Thinking of taking an MCSE? If the answer’s ‘yes’, there’s a good chance that you’re probably in 1 of 2 situations: You’re someone with a certain amount of knowledge and you’d like to consolidate your skill-set with the MCSE qualification. In contrast you could be completely new to the computer workplace, but it’s apparent to you there’s a huge demand for certified networking professionals.
We’d recommend you check that your provider is educating you on the latest Microsoft version. A number of trainees become very demoralised when it turns out they have been studying for an outdated MCSE program which now needs updating. Don’t be pushed into a computer course without the right advice. Look for a training company that will ensure you are on an appropriate training track for your needs.
Your training program should always include the latest Microsoft (or relevant organisation’s) accredited exam simulation and preparation packages. Make sure that the practice exams haven’t just got questions from the right areas, but also asking them in the way that the actual final exam will formulate them. It really messes up trainees if they’re met with completely different formats and phraseologies. Always ask for testing modules in order to test your knowledge along the way. Practice exams help to build your confidence - then you won’t be quite so nervous at the actual exam.
A fatal Faux-Pas that students everywhere can make is to choose a career based on a course, rather than starting with where they want to get to. Training academies are brimming over with direction-less students that chose a program because it looked interesting - instead of what would yield the career they desired. Don’t let yourself become one of those unfortunate students who select a program that on the surface appears interesting - and end up with a plaque on the wall for a career they’ll never really get any satisfaction from.
Never let your focus stray from where you want to get to, and build your study action-plan from that - avoid getting them back-to-front. Keep on track and study for a career you’ll enjoy for years to come. Seek help from a professional advisor who understands the sector you wish to join, and who can offer ‘A typical day in the life of’ outline of of what you’ll be doing on a day-to-day basis. It makes good sense to know if this change is right for you before you jump into the study-program. After all, what is the point in kicking off your training only to find you’ve taken the wrong route.
Watch out that all qualifications that you’re considering are commercially relevant and are up-to-date. The ‘in-house’ certifications provided by many companies are often meaningless. From an employer’s viewpoint, only the major heavyweights like Microsoft, Adobe, CompTIA or Cisco (to give some examples) will open the right doors. Anything less won’t make the grade.
A lot of training companies only give basic 9am till 6pm support (maybe a little earlier or later on certain days); not many go late into the evening (after 8-9pm) or cover weekends properly. Try and find training with help available at any time you choose (even if it’s early hours on Sunday morning!) You’ll need direct access to tutors, and not simply some messaging service that means you’re consistently being held in a queue for a call-back at a convenient time for them.
Top training companies have many support offices across multiple time-zones. Online access provides the interactive interface to seamlessly link them all, no matter what time you login, help is just a click away, with no hassle or contact issues. Search out a company that is worth purchasing from. As only round-the-clock 24×7 support truly delivers for technical programs.
An important area that is sometimes not even considered by potential students weighing up a particular programme is ‘training segmentation’. This basically means the method used to break up the program for delivery to you, which vastly changes where you end up. By and large, you will purchase a course that takes between and 1 and 3 years and receive a module at a time. It seems to make sense on one level, but consider these issues: Maybe the order of study insisted on by the company won’t suit you. It may be difficult to get through all the elements within their timetable?
In a perfect world, you’d get ALL the training materials right at the beginning - giving you them all to come back to in the future - at any time you choose. Variations can then be made to the order that you complete each objective where a more intuitive path can be found.
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