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address the problem of experience outside of the 40 hour classroom / lab, a cost prohibition would come into play. Take a look at the 4 year degree; a diploma without experience is still a major hindrance in spite of the thousands of manhours required to graduate. The "experience" issue remains. Training is training, real world experience by definition MUST occur in the real world.

There is no total training solution, an IT newbie must train and scramble for that first position. No training class will cover ALL permutations and scenarios presented in the real world, and you'd go broke trying to pay for one that would.

The pursuit of the "silver bullet" certification continues.....

I have over 15 years experience in IT and have absolutely no certifications at all. Do I need to have training on actual servers and workstations and pay the extra money this requires? Depends.

If I aready have access to the systems I am getting certified on, I have no need for that extensive and expensive a training environment.

Your point is well taken as I understand it - hands-on experience is indispensible in learning when getting certified in an area of IT.