Interactive Career Courses In Information Technology Examined
Well Done! By landing here it's likely you're thinking about re-training to work in a different industry - so you've already done more than most
. Only one in ten of us are happy and fulfilled in our work, but it's rare anyone does more than moan. You could be a member of the few who actually do something about it.
We'd recommend that in advance of taking any study program, you have a conversation with someone who is familiar with the working environment and can make recommendations. They can assess your personality and assist in finding the right role for you:
* Is working with other people your thing? Do you like to deal with the public? Maybe you like to deal with tasks that you can get on with on your own?
* Are you thinking carefully about which sector you maybe could work in? (In this economy, it's even more crucial to choose carefully.)
* Once you've trained, how many years work do anticipate working, and can your chosen industry offer you that opportunity?
* Do you have niggles with regard to your chances of finding new employment, and being gainfully employed right up to retirement?
It would be an idea for you to find out more about the IT industry - there are greater numbers of positions than employees, plus it's one of the few choices of career where the sector is growing. Contrary to what some people believe, IT isn't all techie people staring at their computers every day (though naturally some jobs are like that.) The vast majority of roles are done by average folk who want to earn a very good living.
Qualifications from the commercial sector are now, undoubtedly, starting to replace the traditional academic paths into the IT sector - why then is this?
With a growing demand for specific technological expertise, industry has moved to specialist courses that can only be obtained from the actual vendors - that is companies such as Microsoft, CompTIA, CISCO and Adobe. This frequently provides reductions in both cost and time.
They do this by honing in on the actual skills required (alongside an appropriate level of related knowledge,) rather than going into the heightened depths of background 'padding' that degrees in computing can get bogged down in - to fill a three or four year course.
If an employer knows what work they need doing, then they simply need to advertise for someone with a specific qualification. The syllabuses are set to exacting standards and aren't allowed to deviate (in the way that degree courses can).
You should only consider learning programs that lead to commercially recognised qualifications. There are way too many minor schools pushing unknown 'in-house' certificates that are essentially useless in today's commercial market.
If your certification doesn't come from a major player like Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe or CompTIA, then chances are it won't be commercially viable - because no-one will recognise it.
Students who consider this area of study are usually quite practically-minded, and don't really enjoy classrooms, and poring through books and manuals. If this is putting you off studying, go for more modern interactive training, where everything is presented via full motion video.
Long-term memory is enhanced when all our senses are brought into the mix - this has been an accepted fact in expert circles for many years.
Top of the range study programs now offer interactive CD and DVD ROM's. By watching and listening to instructors on video tutorials you'll take everything in through the demonstrations and explanations. Then you test your knowledge by interacting with the software and practicing yourself.
Make sure to obtain a look at some courseware examples from the training company. You should ask for expert-led demonstrations, slideshows and interactive labs where you get to practice.
Opt for CD and DVD ROM based physical training media wherever available. This then avoids all the potential pitfalls with internet connection failure and issues with signal quality.
Charging for examination fees upfront then including an exam guarantee is popular with many training course providers. But look at the facts:
You'll pay for it ultimately. One thing's for sure - it isn't free - they've simply charged more for the whole training package.
We all want to pass first time. Taking your exams progressively in order and paying as you go sees you much better placed to get through first time - you put the effort in and think carefully about the costs.
Shouldn't you be looking to find the best exam deal or offer at the appropriate time, instead of paying a premium to the training company, and to do it locally - instead of the remote centre that's convenient only to the trainer?
A great deal of money is netted by many companies who get money for exam fees in advance. For quite legitimate reasons, a number of students don't get to do their exams but the company keeps the money. Astoundingly enough, there are providers who actually rely on students not sitting all the exams - as that's very profitable for them.
The majority of organisations will require you to sit pre-tests and not allow you to re-take an exam until you've proven conclusively that you can pass - which actually leaves you with no guarantee at all.
VUE and Prometric examinations are currently clocking in at an average of 112 pounds in the UK. Why spend so much more on fees for 'exam guarantees' (often hidden in the cost) - when a quality course, support and exam preparation systems and a dose of commitment and effort are what's required.
by: Jason Kendall.
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