Posted by Andy Jeffries on 03/24/06 13:03

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:41:59 -0600, Karl Groves wrote:
> I'm going to pose the same question here to anyone who also posts here and
> has the ZCE Cert.
>
> I am interested in getting the Cert, not just for the sake of having the
> certificate, but also because the training to study for it will close some
> troubling gaps in my skills. I've been self-teaching myself PHP for a few
> years now and I'm looking at the Zend training as a way to put the
> finishing touches on the core skills I'm lacking.

I did the ZCE exam about two weeks ago. In the week leading up to it I
got the sample exam questions book and did it in 3 practice test sessions.
I got a fairly high mark on them but it showed some obvious areas I was
lacking.

I then got the study guide and read up on the areas I was weak
on and sat the practice tests again. Got slightly higher marks and then
just recorded the correct answers and reasonings from the practice tests
on to a CD and listened to it on the way to the test centre.

I don't know what the passmark is, so I may have just passed with my
previous ability anyway, but I certainly passed after the studying.

Learning the areas I was weak in was interesting, but unlikely to be much
use as I don't really have much use for them in my day job (otherwise I'd
have already learnt them).

So, my opinion, save your money on the courses, buy both books and study
yourself in your own time. If you've been learning/using PHP for a few
years I'm sure you'll be fine.

Cheers,


Andy


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