Thursday, December 18, 2008

Computer Training - CompTIA

By Scott Edwards

In the UK today, industry couldn't function properly without the help of support workers fixing computers and advising users on a day to day basis. The need for more qualified personnel grows as we become ever more dependent on computers in the modern world.

Students looking to train in this field are advised to speak to experienced IT personnel before deciding on their training path. This is essential to ensure their studies contain the relevant skills for their chosen career.

CompTIA A+ Computer Training covers four specialised areas - you need to pass exams in two of these areas to be considered A+ competent. Because of this, most colleges only offer two of the training options, but we think this is selling you short - sure, you can pass an exam, but experience of all four will give you a distinct advantage in industry, where you'll need to know about all of them.

So look for a course that trains you in all of the areas. Then because you only need to pass two of the exams to get your A+, you take the compulsory Essentials exam, and select one of your choice from the other three.

CompTIA A+ Computer Training, For Your New Career...

For those students embarking on IT studies and exams for the first time, it's often a good idea to break yourself in gently, by working on a user skills course first. This can be built into an A+ package.

As well as learning how to build and fix computers, students on the A+ training course will be taught how to work in antistatic conditions, along with fault finding and diagnostics.

You may also want to consider adding the CompTIA Network+ training as it will enable you to look after networks of computers, which is where the bigger salaries are.

A typical IT support worker tends to be very hands-on and practical.For this reason, traditional teaching in classrooms with books and manuals can be very hard going. If this describes you, look for learning programmes that are on-screen and interactive.

Find a course where you'll receive a library of CD's and DVD Rom's - you'll learn by watching video tutorials and demonstrations, and then have the opportunity to practice your skills in interactive labs. You should also make sure you test your depth of understanding in quizzes and practice in exam environments before you take the real thing.

It's possible to find training packages that give students online direct access to support at all times - even in the middle of the night! Don't accept training that only supports students with a message system out of office hours.

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