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Just ten percent of adults in this country are pleased and contented with their working life. The vast majority of course will take no action. You’ve reached this paragraph, which at a minimum means that you’ve realised change must come.

We suggest that you discuss your ideas first – find someone who knows the industry; someone who’ll give you career advice based on what works best for you, and offer only the training programs you may be suited to:

* Would you like to work with others? If the answer’s yes, would you enjoy being part of a team or are you hoping to meet new people? Alternatively, do you like to deal with your responsibilities alone?

* What thoughts are fundamental when considering the market sector you’ll work in?

* Is it important that this should be the last time you’ll need to re-qualify?

* Are you worried about the possibility of getting new work, and being in demand in the employment market right up to retirement?

The most significant market sector in Great Britain that fulfils the above criteria is Information Technology. There’s a need for more skilled workers in the industry, just check out any jobs website and you will find them yourself. Don’t misunderstand and think it’s all techie people gazing towards theirscreens all day – it’s much more diverse than that. The majority of workers in the industry are just like you and me, with well paid and stimulating jobs.

Many training companies offer a Job Placement Assistance facility, designed to steer you into your first job. But don’t place too much emphasis on it – it isn’t unusual for their marketing department to make it sound harder than it is. The fact of the matter is, the need for well trained IT people in Britain is the reason you’ll find a job.

However, what is relevant is to have help and assistance with preparing a CV and getting interviews though; and we’d encourage all students to get their CV updated as soon as training commences – don’t delay until you’ve graduated or passed any exams.

It’s possible that you won’t have even qualified when you land your first junior support job; but this won’t be the case if your CV isn’t in front of employers.

Actually, a specialist locally based employment service (who will get paid commission to place you) will perform better than any division of a training company. In addition, they will no doubt know the local area and commercial needs.

Certainly ensure you don’t put hundreds of hours of effort into your studies, only to stop and imagine someone else is miraculously going to find you a job. Stand up for yourself and get out there. Channel the same focus into finding your first job as it took to get qualified.

Often, individuals don’t really get what IT can do for us. It’s thrilling, changing, and puts you at the fore-front of developments in technology affecting everyones lives in the 21st century.

We’re only just starting to get an inclination of how technology will influence everything we do. Computers and the Internet will massively revolutionise how we see and interact with the world as a whole over the years to come.

A standard IT employee in Great Britain has been shown to get a lot more than equivalent professionals in another industry. Standard IT remuneration packages are hard to beat nationally.

Due to the technological sector emerging nationally and internationally, it’s likely that demand for appropriately qualified IT professionals will remain buoyant for years to come.

Starting with the idea that we have to home-in on the employment that excites us first, before we can even weigh up which training course fulfils our needs, how are we supposed to find the way that suits us?

As with no commercial background in the IT industry, how could any of us know what anyone doing a particular job actually does?

To come through this, we need to discuss a variety of definitive areas:

* The kind of individual you think yourself to be – the tasks that you get enjoyment from, and don’t forget – what makes you unhappy.

* Are you hoping to get certified for a particular reason – for example, do you aim to work from home (self-employment possibly?)?

* Where do you stand on job satisfaction vs salary?

* Learning what typical career roles and sectors are – and what makes them different.

* It’s wise to spend some time thinking about the amount of time and effort you’ll put into gaining your certifications.

For the majority of us, considering all these ideas will require meeting with an experienced pro who can investigate each area with you. And we’re not only talking about the accreditations – but the commercial requirements and expectations also.

Consider only learning programmes which move onto commercially acknowledged accreditations. There’s a plethora of small colleges pushing unknown ‘in-house’ certificates which aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on when it comes to finding a job.

Unless your qualification is issued by a big-hitter like Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco or CompTIA, then chances are it will have been a waste of time – as no-one will have heard of it.

Written by Scott Edwards. Try comptiacertification.co.uk or MCSE Courses.