Nice One! As you're looking at this it's likely you're thinking about learning new skills to change career - that puts you way ahead of the crowd. A small minority of us are satisfied with our careers, but it's rare anyone does more than moan. Why not be one of a small number who make a difference in their lives.

It's in your interests that prior to beginning any study program, you discuss your plans with a person who can see the bigger picture and can point you in the right direction. They can assess your personality and help you sort out a role to fit you:

* Do you hope for interaction with others? If you say yes, are you a team player or are you hoping to meet new people? Alternatively, do you like to deal with your responsibilities alone?

* Building and Banking are not coping well today, so which sector will be best for you?

* Having completed your retraining, are you hoping your new skills will give you the ability to serve you till you retire?

* Do you have the assurance that retraining in your chosen sector will make you employable, and make it possible to be employed up to retirement age?

The biggest industry in this country that can satisfy a trainee's demands is Information Technology. There's a demand for more skilled technicians in this sector, - take a look at any job site and you'll see for yourself. However, it's not full of techie geeks sitting in front ofscreens all day long - it's much more diverse than that. Most of workers in the computer industry are just like the rest of us, but they enjoy their work and get well paid.

Now, why ought we to be looking at commercially accredited qualifications instead of more traditional academic qualifications gained through the state educational establishments? As we require increasingly more effective technological know-how, industry has had to move to specialist courses that the vendors themselves supply - in other words companies like Adobe, Microsoft, CISCO and CompTIA. Frequently this is at a far reduced cost both money and time wise. This is done through focusing on the particular skills that are needed (alongside a relevant amount of associated knowledge,) instead of going into the heightened depths of background 'extras' that degrees in computing can get bogged down in (because the syllabus is so wide).

Just like the advert used to say: 'It does what it says on the tin'. Companies need only to know what they need doing, and then advertise for someone with the specific certification. Then they know that anyone who applies can do the necessary work.

Searching for your first position in IT is often made easier if you're offered a Job Placement Assistance service. At the end of the day it's not as hard as some people make out to secure a job - assuming you're well trained and qualified; because there's still a great need for IT skills in the UK today.

Nevertheless, don't leave it until you have finished your training before bringing your CV up to date. As soon as your training commences, mark down what you're doing and place it on jobsites! Getting onto the 'maybe' pile of CV's is better than being rejected. Often junior support jobs are got by trainees (who've only just left first base.) If you'd like to get employment in your home town, then you'll often find that a local (but specialised) recruitment consultancy may be of more use than a national service, due to the fact that they are much more inclined to know what's available near you.

In a nutshell, as long as you put the same commitment into landing a position as into studying, you won't have any problems. A number of men and women curiously spend hundreds of hours on their course materials and then just stop once they've passed their exams and seem to suppose that interviewers know they're there.

Considering how a program is 'delivered' to you is often missed by many students. In what way are your training elements sectioned? What is the order and what control do you have at what pace it arrives? Drop-shipping your training elements one piece at a time, taking into account your exam passes is the usual method of releasing your program. This sounds logical, but you might like to consider this: What could you expect if you didn't actually complete each and every module at the proposed pace? And maybe you'll find their order of completion doesn't come as naturally as another different route may.

To be straight, the perfect answer is to have a copy of their prescribed order of study, but make sure you have all of your learning modules right from the beginning. Meaning you've got it all in case you don't finish within their ideal time-table.

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