Hello one and all, now for some help ta.

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Hello Steve here, My background is started of buy doing a Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship when I left school, went to the EITB and college to gain City and Guilds in Mechanical Engineering and also certificate in craftsmanship, as soon as I had completed the engineering side of my life I joined BT who I have been with for 20 years.
Started off by fitting business lines, then moved onto fitting kilostreams modems etc, then moved onto fitting the larger equipment racks that contained various types of equipment Megastream etc.
For the last ten years I have been planning BT's various types of equipment within it's exchanges, was SDH which then moved onto 21cn products UBB, EFM,LLU etc etc.
Now for why I am here, I would like to move on in BT and I was hoping this would be the place to help so get ready for loads of questions.
And can I ask my first one now please, right it has been a few years since I did any kind of exams etc, I would like to work my way to CCNA but I want to take it one step at a time ( hey I am old so I have to ) would the following be the correct order to start my courses in to help get CCNA.

A+
COMP TIA A+ 220-601
COMP TIA A+ 220-602

N+
N10-003

CCENT-640-822

And then one year maybe the CCNA.

Just want to make sure I am starting at the right point and then moving towards the correct qualifications to help keep me employed until I retire ( only 25 years to go woohoo ).

Please feel free to shot me down in flames or help out where you can as this is my very first step on the long ladder to helping me start a new direction in my life.

Steve.

 

Hi Steve and welcome, i think Kens idea of joining some professional associations is a good one.

 

Thanks for that guys, it never even crossed my mind about them, I have a chap in my office who is in the ITP will have a chat to him next week.

Steve.

 

Hi & welcome to CF

NB

 

Hello and welcome to CF

As others have already said, it seems that you already have a good plan set out. Good luck with your studies!

Jim - i've never really completely understood the benefits you get from BCS etc other than for the cv and also for networking...am i missing something? (not for one second saying that the aforementioned aren't important!)

Dave

 

Welcome to the forum!