What can a student looking for certified training from Microsoft expect to come across? Patently, training organisations should give access to a range of course choices that cover the portfolio of training tracks certified by Microsoft. You'll want to consider all the options with someone who has knowledge of the commercial needs of the market, and can influence your choice of the more likely roles to suit your personality. When you've settled on the area you want to get into, an appropriate course must be singled out that's suits your current skills and aptitude. This can be personally tailored for your requirements.

Consider only learning programmes which move onto commercially accepted certifications. There are far too many minor schools suggesting their own 'in-house' certificates which aren't worth the paper they're printed on in today's commercial market. Only nationally recognised qualifications from the top companies like Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA and Adobe will mean anything to employers.

So, why is it better to gain qualifications from the commercial sector and not familiar academic qualifications obtained from tech' colleges and universities? With an ever-increasing technical demand on resources, the IT sector has been required to move to specific, honed-in training that can only be obtained from the actual vendors - for example companies such as Microsoft, CompTIA, CISCO and Adobe. This usually turns out to involve less time and financial outlay. The training is effectively done through concentrating on the actual skills required (along with a proportionate degree of background knowledge,) rather than spending months and years on the background non-specific minutiae that computer Science Degrees can often find themselves doing (because the syllabus is so wide).

In simple terms: Recognised IT certifications let employers know exactly what you're capable of - it says what you do in the title: i.e. I am a 'Microsoft Certified Professional' in 'Designing Security for a Windows 2003 Network'. So an employer can identify just what their needs are and what certifications are required to perform the job.

Don't accept anything less than an authorised exam preparation system included in the package you choose. Don't go for training programs depending on non-accredited exam papers and questions. Their phraseology is sometimes startlingly different - and this could lead to potential problems in the actual examination. As you can imagine, it's very important to know that you are completely prepared for the real exam before taking it. Rehearsing 'mock' tests helps build your confidence and will avoid you getting frustrated with wasted exam attempts.

A expert and specialised consultant (in contrast with a salesperson) will ask questions and seek to comprehend your current level of ability and experience. This is vital for calculating your starting point for training. An important point to note is that, if you've got any work-experience or certification, then you may be able to commence studying further along than someone new to the industry. Opening with a basic PC skills program first is often the best way to start into your computer program, but depends on your skill level.

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