A few years ago I spoke to a VA administrator who told me that it is possible for a training company to become VA accredited, but it requires the sponsorship of a VA accredited college or university.
The best I can suggest is to check out colleges and universities in your area for close-to-CCIE level training. I teach at a CCNP Cisco Network Academy in BRadenton, FL, and it seems to me like the CCNP curriculum is not very far below the CCIE level of expertise. It certainly doesn't cover all of the IE topics, but Network Academy students are expected to do many of the things in their studies that are expected of aspiring IEs: they are expected to not only learn the basics of the protocols and technologies covered, but also how they work and, more importantly, how they don't work. Most CCNP Academy sites are community colleges, and of course you can get VA bennies through them. Also, some of the academies out there offer more advanced training than the CCNP classes. In Florida I know that both St. Petersburg College and Florida Community College Jacksonville offer Voice and Security classes, and SPC also runs several IE level classes. hth, Hal Logan CCAI, CCDP, CCNP: Voice Network Specialist / Adjunct Faculty Computing & Engineering Technology Manatee Community College > -----Original Message----- > From: s vermill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 3:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: I need help ... Veteran's benefit again [7:64484] > > > The guy in Sunny Southwest Florida wrote: > > > > Does anyone know of a company that will take Veterans Benefits > > for the CCIE > > lab training? I called the Veterans office, they don't know. > > I called a > > few training companies ... Knowledgenet, CCprep and others ... > > > > > > I know this isn't a technical question, but it is a CCIE lab > > question. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > If you poke around the VA website, you're likely to find that > training isn't > covered. The VA only recently started reimbursing exam/lab > expenses. I > don't have a url handy at the moment, but I have researched > this in the past > and I found that non-accredited training usually isn't > covered by standard > VA benefits (GI Bill, etc). If you're being rehabilitated > for a disability, > that may be a different story. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=64655&t=64484 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
