Congratulations! As you're looking at this we guess you must be considering learning new skills to change career - so already you've made a start. Less of us than you'd think are satisfied with our careers, but it's rare anyone does more than moan. You could be a member of the few who decide to make the change.

With regard to specific training programs, find an expert who can help you sort out what to look for. An advisor who will take time to ask questions about your likes and dislikes, and discover what type of job will be right for you:

* Do you operate better working alone or is being part of a team an essential criteria for you?

* What do you require from the market sector you work in? (Things do change - look at the building trade, or banks for example.)

* How long a career do you hope to have once retrained, and can the industry you choose offer you that opportunity?

* Are you worried about your chances of getting another job, and being gainfully employed right up to retirement?

The most significant market sector in this country that fulfils the above criteria is Information Technology. There's a need for more knowledgeable staff in this market, - take a look at any job site and you'll discover what we mean. But don't think it's all nerdy people sitting in front ofscreens the whole time - there are loads more jobs than that. The majority of the people in the industry are people of average intelligence, with jobs they enjoy and better than average salaries.

Don't put too much store, as many people do, on the training course itself. Training for training's sake is generally pointless; you're training to become commercially employable. You need to remain focused on where you want to go. It's quite usual, in some situations, to obtain tremendous satisfaction from a year of studying but end up spending 10 or 20 years in a job you hate, as an upshot of not doing the correct level of soul-searching at the beginning.

Take time to understand how you feel about career progression and earning potential, plus your level of ambition. It's vital to know what will be expected of you, what particular qualifications will be required and in what way you can develop commercial experience. Look for help from a skilled professional who 'gets' the commercial realities of the area you're interested in, and who can give you 'A day in the life of' outline of of what you'll be doing during your working week. It's good sense to know if this change is right for you well before you embark on your training program. There's little point in starting your training only to realise you've made a huge mistake.

Ask almost any practiced advisor and they'll entertain you with many worrying experiences of how students have been duped by salespeople. Make sure you deal with someone that asks some in-depth questions to uncover the best thing for you - not for their retirement-fund! Dig until you find an ideal starting-point that fits you. If you've got a strong background, or maybe some real-world experience (maybe some existing accreditation?) then it's likely your starting level will vary from a trainee who has no experience. If this is your first attempt at studying for an IT examination then you should consider whether to begin with user-skills and software training first.

All programs you're considering should always lead to a fully recognised major qualification at the finale - and not some unimportant 'in-house' printed certificate to hang in your hallway. You'll find that only recognised examinations from the likes of Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe and CompTIA will have any meaning to employers.

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