If Cisco training is your aspiration, and you're new to working with network switches or routers, the chances are your first course should be a CCNA course. This will give you the necessary skills to set up and maintain routers. The internet is constructed from huge numbers of routers, and large commercial ventures with various different locations also use them to keep their networks in touch.

The kind of jobs requiring this qualification mean you'll be more likely to work for national or international companies that are spread out geographically but need their computer networks to talk to each other. Or, you may move on to being employed by an internet service provider. Both types of jobs command good salaries.

The CCNA qualification is all you need at this stage - don't be pushed into attempting your CCNP yet. Once you've worked for a few years you'll know if CCNP is something you want to do. Should that be the case, you'll have significantly improved your chances of success - because you'll know so much more by then.

You have to make sure that all your qualifications are current and commercially required - forget programs which end up with a useless in-house certificate or plaque. All the major IT organisations like Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco or CompTIA have widely renowned skills programs. These heavyweights will ensure your employability.

The sometimes daunting task of landing your first computer related job is often relieved by some training providers because they offer a Job Placement Assistance programme. At the end of the day it's not as hard as some people make out to find your first job - as long as you're correctly trained and certified; the shortage of IT personnel in Britain looks after that.

CV and Interview advice and support should be offered (if it isn't, consult one of our sites). Make sure you bring your CV right up to date immediately - not after you've qualified! It's not uncommon to find that junior support jobs have been offered to people who are still studying and haven't even passed a single exam yet. At the very least this will get your CV into the 'possible' pile and not the 'no' pile. In many cases, a local IT focused recruitment consultancy (who will, of course, be keen to place you to receive their commission) should get better results than any recruitment division from a training organisation. They should, of course, also know the local industry and employment needs.

A good number of men and women, apparently, are prepared to study their hearts out (for years sometimes), only to give up at the first hurdle when attempting to secure the right position. Promote yourself... Do your best to put yourself out there. A job isn't just going to bump into you.

It's usual for students to get confused with one aspect of their training which doesn't even occur to them: How the training is broken down and delivered to your home. Individual deliveries for each training module one piece at a time, according to your own speed is the typical way that your program will arrive. While seeming sensible, you should take these factors into account: What if there are reasons why you can't finish every single exam? What if you don't find their order of learning is ideal for you? Through no fault of your own, you may not meet the required timescales and not get all the study materials as a result.

To provide the maximum security and flexibility, many trainees now want to insist that all study materials are delivered immediately, and not in stages. You can then decide in which order and at what speed you want to work.

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