| ite some achievement that you're on the right | | | | * Often attendees are trying to maintain a quick |
| track! Only one in ten folks say they enjoy their | | | | pace, others want a more steady pace and not |
| work, but the majority simply moan about it and | | | | be forced to adopt an uncomfortable speed for |
| that's it. As you've reached this page we have a | | | | them. This causes tension and bad atmosphere a |
| hunch that you're finding out about training, so | | | | lot of the time. |
| even now you're ahead of the game. Now you | | | | * And don't overlook the added financial outlay of |
| just need to research and follow-through. | | | | arranging transport and accommodation either. |
| It's advisable to get some help before you start - | | | | Often, this will cost hundreds and even thousands |
| talk to a knowledgeable person; a guide who can | | | | of pounds extra. Sit down and add it up - you'll |
| really get to know you and find the best job role | | | | get a shock. |
| for you, and offer only the learning programs that | | | | * Do you really want any chance of getting |
| will suit you: | | | | passed-over for a possible promotion or salary |
| * Do you see yourself dealing with people? Is that | | | | hikes because your employer knows you're |
| as part of a team or with a lot of new people? It | | | | retraining. |
| could be working by yourself on specific tasks | | | | * How many of us have avoided posing that |
| would be more your thing? | | | | question we were dying to ask, just because we |
| * Have you given much thought to which area | | | | wanted to fit in? |
| you choose to work in? (Post credit crunch, it's | | | | * You should remember, days in-centre become |
| more important than ever to choose well.) | | | | simply undoable, where you work or live away |
| * Is this the final time you envisage re-training, | | | | for some part of the year. |
| and based on that, do you suppose your new | | | | Many students discover a more flexible approach |
| career will allow you to do that? | | | | is to utilise ready-made, videoed classes in the |
| * Do you have the assurance that the training | | | | comfort of your own home - taking them when |
| program you've chosen will offer you | | | | it's convenient to you - not anyone else. Imagine... |
| employment opportunities, and make it possible to | | | | Using a laptop you can learn wherever you want. |
| keep you in work up to the time you want to | | | | And 24 hr-a-day support is just a web-browser |
| stop? | | | | away in case you get challenged. There's no need |
| A predominant industry in Great Britain that can | | | | to take notes - all the lessons and background |
| satisfy a trainee's demands is the IT sector. | | | | info are laid out on a plate. And if you want to |
| There's a need for more qualified workers in the | | | | repeat anything, just do it. The final upshot: |
| industry, - take a look at any jobs website and | | | | Reduced stress, less cost, and absolutely no |
| there'll be a long list. Don't misunderstand and think | | | | travelling. |
| it's all nerdy people looking at their | | | | Traditional teaching in classrooms, using textbooks |
| computerscreens the whole time - it's much more | | | | and whiteboards, is an up-hill struggle for the |
| diverse than that. The majority of the people in | | | | majority of us. If all this is ringing some familiar |
| the industry are just like the rest of us, with jobs | | | | bells, look for learning programmes which feature |
| they enjoy and better than average salaries. | | | | interactive and multimedia modules. Many years of |
| A big contender for the biggest issue to be got | | | | research has time and time again demonstrated |
| round in the IT training sector is often the | | | | that getting into our studies physically, is much |
| 'in-centre' workshop requirement. Many training | | | | more conducive to long-term memory. |
| academies push the positive points of taking part | | | | You can now study via interactive CD and DVD |
| in these events, however, they quickly become a | | | | ROM's. Real-world classes from the instructors will |
| burden to be carried because of: | | | | mean you'll learn your subject through their |
| * All that travelling - lots of journeys and | | | | teaching and demonstrations. Then you test your |
| sometimes hundreds of miles each time. | | | | knowledge by utilising the practice lab's and |
| * Workshop availability; frequently Monday to | | | | modules. It makes sense to see a small selection |
| Friday and sometimes 2-3 days at a time. This | | | | of training examples before you make your |
| can be difficult to get the leave of absence. | | | | decision. What you want are video tutorials, |
| * Usually, we end up feeling 4 weeks holiday each | | | | instructor demo's and a variety of audio-visual and |
| year isn't enough by far. Spend at least half of | | | | interactive sections. |
| this for training events and you'll experience even | | | | Go for disc based courseware (On CD or DVD) |
| more problems. | | | | where possible. Thus avoiding all the issues |
| * 'In-Centre' workshop days invariably become | | | | associated with the variability of broadband quality |
| over full. | | | | and service. |