Computer Training For Networking Explained

By Jason Kendall

Computer and network support staff are more and more sought after in the UK, as organisations have come to depend on their technical advice and skills. With the increasingly daunting complexities of technology, growing numbers of trained staff are needed to look after the many areas we've come to rely on.

Wouldn't it be great to know for sure that our careers will remain safe and our work prospects are protected, but the likely scenario for the majority of jobs in the UK today is that security just isn't there anymore.

Security can now only exist via a quickly increasing market, driven by a shortfall of trained staff. It's this shortage that creates just the right conditions for a secure marketplace - a far better situation.

Taking a look at the Information Technology (IT) sector, the most recent e-Skills survey showed a 26 percent shortfall of skilled workers. Therefore, for each four job positions existing across Information Technology (IT), businesses can only find enough qualified individuals for 3 of them.

This single truth alone highlights why the United Kingdom needs so many more trainees to get into the industry.

As the Information Technology market is developing at such a speed, is there any other sector worth looking at for a new career.

One crafty way that training providers make a big mark-up is through up-front charges for exams and presenting it as a guarantee for your exams. It looks impressive, but is it really:

You're paying for it one way or another. It's definitely not free - they've just worked it into the package price.

It's everybody's ambition to qualify on the first attempt. Going for exams when it's appropriate and paying as you go sees you much better placed to get through first time - you put the effort in and are mindful of the investment you've made.

Don't pay up-front, but seek out the best deal for you at the time, and avoid college mark-up fees. You'll also be able to choose where to sit the exam - so you can choose somewhere closer to home.

Why tie up your cash (or borrow more than you need) for examination fees when there's absolutely nothing that says you have to? A great deal of money is made because training colleges are getting paid upfront for exams - and then hoping that you won't take them all.

You should fully understand that re-takes through organisations who offer an 'Exam Guarantee' inevitably are heavily regulated. You will be required to do mock exams to make sure they think you're going to pass.

With average Prometric and VUE examinations coming in at approximately 112 pounds in Great Britain, it's common sense to fund them one by one. Not to fork out thousands extra in up-front costs. Commitment, effort and practice with quality exam preparation systems are the factors that really get you through.

Make sure that all your accreditations are what employers want - don't even consider programmes which end up with a useless in-house certificate or plaque.

Only fully recognised qualifications from the likes of Microsoft, Adobe, CompTIA and Cisco will mean anything to employers.

Don't accept anything less than accredited simulation materials and an exam preparation system included in the package you choose.

Ensure that the practice exams are not only asking questions on the correct subjects, but additionally ask them in the way the real exams will phrase them. This really messes up trainees if the phraseology and format is completely different.

A way to build self-confidence is if you test how much you know through tests and practice exams to get you ready for the real thing. - 30202

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