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CompTIA A + has a total of four exams and sections to study, but you only have to pass two of them to be thought of as qualified. Because of this, many educational establishments stick to just two options. However, training you in all four will help you to build a far deeper level of understanding of your subject, which you\’ll come to realise is essential in the commercial world.

As well as being taught how to build and fix computers, students on an A+ training course will be taught how to operate in antistatic conditions, along with remote access, fault finding and diagnostics.

If you add Network+ training to your A+, you will additionally be able to assist with or manage networks of computers, meaning you\’re in a position to move further up the career path.

The classroom style of learning we remember from school, involving piles of reference textbooks, is an up-hill struggle for the majority of us. If this sounds like you, dig around for more practical courses which have a majority of interactive, multimedia parts.

Memory is vastly improved when we use multiple senses – this has been an accepted fact in expert circles for decades now.

Interactive full motion video involving demonstration and virtual lab\’s will beat books every time. And you\’ll actually enjoy doing them.

You must ensure that you see the type of training provided by the company you\’re considering. Be sure that they contain video, demonstrations and various interactive elements.

It doesn\’t make sense to choose training that is only available online. Because of the variable quality and reliability of your average broadband company, it makes sense to have actual CD or DVD ROM\’s.

Quite often, students have issues with one area of their training which is often not even considered: The breakdown of the course materials before being sent out to you.

Typically, you will purchase a course staged over 2 or 3 years and get posted one section at a time – from one exam to the next. This may seem sensible until you think about these factors:

Many students find that the trainer\’s usual training route doesn\’t suit. Sometimes, a different order of study is more expedient. And what happens if they don\’t finish in the allotted time?

In all honesty, the best option is to have a copy of their prescribed order of study, but to receive all the materials up-front. It\’s then all yours in the event you don\’t complete everything within their ideal time-table.

It only makes sense to consider study programs which will move onto industry acknowledged certifications. There\’s an endless list of minor schools suggesting \’in-house\’ certificates which are worthless in today\’s commercial market.

If the accreditation doesn\’t feature a conglomerate such as Microsoft, CompTIA, Adobe or Cisco, then it\’s likely it could have been a waste of time and effort – because it won\’t give an employer any directly-useable skills.

Searching for your first position in IT can feel more straightforward with the help of a Job Placement Assistance service. In reality it isn\’t a complex operation to land your first job – as long as you\’re correctly trained and certified; because there\’s still a great need for IT skills in the UK today.

One important thing though, don\’t wait till you have completed your exams before getting your CV updated. As soon as you start studying, enter details of your study programme and tell people about it!

Having the possibility of an interview is more than not being known. Often junior jobs are got by trainees (who\’ve only just left first base.)

Generally, you\’ll receive better performance from a specialised and independent local recruitment service than any training provider\’s employment division, because they\’ll know the area better.

To bottom line it, as long as you put the same commitment into finding a position as into studying, you\’re not going to hit many challenges. Some students bizarrely put hundreds of hours into their training course and then just stop once they\’ve got certified and seem to expect employers to find them.

(C) S. Edwards 2009. Visit Comptia Courses or acertification.co.uk.

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