If you’re looking for training in Cisco, then a CCNA is most probably what you’re looking for. The Cisco training is intended for individuals who wish to understand and work with routers and network switches. Routers connect computer networks to another collection of computer networks over dedicated lines or the internet.
It’s very probable you’ll get a job with an internet service provider or a big organisation which is located on multiple sites but still wants secure internal data communication. These jobs are well paid and in demand.
It’s advisable to do a bespoke training program that will take you through a specific training path ahead of starting your training in Cisco skills.
One thing you must always insist on is 24×7 round-the-clock support with trained professional instructors and mentors. Too many companies only seem to want to help while they’re in the office (9am till 6pm, Monday till Friday usually) and nothing at the weekends.
Look for training where you can access help at all hours of the day and night (irrespective of whether it’s the wee hours on Sunday morning!) Ensure you get 24×7 direct access to mentors and instructors, and not a message system as this will slow you down – parked in a queue of others waiting to be called back at a convenient time for them.
We recommend that you search for training programs that have multiple support offices across multiple time-zones. Each one should be integrated to give a single entry point together with access round-the-clock, when you want it, with no fuss.
Always choose a training company that gives this level of learning support. As only round-the-clock 24×7 support gives you the confidence to make it.
Beginning with the idea that it makes sense to home-in on the employment that excites us first, before we can even mull over which development program fulfils our needs, how can we choose the right direction?
Perusing a list of odd-sounding and meaningless job titles is no use whatsoever. The vast majority of us have no concept what our own family members do for a living – let alone understand the subtleties of any specific IT role.
To get through to the essence of this, we need to discuss a variety of definitive areas:
* The type of personality you have and interests – which work-centred jobs you love or hate.
* Is it your desire to achieve an important dream – like becoming self-employed someday?
* What priority do you place on salary vs the travel required?
* Understanding what the main IT roles and markets are – and what makes them different.
* Taking a cold, hard look at the level of commitment, time and effort you can give.
For the average person, getting to the bottom of these areas requires a good chat with someone that knows what they’re talking about. And we don’t just mean the certifications – you also need to understand the commercial needs and expectations besides.
Commercial certification is now, undoubtedly, beginning to replace the traditional academic paths into IT – but why is this?
Corporate based study (to use industry-speak) is far more specialised and product-specific. Industry has realised that this level of specialised understanding is essential to meet the requirements of an increasingly more technical marketplace. Adobe, Microsoft, CISCO and CompTIA are the dominant players.
Essentially, only required knowledge is taught. It’s not quite as straightforward as that, but principally the objective has to be to focus on the exact skills required (along with a certain amount of crucial background) – without trying to cram in every other area – in the way that academic establishments often do.
What if you were an employer – and you required somebody who had very specific skills. What is easier: Trawl through loads of academic qualifications from several applicants, trying to establish what they know and which vocational skills they’ve acquired, or choose particular accreditations that specifically match what you’re looking for, and make your short-list from that. Your interviews are then about personal suitability – rather than on the depth of their technical knowledge.
A study programme must provide a nationally accepted exam as an end-result – and not some unimportant ‘in-house’ diploma – fit only for filing away and forgetting.
All the major commercial players like Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe or CompTIA all have nationally recognised proficiency programmes. Huge conglomerates such as these will make your CV stand-out.
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