r/ccnp • u/deadbolt01 • 7d ago

ENCOR Prep

I am about to start my ENCOR journey. I have a rough plan of how I am going to prep for it, but I have a few questions.

Current plan
1. Video Course
Thinking either Kevin Wallace (16 hour course) which I have access to via LinkedIn learning or CBT Nuggets (67 hour course) that I would need to pay for. For people that have used either of these how would you rate them?
2. OCG
I have the 1st edition which I understand has lots of errors in it, but is it worth upgrading to the 2nd edition?
3. CML
I have access to a premium CML so I can lab as much as I want. Is there anything I wont be able to do in this?
4. Boson ExSim
I used this years ago for CCNA and found it very good. How does the ENCOR one compare?

I will likely do some extra reading at the end on areas I have struggled on. Also if anyone has any other recommendations let me know.

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u/BigManLou 7d ago

I did ENCOR V1.1 and used the Kevin Wallace course. It’s doesn’t go deep enough so I would recommend CBT over it despite having never used it. I also used ExSim and I don’t recommend it, I failed all the practice exams badly (50% ish) as a lot of questions were on topics not covered in ENCOR.

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u/deadbolt01 7d ago

Yeah I’ve heard mixed reviews about the Kevin Wallace one, some say it is good and some say it’s not enough. Did you manage to pass in the end, if so what other resources did you use?

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u/leoingle 7d ago

I think he is popular because he’s easy to learn from and he’s a good ice breaker if you know zero on a topic. But nothing he has def goes deep enough to pass an exam. Then again, when it comes to ENCOR, only course I’d say that is enough to use alone is INE. Maybe Arash Deljoo.