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If you're looking for Cisco training and you haven't worked with routers before, what you need is CCNA. This training course was created to train people with practical know how on routers. Commercial ventures that have a number of branches rely on routers to connect their various different networks of computers to keep in contact with each other. The Internet also is based on huge numbers of routers.

You might end up joining an internet service provider or a big organisation which is located on multiple sites but needs regular secure data communications. This career path is very well paid and quite specialised.

Achieving CCNA is where you need to be aiming - don't be pushed into attempting your CCNP for now. After gaining experience in the working environment, you'll know if it's relevant for you to have this next level up. If it is, you'll have significantly improved your chances of success - because you'll know so much more by then.

Watch out that all qualifications you're considering doing will be commercially viable and are bang up to date. The 'in-house' certifications provided by many companies are often meaningless.

From the perspective of an employer, only the top companies like Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe or CompTIA (for instance) really carry any commercial clout. Anything less just doesn't cut the mustard.

Students hoping to begin a career in computers and technology normally aren't sure what direction they should take, let alone which sector to obtain accreditation for.

What is our likelihood of grasping the many facets of a particular career when we've never done it? Maybe we have never met anyone who performs the role either.

Usually, the way to come at this dilemma properly flows from a full chat, covering a variety of topics:

* Your personality type as well as your interests - what kind of work-related things please or frustrate you.

* Are you aiming to reach a specific dream - like being your own boss sometime soon?

* Is salary further up on your priority-scale than other factors.

* There are many ways to train in IT - it's wise to achieve a basic understanding of what makes them different.

* The level of commitment and effort you're prepared to put into your training.

For most of us, considering all these ideas tends to require the help of an advisor who knows what they're talking about. And not just the accreditations - but also the commercial requirements of the market as well.

Kick out the typical salesperson that offers any particular course without a decent chat to assess your abilities and level of experience. Always check they have access to a generous product range so they can solve your training issues.

Occasionally, the training start-point for a trainee with a little experience is often massively different to the student with none.

Consider starting with user-skills and software training first. It will usually make the slope up to the higher-levels a less steep.

Exam 'guarantees' are sometimes offered as part of a training package - this always means exams have to be paid for upfront, at the very beginning of your studies. Before you jump at guaranteed exams, be aware of the facts:

Thankfully, today we are a bit more aware of hype - and generally we realise that of course we are actually being charged for it - it's not because they're so generous they want to give something away!

If it's important to you to get a first time pass, you must fund each exam as you take it, prioritise it appropriately and apply yourself as required.

Why should you pay the college early for examinations? Find the best deal you can at the appropriate time, rather than coughing up months or even a year or two in advance - and take it closer to home - rather than in some remote place.

A lot of so-called credible training companies make huge profits because they're getting in the money for exams at the start of the course and cashing in if they're not all taken.

The majority of organisations will insist that you take mock exams first and prohibit you from re-taking an exam until you've completely proven that you're likely to pass - so an 'Exam Guarantee' comes with many clauses in reality.

Exams taken at local centres are in the region of 112 pounds in Britain at the time of writing. Why pay exorbitant 'Exam Guarantee' fees (most often hidden in the package) - when the best course materials, the right level of support and study, commitment and preparing with good quality mock and practice exams is what will really guarantee success.

Written by Scott Edwards. Browse around New Career Options or CLICK HERE.