IT Training Providers In Detail
It’s quite some achievement that you’re reading this article! A small number of workers enjoy their work and find it stimulating, but most of us just bitch about it and take no action. The fact that you’re here means it’s likely that you’re finding out about training, so well done to you. Take your time now to research and follow-through.
We’d recommend that in advance of taking a training course, you run through some things with a mentor who is familiar with the working environment and can advise you. They can look at aspects of your personality and help you find your ideal job to train for:
* Do you operate better working alone or is being in a team environment an essential criteria for you?
* Banking and building are not coping well today, so which sector would suit you best?
* Is it important that this should be the last time you will need more qualifications?
* Are you happy that the training program you’ve chosen will make you employable, and have the ability to allow you to work up to retirement age?
The biggest industry in Great Britain that fulfils the above criteria is Information Technology. There’s a demand for more knowledgeable people in this market, just check out any jobs website and you will find them yourself. Don’t misunderstand and think it’s full of techie geeks gazing towards theirscreens all the time – it’s much more diverse than that. Large numbers of workers in the computer industry are just like the rest of us, and they have very interesting and well paid jobs.
Look at the following facts in detail if you think the marketing blurb about an ‘Exam Guarantee’ sounds great value:
In this day and age, we’re a little bit more aware of sales ploys – and most of us know that for sure it is actually an additional cost to us – they’re not just being charitable and doling out freebies!
Qualifying on the first ‘go’ is what everyone wants to do. Taking your exams progressively when it’s appropriate and funding them as you go sees you much better placed to get through first time – you prepare appropriately and think carefully about the costs.
Take your exams somewhere local and find the best exam deal or offer available then.
A great deal of money is secured by a significant number of organisations that take the exam money up-front. For various reasons, many students don’t take their exams but no refunds are given. Believe it or not, there are providers that depend on students not taking their exams – as that’s how they make a lot of their profit.
Additionally, many exam guarantees are worthless. The majority of companies won’t pay for you to re-take until you’re able to demonstrate an excellent mock pass rate.
Exams taken at VUE and Prometric centres are currently clocking in at an average of 112 pounds in the UK. Why pay exorbitant charges for ‘Exam Guarantees’ (most often hidden in the package) – when the best course materials, the right level of support and exam preparation systems and a dose of commitment and effort are what’s required.
Many trainers provide a shelf full of reference manuals. This can be very boring and not really conducive to achieving retention.
We see a huge improvement in memory retention when we use multiple senses – this has been an accepted fact in expert circles for decades now.
Courses are now available via DVD-ROM discs, where your computer becomes the centre of your learning. Utilising the latest video technology, you can watch instructors demonstrating how to perform the required skill, and then have a go at it yourself – via the interactive virtual lab’s.
You must ensure that you see some example materials from your chosen company. It’s essential they incorporate video demo’s and interactive elements such as practice lab’s.
Opt for disc based courseware (On CD or DVD) where possible. This then avoids all the potential pitfalls with broadband ‘downtime’ or slow-speeds.
Wouldn’t it be great to know for sure that our careers are safe and the future is protected, however, the truth for the majority of jobs around the United Kingdom right now is that security just isn’t there anymore.
We can however locate market-level security, by probing for areas of high demand, coupled with a lack of qualified workers.
Taking the computing sector for example, a key e-Skills study showed massive skills shortages across the UK of over 26 percent. To explain it in a different way, this highlights that the UK can only find three qualified staff for each 4 job positions available at the moment.
This single reality in itself is the backbone of why the UK is in need of a lot more workers to get trained and become part of the IT industry.
Actually, seeking in-depth commercial IT training as you progress through the years to come is very likely the safest career direction you could choose.
At the top of your shopping list for a training program should be proper direct-access 24×7 support with dedicated instructors and mentors. Far too often we see trainers who only seem to want to help while they’re in the office (9am till 6pm, Monday till Friday usually) and nothing at the weekends.
Locate training schools where you can receive help at all hours of the day and night (irrespective of whether it’s the wee hours on Sunday morning!) Make sure it’s always direct-access to qualified mentors and tutors, and not access to a call-in service which takes messages – so you’re parked in a queue of others waiting to be called back when it’s convenient for them.
It’s possible to find the top providers which offer online support at all times – even in the middle of the night.
Never make the mistake of compromise where support is concerned. Most students that drop-out or fail, are in that situation because of a lack of support.
Consider only learning programmes which progress to industry accepted certifications. There are way too many small colleges offering ‘in-house’ certificates which will prove unusable in today’s commercial market.
All the major commercial players such as Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe or CompTIA each have nationally acknowledged proficiency programs. These big-hitters will make sure you’re employable.
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