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Nice One! As you’re looking at this we guess you must be considering getting re-qualified for a new job - so you’ve already done more than most. Only one in ten of us are pleased to go to work each day, but no action is ever taken. So, why not be one of the few who actually do something about it.

We’d politely request that prior to beginning any study program, you chat with an expert who has knowledge of the industry and can give you advice. They can assess your personality and help you find your ideal job to train for:

* Do you want to interact with other people? 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 building trade and the banking industry are facing difficulties right now, so which industry will be best for you?

* Having completed your retraining, would you like this skill to see you to retirement age?

* Is it important for the course you’re re-training in to be in an area where as far as you can see you will be able to work up to retirement age?

Pay attention to the IT sector, that’s our recommendation - you’ll find it’s one of the only market sectors still on the grow in this country and overseas. And the salaries are much higher than most.

Most commercial training providers will only offer support available from 9-6 (office hours) and sometimes later on specific days; most won’t answer after 8-9pm at the latest and frequently never at the weekends.

Many only provide email support (too slow), and phone support is usually just a call-centre that will take the information and email an instructor - who’ll call back sometime over the next 1-3 days, when it suits them. This is not a lot of use if you’re lost and confused and only have certain times available in which to do your studies.

We recommend looking for training programs that incorporate three or four individual support centres from around the world. All of them should be combined to give a single entry point together with access round-the-clock, when it’s convenient for you, without any problems.

You can’t afford to accept less than this. Online 24×7 support is the only kind that ever makes the grade for technical learning. It’s possible you don’t intend to study late evenings; but for the majority of us however, we’re at work when traditional support if offered.

Beware of putting too much emphasis, as many people do, on the training process. You’re not training for the sake of training; this is about employment. Focus on the end-goal.

You could be training for only a year and end up performing the job-role for decades. Avoid the mistake of finding what seems like an ‘interesting’ training program and then spend decades in something you don’t even enjoy!

Prioritise understanding the exact expectations industry will have. Which exams they will want you to have and how you’ll build your experience level. It’s definitely worth spending time thinking about how far you reckon you’re going to want to progress your career as often it can present a very specific set of certifications.

Speak to an experienced industry professional who understands the work you’re contemplating, and could provide a detailed run-down of the kind of things you’ll be doing on a daily basis. Researching these areas well before starting out on a study course will save you both time and money.

Does job security really exist anywhere now? In the UK for instance, with industry changing its mind on a day-to-day basis, we’d question whether it does.

Whereas a sector experiencing fast growth, with huge staffing demands (because of a massive shortfall of fully trained people), creates the conditions for proper job security.

A recent United Kingdom e-Skills analysis showed that more than 26 percent of all IT positions available remain unfilled mainly due to a huge deficit of well-trained staff. It follows then that out of each 4 positions existing in IT, employers can only locate trained staff for three of them.

Gaining in-depth commercial computer accreditation is correspondingly a ‘Fast Track’ to achieve a continuing and satisfying occupation.

We can’t imagine if a better time or market conditions is ever likely to exist for getting trained into this swiftly emerging and blossoming market.

Exam ‘guarantees’ are sometimes offered as part of a training package - they always involve paying for the exam fees up-front, at the very beginning of your studies. However, prior to embracing the chance of a guarantee, think about this:

You’re paying for it one way or another. It’s definitely not free - it’s just been rolled into the price of the whole package.

The fact is that when students fund their own exams, one at a time, the chances are they’re going to pass first time - as they are conscious of their payment and therefore will put more effort into their preparation.

Sit the exam somewhere local and don’t pay up-front, but seek out the best deal for you when you’re ready.

Considerable numbers of unscrupulous training companies net big margins because they’re getting paid for examinations upfront and hoping either that you won’t take them, or it will be a long time before you do.

Also, exam guarantees often have very little value. The majority of companies won’t pay again for an exam until you’ve completely satisfied them that you’re ready this time.

Splashing out often many hundreds of pounds extra on an ‘Exam Guarantee’ is naive - when a commitment to studying and the use of authorised exam preparation tools is what will get you through.

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