Only one in ten people in this country are pleased and contented with their working life. The vast majority of course will just stay there. You've reached this paragraph, which surely means that you've realised change must come.

We'd recommend that prior to beginning any individual training program, you run through some things with a mentor who knows the industry and can point you in the right direction. Such a person will go through personality profiling with you and help you sort out a role to fit you:

* Do you like working on your own or is being part of a team an important option?

* What elements are you looking for from the market sector you work in? (If it's stability you're after, you might think twice about banks or the building industry right now.)

* Once you've trained, how many years work do anticipate working, and will the industry give you the confidence that will happen?

* Are you worried with regard to the possibility of finding new employment, and staying employable all the way until retirement?

We request you to have a good look at the IT industry - there are increasingly more positions than workers to do them, because it's a rare career choice where the industry is growing. Contrary to the beliefs of some, it isn't just geeks gazing at their computer screens the whole day (though naturally some jobs are like that.) The majority of jobs are occupied by people like you and me who enjoy better than average salaries.

Most people don't even think to ask about something that can make a profound difference to their results - the way the company breaks up the courseware elements, and into what particular chunks. You may think that it makes sense (with training often lasting 2 or 3 years to achieve full certification,) for a training company to release one module at a time, until you've passed all the exams. But: Maybe the order of study prescribed by the provider doesn't suit you. It may be difficult to get through all the sections at the speed required?

Put simply, the best option is to have their ideal 'order' of training laid out, but to receive all the materials up-front. Everything is then in your possession in case you don't finish quite as quick as they'd want.

Potential Students looking to build a career in IT normally have no idea of which route to follow, or which market to get qualified in. What are the chances of us grasping the many facets of a particular career if we've never been there? Maybe we have never met anyone who is in that area at all. Generally, the way to deal with this question appropriately comes from a deep talk over a number of areas:

* Personality plays a starring role - what gives you a 'kick', and what are the activities that really turn you off.

* What sort of time-frame do you want for retraining?

* What priority do you place on travelling time and locality vs salary?

* Many students don't properly consider the energy demanded to get fully certified.

* You need to understand what differentiates each area of training.

To be honest, the only way to research these matters will be via a meeting with an advisor that has years of experience in computing (and more importantly it's commercial needs and requirements.)

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