Most have heard that Cisco has started making lab seats available through the Mobile Lab. This is a great idea and it makes sense. All you need is a proctor, workstation and internet connection and you have a mobile lab. The only down side is the secrecy it has been operating in and that it is RS only. If you dont work for a partner you probably had to fly across the globe to sit the lab. Well hopefully not anymore. The message I got from Cisco via proctors, certification support and my ‘local SE’ is that even though only partners are informed of the mobile lab, no restriction exist that only partner employees are permitted to sit the mobile lab. It is not possible to book via the conventional tool, so how can one book a seat? The only way it seems is to contact ‘your local SE or local Account manager’, thats the message from Cisco. The response I received from my ‘Local SE’ was that once the dates/seats are confirmed (which obviously means dates/seats arent available yet for my region but in the process) it should be possible for ‘candidates’ (anyone who passed the written?) to book through their local account teams. Sounds promising.
Update:
Preliminary dates for Johannesburg, South Africa (Did not manage to get dates for any other location)
November 24-28, 2008
April 20-24, 2009
As someone thats just started his prep for the written exam, this could be great news. Thanks for sharing the info.
Comment by zanetworking — July 29, 2008 @ 12:44 pm
Thx Antonie, didn’t know about this. Mobile Labs might be totally off the ground/available locally by the time I get to that level.
Comment by Deon — July 29, 2008 @ 7:51 pm