CCNA 5-Day Course Feedback
I felt the 5 day course was average at best. While the trainer was knowledgeable and I had unlimited mock exams, the course structure and delivery are fundamentally flawed, making it an inadequate preparation for the official exam and ultimately feeling like a waste of time. As I failed my first exam attempt before taking this course, I believe my opinion are valid concerns if they continue to offer the 5-day course.
The primary issue is that the 5-day course is not a tailored, accelerated experience; it's a heavily "watered-down" version of the standard offering. Despite notifying the trainer of my previous exam attempt and experience, the delivery remained a beginner-level, slides-heavy presentation for 70% of the time. Critical topics like IPv6, WLC GUI, and crucial troubleshooting labs were either skimmed over or completely omitted, leaving significant gaps in the exam curriculum.
The course delivery also suffered from basic presentation and assessment failures:
Poor Presentation Tools: The trainer used a mouse for writing/drawing, which resulted in illegible notes. This is an easily correctable technical issue.
Ineffective Quizzing: The trainer displayed the answer on the slide while asking a question, nullifying the point of the quiz.
Inadequate Assessment: There was a significant lack of daily assessments. The single multiple-choice assessment provided seemed to use vague, "exam dump"-like questions which undermines its value as a genuine test of understanding.
Insufficient Troubleshooting Labs: Troubleshooting practice was minimal and only occurred when I personally misconfigured the commands. Given the importance of troubleshooting simulations in the current CCNA exam, a significant increase in dedicated, scenario-based labs (e.g., duplex mismatch, DHCP failures) is essential for exam confidence.
That said, I think the unlimited mock exams was a nice addition which boosted my final rating.
I'm hoping that some of these low hanging concerns will be taken care of for the future course takers and suffer the same experience as me.
6 oktober 2025
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