Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
There seems to be a lot of backlash out there about the validity of IT certifications and whether they help you all. Many say they are a waste of time and don't really prove anything.
In this video, I want to talk about it given my experience with getting a few certifications as well as being in the industry 7 years.
I'll give 3 reasons why I think self-taught developers and DevOps engineers SHOULD get certified, offer my suggestions for courses and paths, and end with a few warnings.
What certifications did I miss? Which do you think are valuable? Let's discuss in the comments.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:39 Reason 1
03:03 Reason 2
03:56 Reason 3
05:16 What certifications?
07:02 What and where to learn?
10:34 Warning 1
11:04 Warning 2
11:38 Warning 3 (important)
12:49 Outro
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There seems to be a lot of backlash out there about the validity of IT certifications and whether they help you all. Many say they are a waste of time and don't really prove anything.
In this video, I want to talk about it given my experience with getting a few certifications as well as being in the industry 7 years.
I'll give 3 reasons why I think self-taught developers and DevOps engineers SHOULD get certified, offer my suggestions for courses and paths, and end with a few warnings.
What certifications did I miss? Which do you think are valuable? Let's discuss in the comments.
Course recommendations
AWS Cloud Practitioner - geni.us/X08kfh
AWS Solutions Architect - geni.us/eZnE
Azure AZ-900 - geni.us/ZHsiQq
Azure AZ-104 - geni.us/BHx4wLW
Google - geni.us/RgVuS6r
Pass the AWS Cert Video
youtu.be/sguo6-Xbk3I
Pass the Azure 104 Video
youtu.be/YEKzldQ9N98
Udemy deals - updated regularly
https://travis.media/udemy
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:39 Reason 1
03:03 Reason 2
03:56 Reason 3
05:16 What certifications?
07:02 What and where to learn?
10:34 Warning 1
11:04 Warning 2
11:38 Warning 3 (important)
12:49 Outro
Learn to Code Blueprints 👉
Learn to Code Web Developer Blueprint - geni.us/HoswN2
AWS/Python Developer Blueprint - geni.us/yGlFaRe
** Get ONE FREE Month on Skillshare. Learn Anything (preferably code 😁) **
🎓 geni.us/DqB7m
** I write regularly **
https://travis.media
** FREE EBOOKS **
📘 https://travis.media/ebooks
LET'S CONNECT!
📰 LinkedIn ➔ https://www.linkedin.com/in/travisdot...
🐦 Twitter ➔ twitter.com/travisdotmedia
🙋🏼♂️ Website ➔ https://travis.media
#itcertifications #awscertification #azurecertification #selftaughtdeveloper
** Some of the links in this description may be affiliate links that I may get a little cut of. Thank you.
