Why dont free training of STS as SSE and SSE+ are available @ partnernet
Why dont free training of STS available as SSE and SSE+ are available @ partnernet training section. Everyone know it bothers alot to read the PDF. Why sales guys have this benifit and why not for STS.
Even the STS exams are pulled from free to paid via prometric and sales guys still enjoying this benifit of online assesment.
A few quick points - first, free elearning training is available for the STS on PartnerNet. Those elearning courses cover the same content that is delivered in the instructor led versions. As far as why Symantec charges for instructor led courses, as mentioned above, there are costs involved for Symantec to deliver instructor/virtual training... everything from facilities to staff and resources (hardware) needed to deliver the courses. There is also a huge difference in the costs associated with developing sales versus technical training courses.
As far as charging to take the STS at a testing center, we want the STS to have a level of credability associated with it which comes from utilizing a testing center. Plus the fee charged to partners to take the test is minimal.
I hope this provides some more detail on the current processes.
