CBT Home-Based Training Courses For IT Revealed
Good for you! By landing here you’re probably toying with the idea of getting re-qualified for a new job – so already you’ve made a start. Less of us than you’d think are satisfied with our careers, but it’s rare anyone does more than moan. Why not be one of a small number who actually do something about it.
For those thinking of re-training, it’s essential that you first make a list of what you want and don’t want from the position you’re looking to get into. You need to know that the grass actually is greener before you spend time and effort re-directing your life. So much better to look at the end goal first, to make an informed decision:
* Is it your preference to work in isolation or do you find company is vital for your sanity?
* Are you thinking carefully about which sector you could be employed in? (Post credit crunch, it’s vital to be selective.)
* Is this the final time you imagine you’ll re-train, and therefore, do you suppose your new career will allow you to do that?
* Would it be useful for your retraining to be in a market sector where as far as you can see your chances of gainful employment are high up to retirement age?
The most significant market sector in Great Britain to tick all of the above boxes is the IT industry. There’s a need for more skilled workers in IT, – take a look at any jobs website and you’ll see for yourself. But don’t think it’s all nerdy people sitting in front ofscreens every day – there are loads more jobs than that. Large numbers of workers in the computer industry are people of average intelligence, and they have very interesting and well paid jobs.
One fatal mistake that many potential students make is to focus entirely on getting a qualification, instead of focusing on the desired end-result. Training academies are brimming over with unaware students who chose a course based on what sounded good – instead of what would yield an enjoyable career or job. Don’t let yourself become part of that group who choose a training program that sounds really ‘interesting’ and ‘fun’ – and end up with a certification for a job they hate.
Never let your focus stray from what it is you’re trying to achieve, and build your study action-plan from that – don’t do it back-to-front. Stay focused on the end-goal and study for an end-result that will keep you happy for many years. Speak to an experienced industry advisor that has a commercial understanding of the realities faced in the industry, and is able to give you a detailed description of what you actually do in that role. Getting all these things right before beginning a retraining course has obvious benefits.
Kick out the typical salesman that recommends a training program without performing a ‘fact-find’ to assess your abilities as well as experience level. Ensure that they have a wide-enough array of training so they’re able to give you a program that suits you.. Of course, if in the past you’ve acquired any qualifications that are related, then you may be able to pick-up at a different starting-point to someone who is new to the field. For those students starting IT studies and exams from scratch, you might like to avoid jumping in at the deep-end, beginning with some basic user skills first. This can easily be incorporated into most training packages.
Many people presume that the school and FE college route is the right way even now. So why are commercial certificates slowly and steadily replacing it? Industry is of the opinion that for an understanding of the relevant skills, proper accreditation from the likes of Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and CompTIA most often has much more specialised relevance – for considerably less. This is done through concentrating on the particular skills that are needed (alongside a relevant amount of related knowledge,) instead of spending months and years on the background non-specific minutiae that computer Science Degrees can get bogged down in – to fill a three or four year course.
In simple terms: Recognised IT certifications provide exactly what an employer needs – the title is a complete giveaway: for example, I am a ‘Microsoft Certified Professional’ in ‘Designing Security for a Windows 2003 Network’. Consequently companies can identify exactly what they need and what certifications are needed for the job.
Browse our website for up to date advice here: mcsa-courses.co.uk or comptiacertification.co.uk.
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