If you’re searching for IT training providers, you’re probably considering who to train with. So let’s make a few points about the stage you’re at, and let’s look at the options open to you:

* You wish to learn a new skill to get a job.

* Your new skill set should enable you to do well, and should be as complete as possible to avoid gaps in your understanding.

* You want to be short-listed for interview so this qualification should be the best one for industry.

* Ideally you would like a provider who can offer you the right advice, quality training, decent support, and whose charges are reasonable.

So what are your options to choose from? If you’re looking for qualifications to make you employable in the IT Industry, we recommend you avoid universities. Degrees are too academic and not specific enough for modern IT roles. If this is a bit of a revelation to you, look at the Jobsites and you’ll see that most employers are looking for commercial qualifications.

what options are there for commercial training? In the past there have been two options:

One way is Boot Camps. These are mind bogglingly intensive 10 to 14 week training sessions that are purely designed to pass qualifications. If you’re sharp, good at learning and prepared to commit every waking hour to study, they will get you through, but the failure rate is high.

Be aware that employers have a tendency to see candidates with qualifications gained in this way to be less capable. Historically students from boot camps rarely have a good enough understanding of their skill to handle some of the day to day challenges thrown up in the working environment.

These days, boot camps tend to be used by experienced IT professionals who use them to upgrade their skills, so the majority of your class mates will be way ahead of you and you will be hard pushed to keep up.

The second option has been the typical Distance Learning College, using study books, the odd CD, reference manuals and visits to a classroom at various times throughout the course. With commitment and grit, it is possible to succeed, but you’ll be in the minority. Most of these providers couldn’t make a profit if large numbers of their students didn’t drop out on the way.

What To Look For In IT Training Providers…

Make sure you see their training materials, and decide for yourself whether you can learn from them. If you’re given some excuse why you can’t be shown them, think if it’s wise to train with them?

Find out exactly how their support works. You’ll need access to tutors at the times you intend to study, not a message system for a call back later in office hours, so please check.

Beware of companies who ask for money up-front for your exams as an all-in cost. You will be paying interest for something you could pay for later and they are hoping to keep the money if you don’t take them all!

If this insight into IT training is leaving you feeling a little flat, we now have a refreshing alternative. Cutting-edge interactive learning has come of age, and can deliver state-of-the-art training to more than match the traditional colleges. There are now companies that have paired this with genuine 27/7 support, and created the ultimate IT training package.

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