Anyone done online training via Skillsoft?

[Kelemvor]

So my company has some sort of agreement with Skillsoft and we can take courses online for free. I want to get more into networking and found they have a bunch of Cisco courses.

[FONT=&quot]Cisco ICND1 1.1: Fundamentals of Networking[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cisco ICND1 1.1: Network Connections and Communications[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cisco ICND1 1.1: Switching in LANs[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cisco ICND1 1.1: Optimizing and Troubleshooting Switch Security[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cisco ICND1 1.1: Implementing Wireless LANs[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cisco ICND1 1.1: Routing and Cisco Routers[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cisco ICND1 1.1: The Packet Delivery Process, Router Security, and Remote Access[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cisco ICND1 1.1: WAN Technologies[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cisco ICND1 1.1: WAN Encapsulation and RIP Routing[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cisco ICND1 1.1: Managing the Network Environment[/FONT]
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I don't know if these classes are supposed to teach me enough to actually be able to pass any Cisco courses or anything but figured they are better than nothing.

Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing to know what I should and shouldn't expect if I go through them? Each one lasts many hours but it's all just listening and taking some quizzes. I don't think there's any lab stuff involved.

Just curious.

Thanks.

 

[saiken]

I've taken probably around 100 Skillsoft courses during downtime over the years, and I can say without a doubt the ones that I have taken are not meant to teach you from the ground up.

They are good for review when you already know the material and excellent if you want to know keywords to impress your boss, but other than that I would say to not waste your time.

I took the CCNA entry course from Cisco years ago; that one actually taught you everything. I don't know anything about the Skillsoft version of them however.

The best part was their courses that were made in the 90's or so that talked about mainframes and their RAM prices and then quizzed you about them. Like reliving history...if you could manage to get through the quiz without it crashing (took me about 30 tries).

 

[Kelemvor]

Well, I know these Cisco ones are more up to date because I actually found two versions of each. One version was talking about the main email applications today, Outlook and Eudora...

So I contact them right away and got the info on the newer ones which are definitely more current.

I'm just looking for a free, online way I can learn more networking stuff when I have free time and this is what I found so far.

 

[saiken]

I'd say go for it.

It usually gives more information than Wiki but less than a book or training site. The amount you learn is entirely dependent on your dedication to it. Just don't expect it to be the end-all for learning the material, but more of a guide on what to look up in depth later.

 

[Saint Nick]

Eudora...>LOL

 

[Kelemvor]

Eudora...>LOL

Yeah was kind of a dead giveaway that it was a pretty outdated course.