| Career Certification Training In CompTIA Tech Support Explained |
| Written by Jason Kendall |
| Friday, 11 June 2010 08:21 |
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Training for your CompTIA A+ covers 4 different sectors - you'll have to qualify in 2 specialities to reach the level of competent in A+. Because of this, most colleges only offer two of the 4 sectors. To us, this will under prepare you - yes you'll have qualified, but experience of all four will give you a distinct advantage in your working life, where knowledge of all four will be necessary. That's why we believe you should train in the whole course.
Training for your CompTIA A+ covers 4 different sectors - you'll have to qualify in 2 specialities to reach the level of competent in A+. Because of this, most colleges only offer two of the 4 sectors. To us, this will under prepare you - yes you'll have qualified, but experience of all four will give you a distinct advantage in your working life, where knowledge of all four will be necessary. That's why we believe you should train in the whole course. When you embark on the A+ training program you'll be taught how to build computers and fix them, and work in antistatic conditions. Fault finding and diagnostic techniques through hands on and remote access are also covered. If you're considering being the person who is a member of a large organisation - in network support, you'll need to add CompTIA Network+, or alternatively look at doing an MCSA or MCSE with Microsoft as you'll need a wider knowledge of how networks work. A capable and specialised advisor (vs a salesman) will ask questions and seek to comprehend your current experience level and abilities. This is paramount to working out your starting point for training. Sometimes, the starting point of study for a person experienced in some areas can be massively different to someone without. For students beginning IT exams and training anew, it can be helpful to break yourself in gently, kicking off with some basic Microsoft package and Windows skills first. This is often offered with most accreditation programs. A fatal Faux-Pas that potential students often succumb to is to concentrate on the course itself, and not focus on the desired end-result. Schools have thousands of students who took a course because it seemed fun - instead of the program that would surely get them the job they want. Avoid becoming one of those unfortunate people that choose a course that on the surface appears interesting - and get to the final hurdle of an accreditation for a job they hate. Spend some time thinking about what you want to earn and how ambitious you are. This can often control what particular qualifications you'll need to attain and how much effort you'll have to give in return. The best advice for students is to chat with an experienced industry professional before they embark on a training program. This helps to ensure it features what is required for the career path that has been chosen. Watch out that all accreditations you're considering doing will be recognised by employers and are current. The 'in-house' certifications provided by many companies are generally useless. If your certification doesn't come from a conglomerate such as Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA or Adobe, then you may discover it will be commercially useless - because it won't give an employer any directly-useable skills. Looking around, we find a plethora of jobs and positions available in IT. Finding the particular one in this uncertainty can be very difficult. Therefore, if you don't have any know-how of IT in the workplace, how are you equipped to know what some particular IT person does each day? Let alone decide on which educational path would be most appropriate for you to get there. Consideration of many points is essential when you want to get to the right answer for you: * Your personality type and what you're interested in - what kind of work-related things you love or hate. * Why you want to consider moving into Information Technology - is it to overcome a life-long goal like working for yourself for instance. * Is salary further up on your list of priorities than some other areas. * With everything that IT encapsulates, it's obvious you'll need to be able to see the differences. * You should also think long and hard about the amount of time and effort you're going to invest in gaining your certifications. To be honest, you'll find the only real way to research these issues is via a conversation with an advisor or professional who understands computing (and more importantly it's commercial requirements.) |