There are a total of 4 specialist training sectors in the A+ syllabus, of which 2 passes are needed for competency in A+. But only learning about 2 of the specialised areas is likely to leave your knowledge base somewhat light. Try to cover all four – this will give you the edge in the working environment.
CompTIA A+ training programs teach diagnostic techniques and fault-finding – via hands on and remote access, alongside building and fixing and working in antistatic conditions.
You may also want to consider doing Network+ as it will enable you to work with networks, which is where the bigger salaries are.
It’s quite a normal occurrence for students not to check on something that can make a profound difference to their results – how their company divides up the physical training materials, and into how many parts.
Often, you will purchase a course taking 1-3 years and receive a module at a time. This sounds logical on one level, until you consider this:
Students often discover that their providers ’standard’ path of training isn’t ideal for them. It’s often the case that a different order of study is more expedient. Could it cause problems if you don’t get everything done within their exact timetable?
To be straight, the best solution is to get an idea of what they recommend as an ideal study order, but get everything up-front. It’s then all yours should you not complete it within their ideal time-table.
Doing your bit in progressive developments in new technology really is electrifying. You become one of a team of people creating a future for us all.
We’re only just starting to understand how all this will mould and change our lives. The way we correlate with the world as a whole will be profoundly affected by computers and the web.
Let’s not forget that on average, the income of a person in the world of IT in the United Kingdom is significantly higher than in other market sectors, therefore you will be in a good position to gain much more with professional IT knowledge, than you could reasonably hope to achieve elsewhere.
It’s evident that we have a great national demand for qualified IT professionals. In addition, with the constant growth in the marketplace, it is likely this pattern will continue for a good while yet.
Many men and women think that the school and FE college route is the right way even now. Why then is commercial certification slowly and steadily replacing it?
As we require increasingly more effective technological know-how, the IT sector has of necessity moved to specific, honed-in training that can only be obtained from the actual vendors – in other words companies such as CISCO, Adobe, Microsoft and CompTIA. Often this saves time and money for the student.
Essentially, the learning just focuses on what’s actually required. It’s not quite as straightforward as that, but the principle remains that students need to cover the precise skills needed (including a degree of required background) – without attempting to cover a bit about all sorts of other things (as universities often do).
It’s a bit like the TV advert: ‘It does what it says on the tin’. The company just needs to know what they’re looking for, and then request applicants with the correct exam numbers. They’ll know then that all applicants can do what they need.
Charging for examination fees as an inclusive element of the package price and offering an ‘Exam Guarantee’ is a popular marketing tool with a good many training companies. But look at the facts:
It’s become essential these days that we have to be a little more ‘marketing-savvy’ – and usually we know that for sure it is something we’re paying for – it’s not because they’re so generous they want to give something away!
Qualifying on the first ‘go’ is what everyone wants to do. Going for exams when it’s appropriate and funding them one at a time puts you in a much stronger position to qualify at the first attempt – you revise thoroughly and are aware of the costs involved.
Go for the best offer you can find at the time, and keep hold of your own money. You also get more choice of where you take your exam – which means you can stay local.
Including money in your training package for exams (plus interest – if you’re financing your study) is a false economy. Don’t line companies bank accounts with your hard-earned cash just to give them more interest! Many will hope you won’t get round to taking them – but they won’t refund the cash.
Re-takes of any failed exams via companies who offer an ‘Exam Guarantee’ are always heavily controlled. They will insist that you take pre-tests first to make sure they think you’re going to pass.
On average, exams cost 112 pounds or thereabouts last year via UK VUE or Prometric centres. Therefore, why splash out often many hundreds of pounds extra to have ‘an Exam Guarantee’, when it’s no secret that the most successful method is a regular, committed, study programme, with an accredited exam preparation system.
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