Qualifications in this sector are not limited Microsoft & Cisco alone. Actually, there's a great deal of accreditation that's supplied by highly respectable independent establishments - and this is becoming increasingly important. The understanding of network interface-connectivity between & among networks is now becoming increasingly important. There are now some significant changes going on in networking - attitudes generally are leaning toward 'greener' I.T., and both processing-power and data-storage are shifting towards Cloud computing. 'Green' I.T. doesn't necessarily signify 'saving the earth' - it does have many elements intended to lower the carbon dioxide impact and so on., but its also solidly installed in the economic reality of cost reduction. Computers generate less heat (& therefore need less cooling) when they have lower powered processors. These two things together vastly lower the electricity expenditure, & therefore affect a company's bottom line - in particular in data centres and high volume processing areas.

Discovering job security these days is incredibly rare. Businesses will remove us out of the workplace at a moment's notice - as long as it fits their needs. It's possible though to hit upon security at the market sector level, by looking for areas in high demand, mixed with a shortage of skilled staff.

Looking at the computing business, a recent e-Skills investigation demonstrated a more than 26 percent skills deficit. Quite simply, we're only able to fill just three out of each 4 job positions in IT. This one reality in itself underpins why the UK desperately needs many more people to enter the IT sector. In reality, gaining new qualifications in IT throughout the next year or two is likely the safest career choice you could ever make.

Most commercial training providers will only offer support to you inside of office hours (typically 9am-6pm) and sometimes a little earlier or later; very few go late in the evening or at weekends. Be wary of any training providers that use messaging services 'out-of-hours' - with the call-back coming in during normal office hours. This is useless when you're stuck and could do with an answer during your scheduled study period.

If you look properly, you'll find professional companies that give students direct-access support around the clock - no matter what time of day it is. Unless you insist on 24x7 support, you'll very quickly realise that you've made a mistake. You might not want to use the service late in the night, but you're bound to use weekends, early mornings or late evenings.

Several companies offer a Job Placement Assistance facility, to help you into your first commercial role. Don't get caught up in this feature - it's easy for companies marketing departments to overplay it. Ultimately, the massive skills shortage in this country is what will make you attractive to employers.

One important thing though, don't procrastinate and wait until you've passed your final exams before getting your CV updated. As soon as you start studying, mark down what you're doing and get promoting! You might not even have got to the exam time when you will be offered your first junior support position; but this can't and won't happen if interviewers don't get sight of your CV. The best services to help get you placed are usually independent and specialised local recruitment services. Because they only get paid when they place you, they have more incentive to get on with it.

Essentially, as long as you put the same commitment into securing a job as into training, you're not likely to experience problems. Some men and women strangely invest a great deal of time on their course materials and do nothing more once qualified and appear to be under the impression that jobs will come to them.

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