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  • Okaly doke, I know quite a few of you work in the IT area or at least have some idea about this.

    As a sub-career until I get going on my dream job (lol), I wanted to further what I already do in my spare time as the logical choice for a decent job. I already fix most people’s computers anyway and fiddle about quite alot with my own. Im pretty into most aspects of computing bar generic data input type things. More in the technical side.

    I have the opportunity to borrow some dolla to do a course. Although I know there are alot out there these days, mostly worthless to harvest cash. Does anyone have an experience with short courses that will get me going? I’m not after a 20k+ job a year at the moment, entry level, technician assistant type area. Or something.

    I’ve heard about CompTIA which are meant to be good? These are available in week courses. I know week learning isn’t as good as a year long courses, but I need a job now and with barely any qualifications I’m struggling. These seems like the best next step!

    Cheers.

    @Dom_sufc 363863 wrote:

    Okaly doke, I know quite a few of you work in the IT area or at least have some idea about this.

    As a sub-career until I get going on my dream job (lol), I wanted to further what I already do in my spare time as the logical choice for a decent job. I already fix most people’s computers anyway and fiddle about quite alot with my own. Im pretty into most aspects of computing bar generic data input type things. More in the technical side.

    I have the opportunity to borrow some dolla to do a course. Although I know there are alot out there these days, mostly worthless to harvest cash. Does anyone have an experience with short courses that will get me going? I’m not after a 20k+ job a year at the moment, entry level, technician assistant type area. Or something.

    I’ve heard about CompTIA which are meant to be good? These are available in week courses. I know week learning isn’t as good as a year long courses, but I need a job now and with barely any qualifications I’m struggling. These seems like the best next step!

    Cheers.

    I would also be very interested in the answer to this.

    I’m also looking for a online MCSE Course (ironically I prefer open source/Linux but MS stuff is what is used still on many desktops and corporate networks) and so MCSE qualifications are valued. I already have a full time IT job but want something I can do in my limited spare time.

    I think MCSE is best to go for as the only work left in England is second line desktop support (i.e actually fixinfg peoples computers). all the rest of the interesting jobs (development and creative things) have been bangalored.

    Cisco certification may also be good but it ties you down to working for big companies as SME’s mostly can’t afford “proper” Cisco kit, its too fucking expensive!

    @General Lighting 363868 wrote:

    I’m also looking for a online MCSE Course (ironically I prefer open source/Linux but MS stuff is what is used still on many desktops and corporate networks) and so MCSE qualifications are valued. I already have a full time IT job but want something I can do in my limited spare time.

    I think MCSE is best to go for as the only work left in England is second line desktop support (i.e actually fixinfg peoples computers). all the rest of the interesting jobs (development and creative things) have been bangalored.

    Cisco certification may also be good but it ties you down to working for big companies as SME’s mostly can’t afford “proper” Cisco kit, its too fucking expensive!

    A friend did the MCSE course over 2 years and I think they put him directly into a decent position afterwards. If I remember right, it was somewhere between 3 and 4 Grand. I will see if there are any accelerated courses about.

    I do actually see quite a few IT jobs about, I mean mostly maybe not particularly interesting though. 1st line is telephone support right, what does 2nd line involve?

    It would be nice to work physically with systems rather than asking some bint on the other end if she has tryed turning it off and on again :laugh_at:

    I’m also quite interested in Design to be honest. Although wasn’t my initial choice, it’s something I’ve taught myself over the last year using Photoshop and more recently Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Fireworks. I still wonder if I am creative enough to make it professionally though. Funnily enough, the more acid I take, the better my day to day ideas are for projects :weee:

    So with this in mind I may be interested in this section too. Mostly design though, I don’t find coding CSS fun at all. Maybe when I get more experienced with it…

    @Dom_sufc 363873 wrote:

    A friend did the MCSE course over 2 years and I think they put him directly into a decent position afterwards. If I remember right, it was somewhere between 3 and 4 Grand. I will see if there are any accelerated courses about.

    I do actually see quite a few IT jobs about, I mean mostly maybe not particularly interesting though. 1st line is telephone support right, what does 2nd line involve?

    2nd line is going out to fix PC’s etc and 3rd line is back end support (mostly server etc)

    Ahh I see.

    MCSE Training – MCSA Training – MCSE Courses

    This website seems quite good. Some good information. I sent for an Email pack which contains the next step. They seem to base their marketing on offering the important courses without the unnecessary rubbish which accounts for the normally expensive ones you can take elsewhere. I think these are home based CD courses possibly, but with good support.

    im interested in integrated databases using PHP etc… web creation shit, so design & databases..

    thats what i wanna work in anyway

    i find it fun.. well fun as far as a job would go

    @joshd96320 363902 wrote:

    im interested in integrated databases using PHP etc… web creation shit, so design & databases..

    thats what i wanna work in anyway

    i find it fun.. well fun as far as a job would go

    You might find this website interesting.

    Home – Opening doors to a better future

    I just applied for something on there again. Check their vacancies for you area.

    chers 4 da link 🙂

    no results in my area though :O

    if i do choose the apprentice route, im gunna apply for BT when i finish my A levels (need an ICT A level) – theres an ICT apprenticeship i like the look of, and the place is accessible to me

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