Interested in Obtaining an
Industry-Standard Certification?

A recent 'Certification Magazine' annual survey showed good reason for an individual’s enthusiastic pursuit of credentialing - a good return on investment. Here are some recent findings based on responses from the field:

• 37% received a promotion within the first year of attaining their first certification;
• 83% felt certification played a major role in their career advancement;
• 53% received a salary increase within a year of primary certification attainment;
• 74% said certification played a major role in their salary increase;
• 39% said they received a definite certification-related salary increase within one year of attainment."

From Certification Magazine: NCCET (National Council for Continuing Education and Training)

http://www.nccet.org/

Does that make you more interested? It certainly should! A large number of SCC’s CIS courses prepare you
to take and pass many industry-standard certification exams. Which courses and which exams? Here's a list:

Industry Certification Exam:	Corresponding SCC Courses: (some courses have prerequisites)
CompTIA A+	CISC-360
CompTIA N+	CISN-140, CISN 304, and CISN 303
CompTIA Security+ (Currently Security+ can be used as an elective in the MCSE track)	CISS-310
CompTIA Linux+	CISC-323, 324, CISS-342, and CISN 303
CompTIA Server+	CISN-300, 302, 307, 308
CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional	CISS-300, 301, 310, 320, 330, 341, 342, 350, 360
MCSE Exam 70-290 Managing & Maintaining Windows Server 2003	CISN-300 & 302
MCSE Exam 70-291 Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure	CISN 302
MCSE Exam 70-294 or 297 Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Services	CISN 306 or CISN-307
MCSE Exam 70-293 Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure	CISN-308
MCSE Exam 70-270 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional	CISC-320 and CISS-341
MCSE Exam 70-298 Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network	CISN-320
Cisco CCNA	CISN-140, 141, 142, 143
Cisco CCNP	CISN-150, 151, 152, 153
Microsoft Office Specialist Certification (Now known as MOS, formerly MOUS)	CISA-305, 310, 311, 320, 340
Novell Certified Linux Engineer	CISN-303

Note: SCC does not offer the certification exams. Our classes provide the basic information and skills necessary to prepare yourself to successfully pass these exams. Some independent study may also be necessary, since some of our courses are general preparation only and they do not exactly parallel
the material covered by the exams.

The above is not by any means an exhaustive list of every certification available -- there are literally
dozens of different certifications, many of them vendor-specific, proprietary and highly specialized.

*** Industry Certifications can change so the most current information will be available on each certification organization’s website. You can find links below.

Also note that some certifications require that the applicant possess a certain number of years of
verifiable employment experience in the field. If you have questions about any of these
certifications, their objectives or their requirements, see the related web sites below:

CompTIA

Microsoft

Cisco

CISSP

Novell

WOW