Novell Temporarily Drops Most Master CNE Requirements
8/14/2002 -- Through January 2003, Certified Novell Engineers (CNEs) who want to add the word "Master" to their certification don't need to take the four Master-level exams normally required to achieve the title.
Instead, Novell is allowing all NetWare 5.x CNEs to become Master CNEs by passing two exams: one that upgrades their CNE title to version 6 (exam #50-676), and CompTIA's IT Project+ exam (which is a continuing certification requirement for the standard Master track).
Karl Childs, manager of Novell's certification program, told CertCities.com that the temporary promotion is designed to increase the number of Master CNEs. "We wanted to create a strong volume of voice for Master CNEs in this industry...We want to make sure these professionals are heard," he explained. "This should help us increase their numbers."
Childs said that so far, it appears to be working. "We have a self-study kit for IT Project+ that we've already sold out....twice," he noted. "We currently have 8,000 Master CNEs....I expect we'll have 3,000 or 4,000 more [by the end]."
Childs said the program has received some negative feedback from Master CNEs who earned their title the traditional way. He said that although nothing has of yet been decided, there's a possibility that the program could place more demanding continuing certification requirements on Master CNEs who earn their title through the promotion.
More information on the promotion can be found here.  - B.N.
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| 9/11/02: Anonymous from Jackson, MS says: |
Novell hosed itself when they did not use their own product in-house. Then they hired a Tech to run the company who knew little about Marketing. All the while, we were receiving and updating our CCRs. Novell should heal itself, the injuries that now plague the company are self-inflicted. This attempt by them to remove requirements for MCNE is another attempt at failure. The real problem is that fewer people are renewing and they want to get their numbers up. I believe they should be asking themselves, WHY is this happening, then attack that LIST of problems. Companies that do this, survive. Companies that are good at this, thrive. Am I bitter? No. Do I wish they would change their mind about this? Yes. If BIGRED wants to see sales increase, they should begin giving away Zenworks with Netware. They still have a good product, just less-than-appealing marketing. Novell Needs to remember exactly WHAT it was doing when 3.12 was SO popular then add in what todays consumer is seeking, then they will survive. |
| 10/1/02: BDJones from DC says: |
I completely sympathize with the MCNEs complaints about the MCNE cert being too easy now. But I feel it was too difficult to get before, not because the material was too difficult, but because it was too arcane. The courses were not readily available and the content was not generally useful. Seriously, does ayone out there still use Bridges? Sure a switch is basically a bridge, but the Fundamentals of Internetworking course was based on ancient technology. This class was a core requirement for all MCNEs, but it was never upgraded. So I ask, how valuable is the "OLD MCNE" if the core course materials were never upgraded? That makes a mockery of the CCRs. As for the other courses, the tracks, if you will, they were constantly chaging, so if you were lucky enough to get a test on say BorderManager, or Zenworks under your belt (not an easy task given the cost and narrow application) then it would certainly be obsolete before you could finish the other requirements. I believe Novell has taken a positve step in cleaning up the MCNE. First they wipe out the obsolete as well as the shifting requirements based on poprietary add-on products, then they add industry wide core material (such as project management and an up-to-date IP course) and then they beef it up with a serious security class or cross certification in Cisco security or the CISSP, etc. If they wish to make the MCNE relevant again (it currently is not that well respected) they need to give it a open standards, industry wide appeal. I believe we should wait for the new CCRs to come out before we dismiss the new cert. |
| 5/22/03: Surjo Das from Bangalore, India says: |
I am a CNE since March 1997. I first certified on NetWare 4 and upgraded to NetWare 5 in April 1999. Between 1997 and 2000, I was maintaining a network of Novell and UNIX Servers with Win 95 clients. But I was blind then. I didn't see the market reality of NT eating away into NetWare's market share and didn't bother to do my MCSE then. Today, I feel compelled to do my MCSE more than upgrading my CNE status to NetWare 6 or doing my MCNE. I don't see any benefit pursuing Novell certification anymore. |
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