Network and PC support staff are increasingly sought after in the UK, as companies become progressively more dependent on their technical advice and fixing and repairing abilities. Whereupon our society becomes more and more beholden to computers and networks, we simultaneously inevitably become increasingly dependent on the commercially qualified network engineers, who ensure the systems function properly.
Technology and IT is one of the most exciting and ground-breaking industries to be involved in today. To be working on the cutting-edge of technology puts you at the fore-front of developments that will affect us all over the next generation. We are really only just beginning to understand how this will truly impact our way of life. The way we communicate and interact with everyone around us will be significantly affected by technology and the web.
A standard IT technician across the UK has been shown to get much more than fellow workers in other market sectors. Average remuneration packages are hard to beat nationally. It's no secret that there is a considerable nationwide demand for trained and qualified IT technicians. In addition, with the constant growth in the marketplace, it appears this will be the case for a good while yet.
Ensure all your qualifications are current and commercially required - forget programs that only give in-house certificates. The main industry leaders such as Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe or CompTIA have nationally approved skills programmes. These big-hitters will give some sparkle to your CV.
A subtle way that course providers make a lot more is by adding exam fees upfront to the cost of a course and presenting it as a guarantee for your exams. This looks like a great idea for the student, but is it really:
You'll pay for it one way or another. One thing's for sure - it isn't free - they've simply charged more for the whole training package. Qualifying on the first 'go' is what everyone wants to do. Entering examinations one by one and paying as you go makes it far more likely you'll pass first time - you put the effort in and are aware of the costs involved.
Why should you pay your training company up-front for exams? Hold on to your money and pay for the exam when you're ready, instead of paying any mark-up - and do it locally - rather than in some remote place. A great deal of money is made by a significant number of organisations who take the exam money up-front. For various reasons, many students don't take their exams and so the company is quids-in. Astoundingly enough, providers exist that depend on students not taking their exams - as that's very profitable for them. Remember, in the majority of cases of 'exam guarantees' - you are not in control of when you can do your re-takes. Subsequent exam attempts are only authorised at the company's say so.
Shelling out hundreds or thousands of pounds on an 'Exam Guarantee' is naive - when hard work, commitment and the right preparation via exam simulations is what will really guarantee success.
Make sure you don't get caught-up, as a lot of students can, on the certification itself. Training is not an end in itself; you should be geared towards the actual job at the end of it. You need to remain focused on where you want to go. It's quite usual, in many cases, to obtain tremendous satisfaction from a year of studying and then find yourself trapped for decades in a job you hate, as an upshot of not doing the correct level of soul-searching when you should've - at the outset.
You must also consider your feelings on career progression and earning potential, and if you're ambitious or not. You need to know what industry expects from you, what qualifications they want you to have and in what way you can develop commercial experience. Your likely to need help from an advisor that knows the commercial realities of the sector you think may suit you, and is able to give you 'A day in the life of' outline for that career-path. This really is of paramount importance because you obviously have to know if you're going down the right road.
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