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A fraction of the working population in the UK today are enjoying job satisfaction. The vast majority of course will take no action. The fact that you’ve got this far at least tells us that you’ve realised change must come.

We’d recommend that before you start a course of training, you have a conversation with someone who is familiar with the working environment and can point you in the right direction. The right person will be able to assess your personal likes and dislikes and give you guidance on the right role for you:

* Do you like working on your own or is being part of a team an essential criteria for you?

* What do you need from the market sector you work in? (Things do change - look at the building trade, or banks for example.)

* Should this be the only time you’ll need to re-qualify?

* Will this new qualification make it easier to get a good job, and be gainfully employed until sixty five?

We would advise you to really explore the IT industry - there are increasingly more jobs than staff to fill them, plus it’s a rare career choice where the sector is on the grow. In contrast to the beliefs of some, it isn’t just geeks looking at screens every day (though naturally some jobs are like that.) Most positions are filled by average folk who like receiving larger than average salaries.

A competent and practiced advisor (as opposed to a salesman) will want to thoroughly discuss your current experience level and abilities. This is vital for establishing the point at which you need to start your studies.

With a bit of commercial experience or qualifications, it may be that your starting point of study is now at a different level to a new student.

If this is your first stab at studying for an IT examination then you might also want to begin with a user-skills course first.

Look at the following points and pay great regard to them if you believe the sales ploy of examination guarantees seems like a good idea:

Of course it isn’t free - you’re still coughing up for it - the price has simply been included in the whole thing.

Should you seriously need to get a first time pass, then you should avoid exam guarantees and pay when entering exams, give it the necessary attention and be ready for the task.

Why should you pay a college in advance for exam fees? Find the best deal you can at the appropriate time, don’t pay mark-ups - and do it in a local testing centre - not at somewhere of their bidding.

Big margins are netted by some training companies that get money for exam fees in advance. A number of students don’t take them for various reasons but the company keeps the money. Astoundingly enough, providers exist who depend on students not taking their exams - as that’s very profitable for them.

Also, you should consider what an ‘exam guarantee’ really means. Most companies will not pay for re-takes until you’re able to demonstrate an excellent mock pass rate.

Spending hundreds or even thousands extra on ‘Exam Guarantees’ is remiss - when a commitment to studying and the use of authorised exam preparation tools is what will really see you through.

Don’t put too much store, as can often be the case, on the certification itself. You’re not training for the sake of training; you should be geared towards the actual job at the end of it. Begin and continue with the end in mind.

You could be training for only a year and end up doing the actual job for 10-20 years. Don’t make the error of choosing what sounds like an ‘interesting’ training program and then spend decades in a job you don’t like!

Set targets for earning potential and what level of ambition fits you. Often, this changes which particular accreditations will be required and what you can expect to give industry in return.

Seek guidance and advice from an experienced industry advisor, even if there’s a fee involved - it’s much safer and cheaper to find out at the beginning if your choices are appropriate, rather than find out after 2 years that you aren’t going to enjoy the job you’ve chosen and have to start from the beginning again.

Some training providers only provide support available from 9-6 (office hours) and sometimes later on specific days; not many go late into the evening (after 8-9pm) or cover weekends properly.

Look for training where you can access help at any time you choose (even 1am on Sunday morning!) You want direct-access to qualified mentors and tutors, and not access to a call-in service which takes messages - so you’re parked in a queue of others waiting to be called back at a convenient time for them.

As long as you look hard, you will find professional companies who offer direct-access online support all the time - at any time of day or night.

Never settle for less than you need and deserve. 24×7 support is the only kind to make the grade for computer-based training. Maybe late-evening study is not your thing; but for most of us, we’re out at work at the time when most support is available.

Sometimes, folks don’t understand what IT is all about. It’s electrifying, revolutionary, and means you’re doing your bit in the gigantic wave of technology that will affect us all over the next generation.

We’re barely beginning to get a handle on how this will truly impact our way of life. The way we interrelate with the rest of the world will be inordinately affected by technology and the internet.

A usual IT worker over this country as a whole will also earn significantly more than equivalent professionals outside of IT. Mean average remuneration packages are hard to beat nationally.

There is a substantial nationwide need for trained and qualified IT technicians. In addition, as the industry constantly develops, it looks like there’s going to be for quite some time to come.

(C) Jason Kendall. Pop over to LearningLolly.com for great ideas on Computer Training Courses and SQL Training.

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