About SCJP 5

[salini kapoor]

I am planning to give SCJP 5.Should I take a formal training for that or will it be enough if study by myself.

[Yogvinder Singh Ghotra]

do take some mock exams and work on simulators. Self study is enough but practice is very important.

[Jesper de Jong]

Welcome to JavaRanch!

This question is impossible to answer with a yes/no answer. It depends on your own experience with Java and programming. It's ofcourse possible to learn it without formal training, but if you have little knowledge and experience it will take more time and effort to find it all out yourself.

You'll have to decide for yourself if it's worth it to do a training course, or if you can learn it all by yourself (and with the help of your new friends on JavaRanch... )

[Tony Smith]

There are no trainings out there that will be as good and as detailed as your own studying. Most trainings goes by real fast, you barely know what happened and it's already ended. Unless the training is free, otherwise I would suggest using the money on books and whizlab/enthuware. that's all you need.

[rajendra tammana]

Hi tony and jesper

this is rajendra relatively new to Java Ranch forum
Actaully i am planning to write SCJP 1.5
I am from computers back ground and i have some basic knowledge of java
i have some questions to ask you guys Please help me

Does SCJP 1.5 be more helpfull to Developpers working in LIVE projects?

Apart from reading the book by kathy sierra and birt bates what are the things that i need to go thru to get a good score in SCJP 1.5

Is to better to do SCJP 1.4 or 1.5 for Real time Developpers

How much time does it require to Prepare for SCJP 1.5 if can allocate 3 houra a day ?

Please help me ...

Regards
Rajendra