5:44:02 PM

I've thought about getting an A+ cert, just because I thought it would look good if I were to try to get a job as a computer tech. I have a lot of experience, just from building and troubleshooting PCs since I was a kid, but no actual "on the job experience," and I have no idea what a potential employer would be looking for.

1/27/2010 4:34:33 PM

A+ is good if you just wanna be a computer technician like with geek squad

1/27/2010 5:04:17 PM

Its not bad but it isnt good compared to like the CCIE or something. It says you know basic computer hardware, but thats about it.

1/27/2010 5:12:02 PM