new member need advice pls

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Hi everyone, This is all new to me so please bare with if i mess up. Looking at a new career in IT starting from scratch, been in touch with a training provider (national IT learning centre) they sound good but not sure if its worth the amount of money. The course is comptia A+, comptia network+ and microsoft certified IT profesional- enterprise support technician. that is at entry level, any information on this company would be most appriciated or would i be better off doing home study. thanx

 

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Personal opinion - study at home, take your time over doing it, enjoy the material you are learning - and don't study for the exams purely for the reason of passing them, study to learn the material.

As for training companies - they work for some, others they don't - I'd rather keep my £1000's and spend it on other things!

Edit - Hi and welcome BTW!

 

Pretty much what he said. ^

The main stength of a TP is that they exploit newbies' ignorance of the certification business and make it seem like magic that only they can unravel.

A decent TP doesn't need to do that.

This forum will tell you what you need to do in terms of certs and study methods.
If you can self-study, go for it.
If you're happier in a classroom or with an instructor, then go for it.

Just do your homework first.

 

Thanx for your input, looks like you know about IT, if i got those qualifications do you think i could get my foot in the door at 36yrs old.

 

Go for MCDST or A+ to start with whilst applying for roles, 1st line or desktop support.

Two thoughts

• You never know unless you try
• Don't try to run before you can walk

 

You can always get your foot in the door.
You just need the right opportunity and a bit of luck.

The mistake is to think that having a list of certs is the key to it all.

 

36 means you've got at least another 24 years work left in you... so, go for it!