I'll agree that there are lots of shady training companies. Just like there are shady institutions of higher learning. I see ads on social media from colleges and universities that have "Zero to Hero" programs guaranteeing that people will not only get certified, but also get hired right away for high paying careers.
As we all know, it doesn't work that way. I'm straightforward and honest with all my students. It takes hard work and commitment. There are no easy roads.
Exactly. We had a college here in the Springs (who shall remain nameless here), who, back in the day, was touting fast-track paths to MCSE and the $65,000 starting salaries, etc etc. Even when I got my MCSE+I, I didn't see $65k for quite a long while.
Working in a for-profit higher ed institution, I, personally, have been very sensitive about not making promises that I know couldn't be kept, as well as delivering on what I could realistically do. I got our admissions team mad at me on a couple of occasions because I told a student prospect, "this is something you will have to work at" and "it's NOT going to be easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy", only to watch that prospect walk out the door, afraid of a real challenge.
I remember one interaction where an admin rep was peeved because I "lost one of their prospects". My simple retort was, "well, I'm not going to lie to them, just to get them in the seat, only to watch them drop the program two terms later."
We come to this topic regularly here on CIN and I think it continues to serve as a great reminder to all of us that there is a lot of
sweat labor that comes from this work. And unlike all those out on the CompTIA subreddit that are looking for the quick and easy way, we keep holding the line.
Because if it was 'easy', everyone would do it, right?
