PC and network support technicians are increasingly in demand in this country, as companies have come to depend on their technical advice and skills. The world's requirement for the above mentioned people is constantly growing, as commercial enterprise becomes more and more technologically advanced.
Many trainers provide a shelf full of reference manuals. It's not a very interesting way to learn and isn't the best way to go about studying effectively.
Memory is vastly improved when we use multiple senses - experts have been clear on this for many years.
Study programs now come in disc format, where your computer becomes the centre of your learning. Video streaming means you can watch instructors demonstrating how something is done, and then have a go at it yourself - via the interactive virtual lab's.
It would be silly not to view some of the typical study materials provided before you sign on the dotted line. You should expect videoed instructor demonstrations and interactive modules with audio-visual elements.
Select physical media such as CD or DVD ROM's whenever you can. This then avoids all the potential pitfalls with the variability of broadband quality and service.
Often, students don't think to check on something of absolutely vital importance - the way their training provider actually breaks down and delivers the courseware sections, and into what particular chunks.
Often, you'll enrol on a course requiring 1-3 years study and receive one element at a time until graduation. This may seem sensible until you think about these factors:
What if there are reasons why you can't finish each and every exam? Maybe the prescribed order won't suit you? Due to no fault of yours, you might take a little longer and not get all the study materials as a result.
The ideal circumstances are to get all the training materials sent to you right at the start; the entire thing! This prevents any future issues from rising that will affect your progress.
When did you last consider your job security? Normally, this isn't an issue until we experience a knock-back. Unfortunately, the lesson often learned too late is that job security doesn't really exist anymore, for most of us.
We're able though to locate security at market-level, by looking for areas in high demand, coupled with a shortage of skilled staff.
Investigating the computing market, the most recent e-Skills survey showed a 26 percent skills deficit. Showing that for every 4 jobs existing in the computer industry, we have only 3 certified professionals to fulfil that role.
Fully qualified and commercially accredited new employees are accordingly at an absolute premium, and in all likelihood it will stay that way for a long time.
Quite simply, gaining new qualifications in IT during the years to come is very likely the best career direction you could choose.
A question; why ought we to be looking at commercial qualifications as opposed to more traditional academic qualifications taught at schools and Further Education colleges?
Corporate based study (as it's known in the industry) is far more specialised and product-specific. Industry is aware that this level of specialised understanding is what's needed to service the demands of a technically advancing marketplace. Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and CompTIA are the dominant players.
The training is effectively done by concentrating on the skill-sets required (together with a proportionate degree of background knowledge,) instead of spending months and years on the background non-specific minutiae that computer Science Degrees can often find themselves doing (because the syllabus is so wide).
In simple terms: Commercial IT certifications 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'. Therefore an employer can look at their needs and which qualifications will be suitable to deal with those needs.
Many trainers provide a shelf full of reference manuals. It's not a very interesting way to learn and isn't the best way to go about studying effectively.
Memory is vastly improved when we use multiple senses - experts have been clear on this for many years.
Study programs now come in disc format, where your computer becomes the centre of your learning. Video streaming means you can watch instructors demonstrating how something is done, and then have a go at it yourself - via the interactive virtual lab's.
It would be silly not to view some of the typical study materials provided before you sign on the dotted line. You should expect videoed instructor demonstrations and interactive modules with audio-visual elements.
Select physical media such as CD or DVD ROM's whenever you can. This then avoids all the potential pitfalls with the variability of broadband quality and service.
Often, students don't think to check on something of absolutely vital importance - the way their training provider actually breaks down and delivers the courseware sections, and into what particular chunks.
Often, you'll enrol on a course requiring 1-3 years study and receive one element at a time until graduation. This may seem sensible until you think about these factors:
What if there are reasons why you can't finish each and every exam? Maybe the prescribed order won't suit you? Due to no fault of yours, you might take a little longer and not get all the study materials as a result.
The ideal circumstances are to get all the training materials sent to you right at the start; the entire thing! This prevents any future issues from rising that will affect your progress.
When did you last consider your job security? Normally, this isn't an issue until we experience a knock-back. Unfortunately, the lesson often learned too late is that job security doesn't really exist anymore, for most of us.
We're able though to locate security at market-level, by looking for areas in high demand, coupled with a shortage of skilled staff.
Investigating the computing market, the most recent e-Skills survey showed a 26 percent skills deficit. Showing that for every 4 jobs existing in the computer industry, we have only 3 certified professionals to fulfil that role.
Fully qualified and commercially accredited new employees are accordingly at an absolute premium, and in all likelihood it will stay that way for a long time.
Quite simply, gaining new qualifications in IT during the years to come is very likely the best career direction you could choose.
A question; why ought we to be looking at commercial qualifications as opposed to more traditional academic qualifications taught at schools and Further Education colleges?
Corporate based study (as it's known in the industry) is far more specialised and product-specific. Industry is aware that this level of specialised understanding is what's needed to service the demands of a technically advancing marketplace. Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and CompTIA are the dominant players.
The training is effectively done by concentrating on the skill-sets required (together with a proportionate degree of background knowledge,) instead of spending months and years on the background non-specific minutiae that computer Science Degrees can often find themselves doing (because the syllabus is so wide).
In simple terms: Commercial IT certifications 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'. Therefore an employer can look at their needs and which qualifications will be suitable to deal with those needs.
