I took the EC Council training for v7. I recommend you read Dan Hoffman's review. It was written back in 2006 but it's still pertinent today:
http://www.ethicalhacker.net/content/view/54/24/

IMHO, the CEH certification is not going to open any security related doors for you. You can pass the CEH having never popped a single machine. It may impress the average Joe/HR person but anyone who knows the security industry is probably not going to be impressed. The OSCP cert. for example requires you to crack X number of machines in a 24 hour period. Now THAT'S impressive. Put it this way, CEH is to OSCP like Algebra is to Quantum Physics.

The EC Council training focuses too heavily on tools - as Hoffman points out, more than 250 tools. Who uses that many? Also, the slides and info need a serious proofreader. And ECC seems to think that dumping a boat load of information on you constitutes training, it doesn't.

Now, it's not entirely bad. While it covers a lot of info without any depth, it is a good utility for the pen tester novice. You'e exposed to a wide range of hacking/pen testing methods. Like I said, Algebra. I would recommend approaching the ECC's training with caution - the DVD's with Eric Reed is pretty good but the printed material and labs are a travesty. From what I've read on Amazon reviews the quality of material seems to be consistent with anything put out (read "Official") by EC Council.