Network and computer support workers are constantly sought after in Great Britain, as companies are becoming more reliant upon their knowledge and capacity to solve problems. The world’s need for those people is constantly growing, as everything becomes significantly more computer dependent.
Don’t put too much store, as a lot of students can, on the certification itself. Your training isn’t about getting a plaque on your wall; this is about gaining commercial employment. Focus on the end-goal.
Never let yourself become part of the group who choose a training program that seems ‘fun’ or ‘interesting’ – and end up with a plaque on the wall for an unrewarding career path.
You must also consider how you feel about earning potential and career progression, and how ambitious you are. It makes sense to understand what industry expects from you, which certifications will be required and in what way you can develop commercial experience.
We’d recommend you take advice from an experienced advisor before embarking on a particular study programme, so there’s no doubt that the specific package will give the appropriate skill-set.
With so much choice, there’s no surprise that nearly all career changers don’t really understand the best career path they will follow.
What are the chances of us grasping the many facets of a particular career when it’s an alien environment to us? Often we haven’t met someone who performs the role either.
Contemplation on these areas is required if you want to get to the right solution that will work for you:
* Personality factors and what you’re interested in – which work-oriented areas please or frustrate you.
* For what reasons you’re getting involved with computing – it could be you’re looking to achieve a life-long goal like being self-employed for instance.
* Is your income higher on your priority-scale than some other areas.
* Considering all that Information Technology encompasses, it’s important to be able to absorb how they differ.
* You have to appreciate the differences between each area of training.
For most people, dissecting these areas will require meeting with an experienced pro who can explain things properly. And we don’t just mean the accreditations – but also the commercial expectations and needs of the market as well.
We’re regularly asked to explain why qualifications from colleges and universities are less in demand than the more commercial certifications?
Corporate based study (in industry terminology) is most often much more specialised. Industry is aware that a specialist skill-set is what’s needed to handle an acceleratingly technical commercial environment. CISCO, Adobe, Microsoft and CompTIA dominate in this arena.
In essence, only that which is required is learned. It isn’t quite as lean as that might sound, but the most important function is always to cover the precise skills needed (alongside some required background) – without trying to cram in all sorts of other things (as degree courses are known to do).
If an employer understands what work they need doing, then they simply need to advertise for someone with a specific qualification. Syllabuses all have to conform to the same requirements and don’t change between schools (like academia frequently can and does).
Many students come unstuck over one aspect of their training which is often not even considered: The way the training is divided into chunks and sent out to you.
By and large, you will join a program that takes between and 1 and 3 years and receive one element at a time until graduation. While this may sound logical on one level, consider this:
What could you expect if you didn’t actually complete each and every module at the proposed pace? Often the staged order won’t be as easy as another different route may.
Ideally, you want ALL the study materials up-front – giving you them all to return to any point – whenever it suits you. This allows a variation in the order that you attack each section as and when something more intuitive seems right for you.
(C) Scott Edwards 2010. Pop to Web Design Course or www.ComptiaNetworkPlusInfo.co.uk.
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