When it comes to IT certifications that help build a foundation of skills for a career in computer networking, CompTIA Network+ is the best. While other certifications, such as the new Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), cover networking skills, they just can’t beat CompTIA Network+ for baseline skills. Here are four reasons we think CompTIA Network+ outshines other certifications for people looking to start their IT career.
CompTIA’s vendor-neutral certifications prepare IT pros for job roles at any organization, using any vendor equipment. The skills covered by CompTIA Network+ lay a foundation for IT pros who want to build a career in IT infrastructure and need skills that support multi-vendor networking. This gives them a competitive advantage over their peers and business skills that will grow their career.
| CompTIA Network+ | Cisco Certified Network Associate |
|---|---|
| Broadens an IT Pro’s Ability to Support Any Equipment Prepares candidates to work with any tool or product, regardless of vendor, which makes an individual’s networking capabilities limitless. | Focuses on the Skills Needed for Cisco Solutions Trains candidates to work with Cisco’s tools and products exclusively, which limits their networking capabilities. |
| Prepares IT Pros for Specific Job Roles Provides deep knowledge of networking and imparts networking skills needed for specific job roles: | Prepares a Candidate to Support Vendor Solutions Covers general networking skills related to Cisco products but is not tied to specific job roles. |
| Trusted Validation of Skills Is well-known and respected by employers as a certification designed to advance the IT industry and give IT pros the skills they need to work on any products. | New Approach to Validating Skills Employers are unfamiliar with the revamped CCNA, which was created primarily to support Cisco hardware, and may not know what to expect from certified technicians. |
| Provides Technical Skills Plus Essential Business Skills In addition to ensuring IT pros possess critical, multi-vendor networking skills, CompTIA Network+ also provides business skills demanded by today’s workplace. | Offers Technical Skills Only The new CCNA provides candidates with technical skills alone. It doesn’t pair them with the business skills, such as change management, incident management and troubleshooting. |
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