A+ consists of four exams and areas of study, but you only need to achieve certification in two to qualify for your A+. Because of this, many educational establishments restrict their course to just 2 areas. But allowing you to learn about all 4 options will provide you with a far deeper level of understanding of it all, something you’ll discover is vital in the working environment.
Once on the A+ computer training course you’ll become familiar with how to build and repair PC’s and operate in antistatic conditions. You’ll also cover fault-finding and diagnostic techniques, both remotely and via direct access.
If your ambition is maintaining networks, add the very comprehensive CompTIA Network+ to your A+ course. This qualification will enable you to assist you greatly in the job market. Also look at the Microsoft networking qualifications (MCP, MCSA and MCSE).
Many training companies will provide a useful Job Placement Assistance program, to assist your search for your first position. With the growing demand for appropriately skilled people in Great Britain right now, it’s not too important to make too much of this option though. It’s not as difficult as you may be led to believe to find the right work once you’re properly qualified.
Having said that, it’s important to have help and assistance with preparing a CV and getting interviews though; and we’d encourage all students to update their CV the day they start training – don’t wait till you’ve finished your exams.
It’s not uncommon to find that junior support jobs have been bagged by students who’re still on their course and haven’t even passed a single exam yet. This will at least get you on your way.
Normally you’ll get better performance from an independent and specialised local recruitment consultancy than any training company’s national service, as they will understand the local industry and employment needs.
Various men and women, it would appear, spend evenings and weekends on their training and studies (sometimes for years), only to do nothing special when finding a good job. Sell yourself… Do your best to put yourself out there. Don’t expect a job to just fall into your lap.
A question; why is it better to gain commercially accredited qualifications rather than the usual academic qualifications taught at the state educational establishments?
Vendor-based training (in industry terminology) is far more specialised and product-specific. The IT sector has realised that a specialist skill-set is what’s needed to cope with an increasingly more technical commercial environment. Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and CompTIA dominate in this arena.
In essence, only that which is required is learned. It’s slightly more broad than that, but the most important function is always to focus on the exact skills required (including a degree of required background) – without going into too much detail in everything else – in the way that academic establishments often do.
Just as the old advertisement said: ‘It does what it says on the tin’. Companies need only to know where they have gaps, and then match up the appropriate exam numbers as a requirement. Then they’re assured that a potential employee can do exactly what’s required.
For the most part, a everyday trainee doesn’t have a clue how they should get into a computing career, let alone which market they should look at getting trained in.
Scanning lists of IT career possibilities is a complete waste of time. The majority of us don’t even know what our own family members do for a living – so we’re in the dark as to the intricacies of a particular IT career.
The key to answering this dilemma in the best manner stems from a thorough talk over several areas:
* Your individual personality as well as your interests – the sort of work-related things please or frustrate you.
* Is your focus to obtain training for a particular motive – e.g. are you pushing to work based at home (self-employment possibly?)?
* Is your income higher on your list of priorities than other requirements.
* Learning what the main Information technology roles and markets are – including what sets them apart.
* How much effort you’ll have available to put into the training program.
For most of us, dissecting these areas tends to require the help of a professional who knows what they’re talking about. Not only the accreditations – you also need to understand the commercial needs and expectations of industry too.
Many commercial training providers only provide basic 9am till 6pm support (maybe a little earlier or later on certain days); It’s rare to find someone who offers late evening or full weekend cover.
Don’t accept training courses that only support you with an out-sourced call-centre message system after 6-9pm in the evening and during weekends. Companies will defend this with all kinds of excuses. Essentially – you want to be supported when you need the help – not when it’s convenient for them.
The best trainers use multiple support centres around the globe in several time-zones. They use an online interactive interface to seamlessly link them all together, any time of the day or night, help is just seconds away, with no hassle or contact issues.
Always choose a trainer that offers this level of study support. Only true round-the-clock 24×7 support gives you the confidence to make it.
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