Programs for IT Training Simplified

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Good for you! As you’re reading this article we guess you must be considering getting re-qualified for a new job – that means you’ve already taken one more step than the majority. A small minority of us are pleased to go to work each day, but it’s rare anyone does more than moan. So, why not be one of the few who take responsibility for their future.

It’s in your interests that prior to beginning any study program, you have a conversation with someone who can see the bigger picture and can give you advice. They can look at aspects of your personality and help you sort out a role to fit you:

* Is it your preference to work in isolation or is being part of a team an important option?

* What elements are you looking for from the industry your job is in? (Things do change – look at the building trade, or banks for example.)

* Should this be the last time you will need more qualifications?

* Do you feel uncomfortable with regard to the possibility of finding new employment, and being gainfully employed until you plan to retire?

We would advise you to really explore Information Technology – there are greater numbers of jobs than workers to do them, because it’s one of the few choices of career where the industry is on the grow. In contrast to what some people believe, it isn’t a bunch of techie geeks gazing at their computer screens every day (if you like the sound of that though, they do exist.) The vast majority of roles are filled by people like you and me who enjoy better than average salaries.

A number of people presume that the traditional school, college or university track is the way they should go. So why then are commercial certificates becoming more in demand? Corporate based study (in industry terminology) is more effective in the commercial field. Industry is aware that this level of specialised understanding is vital to handle an increasingly more technical world. Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and CompTIA are the key players in this arena. Many degrees, for instance, can often get caught up in vast amounts of loosely associated study – with much too broad a syllabus. This holds a student back from learning the core essentials in sufficient depth.

Think about if you were the employer – and you required somebody who had very specific skills. What should you do: Pore through loads of academic qualifications from hopeful applicants, asking for course details and what workplace skills they have, or pick out specific commercial accreditations that perfectly fit your needs, and draw up from that who you want to speak to. You’ll then be able to concentrate on getting a feel for the person at interview – rather than on the depth of their technical knowledge.

Remember: the training program or the accreditation is not what you’re looking for; the particular job that you want is. Too many training companies put too much weight in just the training course. You could be training for only a year and end up doing the job for 20 years. Avoid the mistake of taking what may be a very ‘interesting’ program only to waste your life away with a job you hate!

Make sure you investigate your leanings around career progression and earning potential, plus your level of ambition. It makes sense to understand what (if any) sacrifices you’ll need to make for a particular role, which qualifications they want you to have and where you’ll pick-up experience from. Before setting out on a study course, it’s good advice to chat over the exact market needs with a professional advisor, in order to be sure the retraining course covers all the necessary elements.

Every program under consideration really needs to work up to a commercially valid qualification at the end – definitely not some ‘in-house’ printed certificate to hang in your hallway. You’ll discover that only industry recognised certification from companies such as Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco and CompTIA will open the doors to employers.

The way a programme is physically sent to you can often be overlooked. How is the courseware broken down? What is the order and what control do you have at what pace it arrives? Students often think it makes sense (with training often lasting 2 or 3 years to pass all the required exams,) for a training company to release one module at a time, as you pass each element. However: Often, the staged breakdown pushed by the company’s salespeople doesn’t suit all of us. What if you find it hard to complete each and every section at the speed required?

Ideally, you’d get ALL the training materials right at the beginning – meaning you’ll have all of them to return to any point – irrespective of any schedule. Variations can then be made to the order that you attack each section if you find another route more intuitive.

Don’t accept anything less than the latest Microsoft (or relevant organisation’s) authorised exam preparation and simulation materials. Due to the fact that many IT examining boards come from the United States, you must be prepared for the way exams are phrased. It’s not sufficient just answering any old technical questions – they need to be in the proper exam format. Simulated exams are very useful for confidence building – so that when you come to take the proper exam, you don’t get uptight.

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