Good for you! Discovering this piece suggests you're contemplating your career, and if it's re-training you're considering that means you've taken it further than most. Can you believe that a small minority of us consider ourselves satisfied and happy at work - yet the vast majority of us won't do a thing about it. We implore you to be different and make a start - think about how you could enjoy Monday mornings.
It's in your interests that in advance of taking any study program, you chat with an expert who has knowledge of the industry and can point you in the right direction. They can assess your personality and give you guidance on the right role for you:
* Do you enjoy a busy working environment? Perhaps you like being a team player? Or you may prefer task-orientated work that you deal with by yourself?
* Are you thinking carefully about which area you would be suited to? (In this economy, it's vital to get it right.)
* Having completed your retraining, would you like this skill to get you jobs for the rest of your working life?
* Is it important for the course you're re-training in to be in an industry where you're comfortable you'll have a job until retirement?
When listing your options, it's relevant that one of your key sectors is the IT industry - it's common knowledge that it's on the grow. IT isn't all techie geeks gazing at their PC's all day - we know there are those roles, but most jobs are filled with ordinary people who do very well out of it.
Accredited simulation materials and exam preparation packages are a must - and must be sought from your course provider.
Be sure that your practice exams are not just posing the correct questions on the correct subjects, but ask them in the way that the actual final exam will structure them. This can really throw some trainees if the phraseology and format is completely different.
Practice exams can be very useful as a resource to you - so much so, that at your actual exams, you don't get uptight.
Most training companies only provide office hours or extended office hours support; most won't answer after 8-9pm at the latest and frequently never at the weekends.
You'll be waiting ages for an answer with email based support, and phone support is often to a call-centre that will make some notes and then email an advisor - who will then call back sometime over the next 24hrs, at a time suitable for them. This is no good if you're stuck with a particular problem and have a one hour time-slot in which to study.
The best training colleges offer an internet-based round-the-clock facility combining multiple support operations from around the world. You'll have a single, easy-to-use environment which seamlessly accesses whichever office is appropriate no matter what time of day it is: Support on demand.
Don't under any circumstances take a lower level of service. Support round-the-clock is really your only option with computer-based learning. Maybe late-evening study is not your thing; but for most of us, we're out at work at the time when most support is available.
Many people question why traditional degrees are less in demand than the more commercially accredited qualifications?
As demand increases for knowledge about more and more complex technology, industry has of necessity moved to specialist courses that can only be obtained from the actual vendors - in other words companies like Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and CompTIA. This usually turns out to involve less time and financial outlay.
Essentially, only that which is required is learned. Actually, it's not quite as pared down as that, but principally the objective has to be to cover the precise skills needed (alongside some required background) - without going into too much detail in everything else - in the way that academic establishments often do.
In simple terms: Authorised IT qualifications provide exactly what an employer needs - the title says it all: i.e. I am a 'Microsoft Certified Professional' in 'Designing Security for a Windows 2003 Network'. Consequently employers can identify just what their needs are and which qualifications are needed for the job.
The market provides an excess of employment in IT. Arriving at the correct choice in this uncertainty can be very difficult.
Since without any previous experience in computing, how could any of us understand what someone in a particular job does?
Ultimately, a well-informed resolution will only come from a systematic investigation covering many shifting areas:
* The kind of person you are - which things you get enjoyment from, and conversely - what you definitely don't enjoy.
* What length of time can you allocate for your training?
* What priority do you place on salary vs the travel required?
* Many students don't properly consider the level of commitment demanded to achieve their goals.
* The time and energy you will spend on getting qualified.
In all honesty, it's obvious that the only real way to seek advice on these matters tends to be through a good talk with an advisor that understands Information Technology (and more importantly the commercial needs.) - 33394
It's in your interests that in advance of taking any study program, you chat with an expert who has knowledge of the industry and can point you in the right direction. They can assess your personality and give you guidance on the right role for you:
* Do you enjoy a busy working environment? Perhaps you like being a team player? Or you may prefer task-orientated work that you deal with by yourself?
* Are you thinking carefully about which area you would be suited to? (In this economy, it's vital to get it right.)
* Having completed your retraining, would you like this skill to get you jobs for the rest of your working life?
* Is it important for the course you're re-training in to be in an industry where you're comfortable you'll have a job until retirement?
When listing your options, it's relevant that one of your key sectors is the IT industry - it's common knowledge that it's on the grow. IT isn't all techie geeks gazing at their PC's all day - we know there are those roles, but most jobs are filled with ordinary people who do very well out of it.
Accredited simulation materials and exam preparation packages are a must - and must be sought from your course provider.
Be sure that your practice exams are not just posing the correct questions on the correct subjects, but ask them in the way that the actual final exam will structure them. This can really throw some trainees if the phraseology and format is completely different.
Practice exams can be very useful as a resource to you - so much so, that at your actual exams, you don't get uptight.
Most training companies only provide office hours or extended office hours support; most won't answer after 8-9pm at the latest and frequently never at the weekends.
You'll be waiting ages for an answer with email based support, and phone support is often to a call-centre that will make some notes and then email an advisor - who will then call back sometime over the next 24hrs, at a time suitable for them. This is no good if you're stuck with a particular problem and have a one hour time-slot in which to study.
The best training colleges offer an internet-based round-the-clock facility combining multiple support operations from around the world. You'll have a single, easy-to-use environment which seamlessly accesses whichever office is appropriate no matter what time of day it is: Support on demand.
Don't under any circumstances take a lower level of service. Support round-the-clock is really your only option with computer-based learning. Maybe late-evening study is not your thing; but for most of us, we're out at work at the time when most support is available.
Many people question why traditional degrees are less in demand than the more commercially accredited qualifications?
As demand increases for knowledge about more and more complex technology, industry has of necessity moved to specialist courses that can only be obtained from the actual vendors - in other words companies like Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and CompTIA. This usually turns out to involve less time and financial outlay.
Essentially, only that which is required is learned. Actually, it's not quite as pared down as that, but principally the objective has to be to cover the precise skills needed (alongside some required background) - without going into too much detail in everything else - in the way that academic establishments often do.
In simple terms: Authorised IT qualifications provide exactly what an employer needs - the title says it all: i.e. I am a 'Microsoft Certified Professional' in 'Designing Security for a Windows 2003 Network'. Consequently employers can identify just what their needs are and which qualifications are needed for the job.
The market provides an excess of employment in IT. Arriving at the correct choice in this uncertainty can be very difficult.
Since without any previous experience in computing, how could any of us understand what someone in a particular job does?
Ultimately, a well-informed resolution will only come from a systematic investigation covering many shifting areas:
* The kind of person you are - which things you get enjoyment from, and conversely - what you definitely don't enjoy.
* What length of time can you allocate for your training?
* What priority do you place on salary vs the travel required?
* Many students don't properly consider the level of commitment demanded to achieve their goals.
* The time and energy you will spend on getting qualified.
In all honesty, it's obvious that the only real way to seek advice on these matters tends to be through a good talk with an advisor that understands Information Technology (and more importantly the commercial needs.) - 33394
