Hello all im hoping you guys can help advise me on a few issues im having with the compTIA A+ and what road is best to go down.
Ill do my best to give as much background information as I can and were im looking to go etc.
Ill start with my self and the plan, right so im 25 years old and I work in admin at the mo I live in London and I what to change career, I would like to be a technician weather based in one location fixing computer, or out and about its fine (working with hands really) I dont really want to do help desk so any thing that buy passes that would be great.
So far what I have done a City & Guilds level 1 & 2 in PC Maintenance and system support which were both passed. On finishing this 2 weeks ago I thought I would be able to start applying for jobs as thats what they stated in course info. I was wrong.
Course link: http://www.lambethcollege.ac.uk/adults/course_list.cfm?widCall1=customWidgets.courses_list_courseDetail&course_cit_id=361&cta_tax_id=494&showCourseKey=true
http://www.lambethcollege.ac.uk/adults/course_list.cfm?widCall1=customWidgets.courses_list_courseDetail&course_cit_id=759&cta_tax_id=494&showCourseKey=true
All jobs so far I have lloked for have asked for people at degree level and other things that I dont have. So since seeing that I knew I would have to get another qualifications some were.
So I came accross the compTIA A+
http://www.comptiauk.com/comptiaa+.html
which is were my new list of questions comes in. I found this site that offers the training matrieal and online help etc but ther asking for £700-£1000 for it. thats alot of money and I dont want to be in the postion that I am in now again where I pay for a course that I cant even get a job from.
I email my tutor today and he said I would be better off getting a compTIA book and reading through that then just booking a test which sounds better but is that better?
so here are the questions that i need answered if any one can.
can I get a job after doing the CompTIA A+?
what jobs can you get with the CompTIA A+?
is it worth doing the network+?
Should I use the training site or am i better off just useing the books?
If any one has any way or the best and faster way to get into IT please also advise.
Ill do my best to give as much background information as I can and were im looking to go etc.
Ill start with my self and the plan, right so im 25 years old and I work in admin at the mo I live in London and I what to change career, I would like to be a technician weather based in one location fixing computer, or out and about its fine (working with hands really) I dont really want to do help desk so any thing that buy passes that would be great.
So far what I have done a City & Guilds level 1 & 2 in PC Maintenance and system support which were both passed. On finishing this 2 weeks ago I thought I would be able to start applying for jobs as thats what they stated in course info. I was wrong.
Course link: http://www.lambethcollege.ac.uk/adults/course_list.cfm?widCall1=customWidgets.courses_list_courseDetail&course_cit_id=361&cta_tax_id=494&showCourseKey=true
http://www.lambethcollege.ac.uk/adults/course_list.cfm?widCall1=customWidgets.courses_list_courseDetail&course_cit_id=759&cta_tax_id=494&showCourseKey=true
All jobs so far I have lloked for have asked for people at degree level and other things that I dont have. So since seeing that I knew I would have to get another qualifications some were.
So I came accross the compTIA A+
http://www.comptiauk.com/comptiaa+.html
which is were my new list of questions comes in. I found this site that offers the training matrieal and online help etc but ther asking for £700-£1000 for it. thats alot of money and I dont want to be in the postion that I am in now again where I pay for a course that I cant even get a job from.
I email my tutor today and he said I would be better off getting a compTIA book and reading through that then just booking a test which sounds better but is that better?
so here are the questions that i need answered if any one can.
can I get a job after doing the CompTIA A+?
what jobs can you get with the CompTIA A+?
is it worth doing the network+?
Should I use the training site or am i better off just useing the books?
If any one has any way or the best and faster way to get into IT please also advise.