Don't get hung-up, as can often be the case, on the training process. You're not training for the sake of training; you're training to become commercially employable. Focus on the end-goal. You may train for one year and then end up performing the job-role for decades. Ensure you avoid the fatal error of finding what seems like a program of interest to you only to waste your life away with an unrewarding career!

You'll want to understand what industry will expect from you. What precise qualifications they'll want you to gain and how you'll go about getting some commercial experience. It's definitely worth spending time setting guidelines as to how far you reckon you're going to want to go as it may affect your choice of qualifications. We recommend that students look for advice and guidance from an experienced professional before embarking on a training programme, so there's little doubt that a program provides the skills necessary.

With so much choice, is it any wonder that the majority of trainees get stuck choosing the job they will follow. Working through a list of IT job-titles is just a waste of time. Most of us have no idea what our next-door neighbours do at work each day - let alone understand the intricacies of a specific IT job. Generally, the way to deal with this problem correctly stems from a deep chat, covering several areas:

- Your personal interests and hobbies - these often point towards what possibilities you'll get the most enjoyment out of.

- What sort of time-frame do you want for retraining?

- Where do you stand on salary vs job satisfaction?

- With many, many different sectors to gain certifications for in Information Technology - it's wise to achieve some key facts on what separates them.

- Taking a cold, hard look at how much time and effort you can give.

In these situations, you'll find the only real way to research these areas is via a conversation with an experienced advisor who has years of experience in the IT industry (and more importantly it's commercial needs.)

A key training package will have accredited exam preparation systems. As many examining boards for IT are from the USA, it's essential to understand how exam questions will be phrased and formatted. You can't practice properly by merely going through the right questions - they have to be in the same format as the actual exams. A way to build self-confidence is if you test your knowledge through tests and practice exams before you take the actual exam.

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