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Training in Cisco is designed for people who want to learn about routers and switches. Routers connect networks of computers over the internet or dedicated lines. It’s a good idea that you should start with your CCNA. Don’t be tempted to go straight for a CCNP as it’s a considerable step up – and you really need experience to have a go at this.

It’s vital that you already know a good deal about how computer networks operate and function, as networks are built with routers. Otherwise, you’ll probably struggle. You might look for a course covering the basics in networking – perhaps Network+ and A+, and then do a CCNA course. Some providers offer this as a career track.

Getting your Cisco CCNA is perfectly sufficient to start with; don’t be cajoled into attempting your CCNP. Once you’ve got a few years experience behind you, you will have a feel for whether you need to train up to this level. If so, your experience will serve as the background you require to take on your CCNP – which is quite a hard qualification to acquire – and mustn’t be entered into casually.

A lot of training companies only provide basic 9am till 6pm support (maybe a little earlier or later on certain days); very few go late in the evening or at weekends.

Beware of institutions who use call-centres ‘out-of-hours’ – with the call-back coming in during office hours. It’s no use when you’re stuck on a problem and could do with an answer during your scheduled study period.

The very best programs opt for a web-based round-the-clock system utilising a variety of support centres over many time-zones. You will have an environment which switches seamlessly to the best choice of centres any time of the day or night: Support when it’s needed.

Always choose a training company that gives this level of learning support. As only round-the-clock 24×7 support gives you the confidence to make it.

Beginning with the idea that it makes sense to home-in on the employment that excites us first, before we can even mull over which development program fulfils our needs, how can we choose the right direction?

Perusing a list of odd-sounding and meaningless job titles is no use whatsoever. The vast majority of us have no concept what our own family members do for a living – let alone understand the subtleties of any specific IT role.

To get through to the essence of this, we need to discuss a variety of definitive areas:

* The sort of individual you are – what kind of jobs you enjoy, and on the other side of the coin – what don’t you like doing.

* Do you want to get certified due to a specific motive – for instance, is it your goal to work at home (maybe self-employment?)?

* How highly do you rate salary – is it the most important thing, or is job satisfaction higher up on your priority-list?

* Considering the huge variation that computing covers, you really need to be able to take in what is different.

* You’ll also need to think hard about what kind of effort and commitment you’re going to give to your education.

When all is said and done, the only real way of understanding everything necessary is by means of a long chat with an experienced advisor that has enough background to give you the information required.

Commercial certification is now, undoubtedly, beginning to replace the traditional academic paths into IT – but why is this?

Corporate based study (to use industry-speak) is far more specialised and product-specific. Industry has realised that this level of specialised understanding is essential to meet the requirements of an increasingly more technical marketplace. Adobe, Microsoft, CISCO and CompTIA are the dominant players.

Many degrees, for example, become confusing because of a lot of background study – with much too broad a syllabus. Students are then prevented from getting enough core and in-depth understanding on a specific area.

In simple terms: Authorised IT qualifications give employers exactly what they’re looking for – the title is a complete giveaway: i.e. I am a ‘Microsoft Certified Professional’ in ‘Designing Security for a Windows 2003 Network’. Therefore employers can identify just what their needs are and what certifications are required to perform the job.

A study programme must provide a nationally accepted exam as an end-result – and not some unimportant ‘in-house’ diploma – fit only for filing away and forgetting.

All the major commercial players like Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe or CompTIA all have nationally recognised proficiency programmes. Huge conglomerates such as these will make your CV stand-out.

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