It makes sense if you're just starting out to begin your career track with a training course in software-support. In addition to getting a useful comprehension of a different aspect of the business, it will give you a certification for you to get started in the IT market. The MCDST ('Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician') might be suitable in these circumstances. The whole career training-track of 'MCDST', MCTS and 'MCITP' may well be finished in about a year if you're learning part-time around a job. Don't ever feel under pressure to make the right decisions on the best career track without help though. You'll need to be certain that the instruction methods & the subsequent profession will be good for you, so talk things through with a professional I.T. training consultant first. If you do not concentrate closely on exactly where you want to get to, you may find that you're way off track and thousands of pounds worse off!

So many training providers are all about the certification, and completely miss the reasons for getting there - which will always be getting the job or career you want. You should always begin with the final destination in mind - don't make the journey more important than where you want to get to. It's common, in some situations, to obtain tremendous satisfaction from a year of studying only to end up putting 20 long years into a job you hate, as a consequence of not performing some decent due-diligence at the outset.

Take time to understand how you feel about earning potential and career progression, and whether you intend to be quite ambitious. You should understand what industry expects from you, which particular exams are needed and where you'll pick-up experience from. Prior to embarking on a particular study course, trainees are advised to discuss individual career requirements with an experienced professional, in order to be sure the learning programme covers all that is required.

We're often asked why qualifications from colleges and universities are being overtaken by more commercially accredited qualifications? With 3 and 4 year academic degree costs becoming a tall order for many, together with the IT sector's recognition that accreditation-based training is often far more commercially relevant, we've seen a dramatic increase in Microsoft, CompTIA, CISCO and Adobe based training routes that create knowledgeable employees at a much reduced cost in terms of money and time. In a nutshell, students are simply taught the necessary specifics in depth. Actually, it's not quite as pared down as that, but the principle remains that students need to cover the precise skills needed (with some necessary background) - without trying to cram in every other area (as degree courses are known to do).

It's rather like the advert: 'It does what it says on the label'. The company just needs to know what they're looking for, and then match up the appropriate exam numbers as a requirement. Then they're assured that a potential employee can do exactly what's required.

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