Database Career Course Providers - Update

By Jason Kendall

What kind of things do you expect the top of the range Microsoft accredited suppliers to offer a client in Britain in this day and age? Undoubtedly, the most supreme Gold Partner training tracks certified by Microsoft, offering a portfolio of courses to take you into different areas of the IT industry.

You'll want to consider all the options with somebody who is on familiar terms with the commercial needs of the market, and has the ability to guide you towards the best kind of work to suit your abilities and character.

When you've chosen the job you'd like to get into, a relevant course has to be selected that's suits your needs. This should be personalised for you.

One useful service that several companies offer is a Job Placement Assistance program. This is to assist your search for your first position. With the growing skills shortage in the United Kingdom today, it's not necessary to make too much of this option though. It's not as difficult as you may be led to believe to land employment once you're properly qualified.

Update your CV at the beginning of your training though - look to your training company for advice on how to do this. Don't procrastinate and leave it until you've graduated or passed any exams.

Many junior support roles have been bagged by students who are still learning and haven't got any qualifications yet. At the very least this will get you on your way.

You'll normally experience better performance from an independent and specialised local recruitment consultancy than you will through a training company's employment division, because they'll know the local area and commercial needs better.

Fundamentally, if you put the same amount of effort into landing your first job as into training, you won't have any problems. Some trainees inexplicably conscientiously work through their training course and just give up once they've passed their exams and appear to be under the impression that jobs will come to them.

We can't make a big enough deal out of this point: You have to get round-the-clock 24x7 support from professional instructors. You will have so many problems later if you don't follow this rule rigidly.

Be wary of any training providers that use 'out-of-hours' messaging systems - with your call-back scheduled for normal office hours. It's not a lot of help when you've got study issues and could do with an answer during your scheduled study period.

Keep your eyes open for colleges that use several support centres around the globe in several time-zones. These should be integrated to offer a simple interface as well as 24x7 access, when you want it, with no hassle.

Don't accept second best where support is concerned. Most trainees who fall by the wayside, would have had a different experience if they'd got the right support package in the first place.

Beginning from the viewpoint that we have to home-in on the area of most interest first, before we can even mull over which training program fulfils our needs, how are we supposed to find the way that suits us?

I mean, if you don't have any know-how of IT in the workplace, how can you expect to know what someone in a particular field fills their day with? Let alone decide on what educational path would be most appropriate for ultimate success.

Reflection on the following issues is imperative if you need to expose the right answer for you:

* Your individual personality as well as your interests - which working tasks please or frustrate you.

* Are you hoping to re-train for a certain raison d'etre - for example, is it your goal to work based from home (being your own boss?)?

* The income requirements that are important to you?

* With so many different sectors to gain certifications for in the IT industry - you'll need to gain some key facts on what sets them apart.

* How much time you're prepared to set aside for obtaining your certification.

To cut through all the jargon and confusion, and discover the most viable option for your success, have an informal chat with an industry expert and advisor; an individual that understands the commercial reality whilst covering the certifications.

Far too many companies only look at the plaque to hang on your wall, and completely miss what you actually need - which will always be getting the job or career you want. Always begin with where you want to get to - don't get hung-up on the training vehicle.

It's unfortunate, but the majority of trainees start out on programs that sound magnificent from the prospectus, but which delivers a career that doesn't satisfy. Talk to many college students and you'll see where we're coming from.

Never let your focus stray from where you want to get to, and formulate your training based on that - avoid getting them back-to-front. Keep your eyes on your goals and begin studying for a career that will keep you happy for many years.

All students are advised to chat with an industry professional before deciding on their training path. This gives some measure of assurance that it contains the commercially required skills for that career path. - 33394

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