If you are beginning in the sector, it will be a good idea to preface your database course with software support training. This will give you some entry level accreditations, to help you get your first foot-on-the-ladder, plus provide you with an insight into a different valuable side of the business. The MCDST ('Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician') is quite applicable in these circumstances. If you then continue this accreditation with the MCTS and the MCITP, you will have a whole career track which should in most cases take about 500 hours to complete. Don't get pressurised to make the right decisions on the most effective career track by yourself though. Take advice from an IT advisor to reassure yourself that you are entering the correct program for your needs, both in terms of learning-style and career choice. Begin by bearing the end in your mind; an inability to adhere to this one straightforward rule has cost a lot of trainees a great deal of cash & wasted time.

Both 'DBA's' & DB-developers are likely to be incredibly systematic & orderly people, who have a good attention to the details, and like working in small teams, or alone. The work often calls for reporting to company management, & as such self-assured communication-skills will be required. Database management is a very important career, as Security needs ever more vigilance within this field of work. Commercial 'confidentiality' will be vital, and a substantial amount of trust & personal integrity will be envisioned by the organisation. People from accountancy & business backgrounds can make good 'DBA's', & often the role is a stepping-stone to a much more advanced career within the business hierarchy.

Ask any knowledgeable advisor and we'd be amazed if they couldn't provide you with many worrying experiences of how students have been duped by salespeople. Make sure you deal with an experienced industry advisor that quizzes you to find out what's appropriate to you - not for their wallet! Dig until you find a starting-point that will suit you. Remember, if you've had any relevant previous certification, then you will often be able to start at a different point than someone new to the industry. Always consider starting with user-skills and software training first. This can often make the slope up to the higher-levels a little less steep.

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