You have to make sure that all your certifications are current and what employers are looking for - you're wasting your time with programmes which lead to some in-house certificate (which is as useless as if you'd printed it yourself). If your certification doesn't come from a company like Microsoft, CompTIA, Adobe or Cisco, then it's likely it will be commercially useless - as it'll be an unknown commodity.

The two exams are 640/802, and they can be divided as follows - The 'CCENT' ('Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician') examination - often known as the ICND1 (Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 - 640/822) exam, & the ICND2 (640/816) exam. Each of these abbreviations don't help to clarify things for the person coming into IT, however the most straightforward bit of advice is normally to look at the 'CCNA' 640/802 as a combined certification. A very good career training track for 'Cisco' students would be a combined program starting with 'CompTIA A+' , then CompTIA N+ & then the more specialised 'Cisco' CCNA. You'll want to allow yourself roughly 400-500 hrs of study for a combined track such as this. Much like just about all specialist training programs, 24-hour direct access student support should be available to allow you to study & ask about any queries anytime the need occurs. The proper studying materials are essential - go for inter-active multimedia disc-based products, & an accredited & reliable examination prep system.

Don't put too much store, as many people do, on the training course itself. Training is not an end in itself; this is about gaining commercial employment. Focus on the end-goal. It's a sad fact, but the majority of trainees begin programs that seem spectacular from the syllabus guide, but which delivers a career that doesn't fulfil at all. Talk to many college leavers for examples.

Spend some time thinking about what you want to earn and whether you're an ambitious person or not. This will influence what precise exams you will need and what'll be expected of you in your new role. Before setting out on a particular training program, trainees are advised to discuss individual job requirements with an experienced advisor, to ensure the retraining programme covers everything needed.

One feature offered by some training providers is a programme of Job Placement assistance. This is designed to help you find your first job in the industry. But don't place too much emphasis on it - it's easy for companies marketing departments to make it sound harder than it is. At the end of the day, the need for well trained IT people in the UK is why employers will be interested in you.

Ideally you should have CV and Interview advice and support though; additionally, we would recommend all students to bring their CV up to date the day they start training - don't procrastinate and leave it until you've graduated or passed any exams. Having the possibility of an interview is more than not being known. A decent number of junior support jobs are got by trainees (sometimes when they've only just got going.) Most often, a specialist locally based employment service (who will get paid by the employer when they've placed you) will perform better than any division of a training company. In addition, they will no doubt be familiar with the local area and commercial needs.

Do be sure that you don't put hundreds of hours of effort into your studies, and then do nothing more and imagine someone else is miraculously going to secure your first position. Stop procrastinating and get on with the job. Channel the same energy and enthusiasm into landing the right position as it took to pass the exams.

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