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GeneralThe state of online technical training Pin
RobertSF20-Feb-22 6:42
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After some years out of IT, I decided to return. I know the basics but need to refresh with the latest. I last created a website under HTML4 and CSS2, so you can see how out of date I am. Plus I need to get a CompTIA A+, which seems to be the drivers license in IT now.

I signed up to a popular, paid, online training site, but was soon disappointed. The "courses" were offered by genuine experts, but consisted pretty much entirely of videos and nothing more. Also, the videos didn't seem to constitute any kind of curriculum. If you go to standard college, they tell you which set of courses major you in accounting as opposed to the set of courses that major you in marketing. I didn't find this on the online training site, even though it boasts of offering "paths" of learning. The paths turned out to be simply groupings of courses according to subject.

Then I discovered the "developer" subdomains of well-known vendors, and I think they are an unsung resource. I'm now working through the web development course at developer.mozilla.org, and it's great! It consists of a mix of reading, videos, and most importantly, exercises and skill assessments. There's also a forum where you can ask for help, and the volunteers are very helpful. I checked other vendors, like Microsoft and Oracle, and they too have developer sites.

What's been your experience with online technical training?
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