career change

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Hi all, I have recently decided on a career change into IT. The area I would like to work in is basically the general maintanance and repair of computers( is this classed as computer engineering?)
I was just wondering what would be the best steps to get into this (e.g. courses, jobs at the bottom, steping stones etc) as I am working in a completely irrelivant job field t present.
Many thanks.

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its probably more a technician than an engineer. your best bet would be to start in first line support and move your way up. Have you got any it experience?

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No, it's not considered computer engineering... PC technical support would probably be as close to "general maintanance and repair of computers" as you can get.

Entry-level IT jobs include. but are not limited to, help desk tech, field service tech, and PC repair tech. You might even get into a first-level desktop support role.

The primary entry-level certification is the A+ certification, which lines up extremely well with what you want to do.

Welcome, and best of luck!

 

What he said, I am studying toward the A+ at the mo

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Welcome to the forums and I also agree with the fellas here. Good luck.

 

Thanks a lot for your help much appreciated. Think I'll start looking into the A+