Nice One! As you’re reading this article you’re probably toying with the idea of getting re-qualified for a new job – so already you’ve made a start. Less of us than you’d think are happy and fulfilled in our work, but most complain but just stay there. So, why not be one of the few who actually do something about it.

We’d strongly advise that in advance of taking any study program, you have a conversation with someone who is familiar with the working environment and can give you advice. Such a person will go through personality profiling with you and assist in finding the right role for you:

* Would you like to work with others? If so, do you like working with the same people or do you want to meet lots of new people? Or would you rather work alone with a task?

* The banks and building sector are a little shaky at the moment, so which sector will be best for you?

* Once you’ve trained, how many years work do anticipate working, and can the industry you choose offer you that opportunity?

* Is it important for your retraining to be in a market sector where you’re comfortable your chances of gainful employment are high until your pension kicks in?

We request you to consider the IT sector – there are a larger number of positions than workers to do them, because it’s a rare career choice where the sector is still growing. In contrast to what some people would have you think, it isn’t just geeks lost in their PC’s the whole day (though those jobs exist.) Most positions are done by average folk who want to earn a very good living.

It’s important to understand: a training itself or an accreditation is not the ultimate goal; the career that you want to end up in is. Far too many training organisations completely prioritise the piece of paper.

It’s unfortunate, but the majority of trainees start out on programs that sound marvellous in the sales literature, but which gets us a career that doesn’t satisfy. Talk to many university graduates to see what we mean.

Stay tuned-in to where you want to go, and formulate your training based on that – not the other way round. Stay focused on the end-goal – making sure you’re training for a career you’ll enjoy for years to come.

We recommend that students seek advice from a skilled professional before you begin some particular training path, so you can be sure that the content of a learning package provides the appropriate skill-set.

A successful training package will undoubtedly also offer fully authorised exam preparation systems.

Avoid relying on unauthorised exam papers and questions. Their phraseology can be completely unlike authorised versions – and often this creates real issues when the proper exam time arrives.

A way to build self-confidence is if you check how much you know through quizzes and mock ups of exams before you take the proper exam.

When was the last time you considered how safe your job is? Normally, this isn’t an issue until something goes wrong. But really, the reality is that our job security has gone the way of the dodo, for nearly everyone now.

Of course, a sector experiencing fast growth, where there just aren’t enough staff to go round (as there is a massive shortfall of trained staff), creates the conditions for lasting job security.

Reviewing the computer market, the recent e-Skills survey showed an over 26 percent shortage in trained professionals. Therefore, for every 4 jobs existing across computing, businesses can only source trained staff for 3 of the 4.

This single idea on its own is the backbone of why Great Britain desperately needs considerably more new trainees to join the Information Technology market.

It would be hard to imagine if a better time or market settings is ever likely to exist for obtaining certification in this rapidly increasing and budding industry.

Ask almost any skilled consultant and they can normally tell you many terrible tales of students who’ve been conned by dodgy salespeople. Stick to an industry professional who quizzes you to discover the most appropriate thing for you – not for their paycheque! It’s very important to locate a starting-point that will suit you.

In some circumstances, the training start-point for a person with some experience is massively different to someone without.

If this is going to be your initial attempt at studying to take an IT exam then it may be wise to start out with some basic Microsoft package and Windows skills first.

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