So, I’m being offered to take a sysadmin certification for this particular distribution I know absolutely nothing about. They give me the “necessary info” and then I take an exam. The exam is free, but I must pass it, or else I must pay for it and then take it again. Is this a waste of time and/or money? I would like to hear your opinions. Personally it doesn’t quite click with me. I’m fresh out of uni and I’m trying to learn new stuff, but idk what to do with my life anymore. thx
My employer doesn’t want it and doesn’t need it. We offer programming courses and stuff like that, and my company got a deal with Oracle to offer these kind of certificates to our trainees as an added bonus. I’m being given the chance to participate as well just to inflate numbers or something.
They basically have purchased an unlimited number of certifications from Oracle and let you access them as an employee benefit.
You still have to learn the material on your own though. Your employer probably has their course available material, for free to you, as well.