Whether you're new to the industry, or an IT professional about to gain acknowledged certifications, you'll find hands-on MSCA training tracks that teach both levels of entry. Find a training provider that's willing to help and to get to know you, and can sort out the ideal path for you, even prior to talking about the course contents. Experts will also be in a position to tell you where to start dependent on your current comprehension or needs.

A sneaky way that colleges make a big mark-up is by adding exam fees upfront to the cost of a course and then including an 'Exam Guarantee'. This sounds impressive, till you look at the facts:

Obviously it isn't free - you're still coughing up for it - it's just been wrapped up in the price of the package. Those who enter their exams one by one, paying as they go are in a much stronger position to qualify at the first attempt. They're aware of their spending and revise more thoroughly to ensure they are ready.

Do the examinations somewhere close to home and go for the best offer you can find when you're ready. Buying a course that includes payments for examinations (and interest charges if you're borrowing money) is madness. Don't line companies bank accounts with your money simply to help their cash-flow! Many will hope you won't get to do them all - but they won't refund the cash. Remember, with most 'Exam Guarantees' - the company decides when you are allowed to do a re-take. Subsequent exam attempts are only authorised at the company's say so.

Due to typical VUE and Prometric examinations costing in the region of 112 pounds in this country, it makes sense to pay as you go. There's no sense in throwing away maybe a thousand pounds extra at the start of your studies. Study, commitment and preparing with good quality mock and practice exams is what will really guarantee success.

An important area that is sometimes not even considered by people considering a training program is the concept of 'training segmentation'. Essentially, this is the way the course is divided up for delivery to you, which makes a huge difference to the point you end up at. The majority of training companies will set up a 2 or 3 year study programme, and deliver each piece one-by-one as you pass each exam. This sounds reasonable until you consider the following: What could you expect if you didn't actually complete each and every exam within the time limits imposed? And maybe you'll find their order of completion won't fit you as well as an alternative path could be.

To avoid any potential future issues, most students now choose to make sure that every element of their training is delivered immediately, and not in stages. It's then up to you how fast or slow and in what order you want to finish things.

Starting with the understanding that it's good to choose the market that sounds most inviting first and foremost, before we can even chew over which career training ticks the right boxes, how do we know the way that suits us? Consequently, without any know-how of IT in the workplace, what chance is there for you to know what some particular IT person actually does day-to-day? And of course decide on which certification program will be most suitable for you to get there. Ultimately, a well-informed answer will only come from a systematic examination of many different criteria:

* Your individual personality and interests - which work-related things you love or hate.

* Is your focus to get qualified due to a particular reason - e.g. are you looking at working based at home (being your own boss?)?

* Is the money you make further up on your wish list than other requirements.

* Learning what the main work roles and markets are - and what makes them different.

* The level of commitment and effort you'll have available to commit the training program.

The best way to avoid the confusing industry jargon, and discover what'll really work for you, have an informal chat with an industry-experienced advisor; an individual who can impart the commercial reality whilst covering each certification.

We can guess that you probably enjoy fairly practical work - the 'hands-on' person. If you're anything like us, the unfortunate chore of reading reference guides would be considered as a last resort, but it's not really your thing. Check out video-based multimedia instruction if learning from books is not your thing. Research has time and time again confirmed that connecting physically with our study, is much more conducive to long-term memory.

Find a course where you'll receive a selection of CD or DVD ROM's - you'll be learning from instructor videos and demo's, followed by the chance to use virtual lab's to practice your new skills. You'll definitely want a study material demo' from the training company. You should ask for instructor videos, demonstrations, slide-shows and virtual practice lab's for your new skills.

Many companies provide purely on-line training; sometimes you can get away with this - but, consider what happens when you don't have access to the internet or you get a slow connection speed. It's much safer to rely on CD and DVD ROM materials which will solve that problem.

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