Look at the following points and pay great regard to them if you're inclined to think the sales ploy of examination guarantees seems like a good idea:

Clearly it isn't free - you're still coughing up for it - the price has simply been included in the whole thing. Evidence shows that when students fund each progressive exam, one at a time, there's a much better chance they'll pass first time - because they are conscious of the cost and so will prepare more thoroughly.

Shouldn't you be looking to go for the best offer at the time, not to pay any mark-up to the training course provider, and to do it locally - instead of miles away at the college's beck and call? Why tie up your cash (or borrow more than you need) for exam fees when there's absolutely nothing that says you have to? Huge profits are made by companies charging upfront for all their exams - and banking on the fact that many won't be taken. Pay heed to the fact that, with the majority of Exam Guarantees - the company controls how often and when you can do your re-takes. Subsequent exam attempts are only authorised at the company's say so.

Splashing out often many hundreds of pounds extra on an 'Exam Guarantee' is naive - when hard work, commitment and the right preparation via exam simulations is what will really see you through.

Get rid of any salesman that offers any particular course without a thorough investigation to gain understanding of your current abilities plus your level of experience. Ensure that they have a generous array of training so they're actually equipped to give you an appropriate solution. Remember, if in the past you've acquired any previous certification, then you may be able to begin at a different level to a trainee with no history to speak of. Consider starting with some basic Microsoft package and Windows skills first. It will usually make the slope up to the higher-levels a little less steep.

The principal Windows software program development 'environment' is known as MS 'Visual Studio'. They offer a number of 'languages', with 'C#.Net' & 'VB.Net' (Visual Basic) currently being the most extensively used. Information on both of these languages is included in the Programming and Development area of this site. Principle accreditations are currently the 'MCTS' & MCPD (having replaced the older MCAD & MCSD.)

Commencing with the understanding that we have to home-in on the employment that excites us first, before we're even able to ponder which educational program fulfils our needs, how do we know the right path? Because in the absence of any previous experience in the IT industry, how could any of us understand what anyone doing a particular job actually does? Often, the key to unlocking this question properly lies in an in-depth talk over a variety of topics:

- Your personality can play a starring part - what gives you a 'kick', and what tasks ruin your day.

- Why it seems right starting in computing - it could be you're looking to achieve a life-long goal such as being your own boss maybe.

- What salary and timescale needs you may have?

- Considering the huge variation that Information Technology encompasses, it's obvious you'll need to be able to take in the differences.

- Our advice is to think deeply about the amount of time and effort you're going to invest in your training.

When all is said and done, the best way of investigating all this is via a meeting with an advisor or professional that understands the market well enough to lead you to the correct decision.

The old fashioned style of teaching, using textbooks and whiteboards, is an up-hill struggle for the majority of us. If you're nodding as you read this, look for learning programmes that are multimedia based. If we're able to utilise all of our senses into our learning, then we often see hugely increased memory retention as a result.

Interactive full motion video featuring instructor demo's and practice lab's beat books hands-down. And they're a lot more fun to do. Don't take any chances and look at some examples of the kind of training materials you'll be using before you hand over your cheque. Always insist on instructor-led video demonstrations and interactive modules with audio-visual elements.

Often, companies will only use just online versions of their training packages; and while this is acceptable much of the time, consider how you'll deal with it when you don't have access to the internet or you get intermittent problems and speed issues. A safer solution is the provision of actual CD or DVD ROMs that removes the issue entirely.

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