PC and network support technicians are increasingly in demand in this country, as companies have come to depend on their technical advice and skills. The world's requirement for the above mentioned people is constantly growing, as commercial enterprise becomes more and more technologically advanced.
Many trainers provide a shelf full of reference manuals. It's not a very interesting way to learn and isn't the best way to go about studying effectively.
Many years of research has time and time again confirmed that becoming involved with our studies, to utilise all our senses, is far more likely to produce long-lasting memories.
Study programs now come in disc format, where your computer becomes the centre of your learning. Video streaming means you can watch instructors demonstrating how something is done, and then have a go at it yourself - via the interactive virtual lab's.
Any company that you're considering must be able to demonstrate samples of their courseware. Expect video tutorials, instructor led classes and a wide selection of interactive elements.
Often, companies will only use purely on-line training; and although this is okay the majority of the time, think what will happen if your access to the internet is broken or you only get very a very slow connection sometimes. It is usually safer to have DVD or CD discs that will solve that problem.
It's usual for students to get confused with a single courseware aspect very rarely considered: The method used to 'segment' the courseware before being physically delivered to you.
Most companies will sell you some sort of program spread over 1-3 years, and send out each piece as you finish each section. If you think this sound logical, then consider this:
What if you find the order pushed by the company's salespeople doesn't suit all of us. What if you find it hard to complete every element inside of their particular timetable?
Put simply, the best option is to obtain their recommendation on the best possible order of study, but make sure you have all of your learning modules right from the beginning. Everything is then in your possession in case you don't finish within their ideal time-table.
Most of us would love to think that our jobs will remain secure and our work futures are protected, but the growing reality for the majority of jobs around the UK today seems to be that the marketplace is far from secure.
Whereas a sector experiencing fast growth, where there just aren't enough staff to go round (due to a big shortfall of properly qualified staff), opens the possibility of proper job security.
Recently, a UK e-Skills investigation highlighted that 26 percent of all available IT positions remain unfilled because of a lack of well-trained staff. Put simply, we only have the national capacity to fill 3 out of each 4 job positions in Information Technology (IT).
This one idea alone highlights why the UK is in need of many more people to join the industry.
No better time or market circumstances could exist for gaining qualification for this hugely expanding and blossoming business.
Many people question why traditional degrees are being overtaken by more commercial certificates?
Corporate based study (as it's known in the industry) is far more specialised and product-specific. Industry is aware that this level of specialised understanding is what's needed to service the demands of a technically advancing marketplace. Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and CompTIA are the dominant players.
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 focus on the exact skills required (along with a certain amount of crucial background) - without going into too much detail in all sorts of other things (as degree courses are known to do).
What if you were an employer - and you needed to take on someone with a very particular skill-set. What's the simplest way to find the right person: Pore through reams of different degrees and college qualifications from various applicants, trying to establish what they know and which workplace skills have been attained, or choose particular accreditations that exactly fulfil your criteria, and make your short-list from that. The interview is then more about the person and how they'll fit in - instead of long discussions on technical suitability.
Many trainers provide a shelf full of reference manuals. It's not a very interesting way to learn and isn't the best way to go about studying effectively.
Many years of research has time and time again confirmed that becoming involved with our studies, to utilise all our senses, is far more likely to produce long-lasting memories.
Study programs now come in disc format, where your computer becomes the centre of your learning. Video streaming means you can watch instructors demonstrating how something is done, and then have a go at it yourself - via the interactive virtual lab's.
Any company that you're considering must be able to demonstrate samples of their courseware. Expect video tutorials, instructor led classes and a wide selection of interactive elements.
Often, companies will only use purely on-line training; and although this is okay the majority of the time, think what will happen if your access to the internet is broken or you only get very a very slow connection sometimes. It is usually safer to have DVD or CD discs that will solve that problem.
It's usual for students to get confused with a single courseware aspect very rarely considered: The method used to 'segment' the courseware before being physically delivered to you.
Most companies will sell you some sort of program spread over 1-3 years, and send out each piece as you finish each section. If you think this sound logical, then consider this:
What if you find the order pushed by the company's salespeople doesn't suit all of us. What if you find it hard to complete every element inside of their particular timetable?
Put simply, the best option is to obtain their recommendation on the best possible order of study, but make sure you have all of your learning modules right from the beginning. Everything is then in your possession in case you don't finish within their ideal time-table.
Most of us would love to think that our jobs will remain secure and our work futures are protected, but the growing reality for the majority of jobs around the UK today seems to be that the marketplace is far from secure.
Whereas a sector experiencing fast growth, where there just aren't enough staff to go round (due to a big shortfall of properly qualified staff), opens the possibility of proper job security.
Recently, a UK e-Skills investigation highlighted that 26 percent of all available IT positions remain unfilled because of a lack of well-trained staff. Put simply, we only have the national capacity to fill 3 out of each 4 job positions in Information Technology (IT).
This one idea alone highlights why the UK is in need of many more people to join the industry.
No better time or market circumstances could exist for gaining qualification for this hugely expanding and blossoming business.
Many people question why traditional degrees are being overtaken by more commercial certificates?
Corporate based study (as it's known in the industry) is far more specialised and product-specific. Industry is aware that this level of specialised understanding is what's needed to service the demands of a technically advancing marketplace. Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and CompTIA are the dominant players.
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 focus on the exact skills required (along with a certain amount of crucial background) - without going into too much detail in all sorts of other things (as degree courses are known to do).
What if you were an employer - and you needed to take on someone with a very particular skill-set. What's the simplest way to find the right person: Pore through reams of different degrees and college qualifications from various applicants, trying to establish what they know and which workplace skills have been attained, or choose particular accreditations that exactly fulfil your criteria, and make your short-list from that. The interview is then more about the person and how they'll fit in - instead of long discussions on technical suitability.
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