Certification for beginners ?

One of our visitors asked me what kind of certification he should choose preparing for PC tech career. I also was thinking about this issue & being MCSE, suggested him to try for CNA or MCP track. He was curious about A+ but I recommended Net+ instead, cause for my opinion knowledge in networking is absolutely essential today.

Anyway I would like to get comments on subject, what’s good for beginners to start from a scratch ?

Thanks for your time
Mighty Chef
Binarica.com