by: Jason Kendall
In these days of super efficiency, support workers who are qualified to mend computers and networks, along with giving daily solutions to users, are vital in all sections of industry. Whereupon we are getting more and more beholden to our PC's, we in turn inevitably become increasingly dependent on the well trained IT professionals, who ensure the systems function properly.
You'll come across courses which guarantee examination passes - inevitably that means paying for the exams at the very beginning of your studies. Before you jump at this so-called guarantee, consider this:
It's very clear we're still paying for it - it's not so hard to see that it's already in the overall figure from the training company. Certainly, it's not a freebie - don't think these companies are so generous with their money! Trainees who take each progressive exam, paying as they go are much more likely to pass. They are mindful of what they've paid and take the necessary steps to be up to the task.
Sit the exam somewhere local and look for the very best offer you can at the time. What's the point in paying early for examination fees when you don't need to? Big margins are made by companies charging all their exam fees up-front - and then cashing in when they're not all taken. In addition to this, 'Exam Guarantees' often aren't worth the paper they're written on. Many training companies won't pay again for an exam until you have demonstrated conclusively that you won't fail again.
Due to typical VUE and Prometric exams in the United Kingdom costing around 112 pounds, it's common sense to fund them one by one. It's not in the student's interests to fork out hundreds or thousands of pounds for exams when enrolling on a course. A commitment to studying and the use of authorised exam preparation tools are actually the key to your success.
With all the options available, is it any wonder that a large percentage of career changers balk at what job they will follow. As with no previous experience in the IT industry, how could any of us understand what someone in a particular job does? To attack this, we need to discuss several unique issues:
* Personality factors and interests - what kind of work-oriented areas please or frustrate you.
* Is it your desire to accomplish a closely held aim - for example, working from home someday?
* How highly do you rate salary - is it very important, or is job satisfaction higher up on the priority-scale?
* Some students don't fully understand the energy expected to attain their desired level.
* You have to understand what differentiates all the training areas.
At the end of the day, the only real way of checking this all out is by means of an in-depth discussion with a professional that understands the market well enough to provide solid advice.
Commercial certification is now, without a doubt, already replacing the older academic routes into IT - so why is this? Accreditation-based training (to use industry-speak) is far more effective and specialised. The IT sector has become aware that specialisation is essential to cope with a technologically complex marketplace. Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and CompTIA dominate in this arena. Many degrees, for example, become confusing because of vast amounts of background study - with much too broad a syllabus. This prevents a student from getting enough core and in-depth understanding on a specific area.
It's rather like the advert: 'It does what it says on the label'. Employers simply need to know where they have gaps, and then advertise for someone with the specific certification. That way they can be sure they're interviewing applicants who can do the job.
Most of us would love to think that our careers will always be secure and our work prospects are protected, however, the truth for the majority of jobs around the UK right now seems to be that security may be a thing of the past. Where there are escalating skills shortfalls and increasing demand of course, we generally find a new kind of security in the marketplace; driven by a continual growth, companies just can't get the staff required.
The 2006 United Kingdom e-Skills study highlighted that 26 percent of all IT positions available remain unfilled mainly due to a huge deficit of well-trained staff. To explain it in a different way, this reveals that the UK can only find three properly accredited workers for each four job positions available today. This one fact on its own reveals why the United Kingdom needs many more workers to get trained and enter the IT industry. As the Information Technology market is expanding at such a quick pace, is there any other sector worth considering as a retraining vehicle.
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