Should you be aspiring to become Cisco accredited, but you've not yet worked with switches and routers, initially you should go for the CCNA training. This educates you in the knowledge you need to understand routers. The world wide web is built up of many routers, and large commercial ventures with several different sites also use them to connect their computer networks.
The kind of jobs requiring this type of qualification mean the chances are you'll work for large commercial ventures that have several different sites but still need contact. On the other hand, you might end up being employed by an internet service provider. Either way, you'll be in demand and can expect a high salary.
If you haven't yet had any experience of routers, then qualifying up to the CCNA level is the right level to aim for - at this stage avoid being tempted to do the CCNP. Once you've worked for a few years, you can decide if it's appropriate for you to go to the level of CCNP.
We can't make a big enough deal out of this point: You absolutely must have proper 24x7 support from professional instructors. You'll severely regret it if you don't.
some companies only provide email support (slow), and telephone support is usually to a call-centre which will just take down the issue and email it over to their technical team - who'll call back sometime over the next 1-3 days, at a suitable time to them. This is all next to useless if you're stuck with a particular problem and only have a specific time you can study.
As long as you look hard, you will find the very best companies which give students online support around the clock - including evenings, nights and weekends.
You can't afford to accept a lower level of service. Direct-access round-the-clock support is the only kind to make the grade when it comes to technical courses. Maybe late-evening study is not your thing; often though, we're working when traditional support if offered.
Students who consider this area of study often have a very practical outlook on work, and don't always take well to classrooms, and slogging through piles of books. If this is putting you off studying, use multimedia, interactive learning, where you can learn everything on-screen.
If we can involve all our senses in the learning process, then the results are usually dramatically better.
Courses are now available via DVD-ROM discs, where your computer becomes the centre of your learning. Through video streaming, you can sit back and watch the teachers showing you precisely how it's all done, and then practice yourself - in a virtual lab environment.
It's very important to see the type of training provided by any company that you may want to train through. You'll want to see that they include video demo's and interactive elements such as practice lab's.
Opt for actual CD or DVD ROM's whenever you can. You can then avoid all the difficulties of broadband outages, failure and signal quality issues etc.
Be alert that all accreditations you're studying for are recognised by industry and are current. Training companies own certificates are not normally useful in gaining employment.
Only properly recognised examinations from companies such as Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco and CompTIA will have any meaning to employers.
What is the reason why academic qualifications are less in demand than the more commercial qualifications?
With a growing demand for specific technological expertise, the IT sector has been required to move to specific, honed-in training only available through the vendors themselves - for example companies like Microsoft, CompTIA, CISCO and Adobe. Frequently this is at a far reduced cost both money and time wise.
They do this through concentrating on the skills that are really needed (alongside a relevant amount of background knowledge,) instead of trawling through all the background detail and 'fluff' that degree courses often do (to fill up a syllabus or course).
It's a bit like the TV advert: 'It does what it says on the tin'. All an employer has to do is know what they need doing, and then request applicants with the correct exam numbers. They'll know then that all applicants can do what they need.
The kind of jobs requiring this type of qualification mean the chances are you'll work for large commercial ventures that have several different sites but still need contact. On the other hand, you might end up being employed by an internet service provider. Either way, you'll be in demand and can expect a high salary.
If you haven't yet had any experience of routers, then qualifying up to the CCNA level is the right level to aim for - at this stage avoid being tempted to do the CCNP. Once you've worked for a few years, you can decide if it's appropriate for you to go to the level of CCNP.
We can't make a big enough deal out of this point: You absolutely must have proper 24x7 support from professional instructors. You'll severely regret it if you don't.
some companies only provide email support (slow), and telephone support is usually to a call-centre which will just take down the issue and email it over to their technical team - who'll call back sometime over the next 1-3 days, at a suitable time to them. This is all next to useless if you're stuck with a particular problem and only have a specific time you can study.
As long as you look hard, you will find the very best companies which give students online support around the clock - including evenings, nights and weekends.
You can't afford to accept a lower level of service. Direct-access round-the-clock support is the only kind to make the grade when it comes to technical courses. Maybe late-evening study is not your thing; often though, we're working when traditional support if offered.
Students who consider this area of study often have a very practical outlook on work, and don't always take well to classrooms, and slogging through piles of books. If this is putting you off studying, use multimedia, interactive learning, where you can learn everything on-screen.
If we can involve all our senses in the learning process, then the results are usually dramatically better.
Courses are now available via DVD-ROM discs, where your computer becomes the centre of your learning. Through video streaming, you can sit back and watch the teachers showing you precisely how it's all done, and then practice yourself - in a virtual lab environment.
It's very important to see the type of training provided by any company that you may want to train through. You'll want to see that they include video demo's and interactive elements such as practice lab's.
Opt for actual CD or DVD ROM's whenever you can. You can then avoid all the difficulties of broadband outages, failure and signal quality issues etc.
Be alert that all accreditations you're studying for are recognised by industry and are current. Training companies own certificates are not normally useful in gaining employment.
Only properly recognised examinations from companies such as Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco and CompTIA will have any meaning to employers.
What is the reason why academic qualifications are less in demand than the more commercial qualifications?
With a growing demand for specific technological expertise, the IT sector has been required to move to specific, honed-in training only available through the vendors themselves - for example companies like Microsoft, CompTIA, CISCO and Adobe. Frequently this is at a far reduced cost both money and time wise.
They do this through concentrating on the skills that are really needed (alongside a relevant amount of background knowledge,) instead of trawling through all the background detail and 'fluff' that degree courses often do (to fill up a syllabus or course).
It's a bit like the TV advert: 'It does what it says on the tin'. All an employer has to do is know what they need doing, and then request applicants with the correct exam numbers. They'll know then that all applicants can do what they need.
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