has anyone doen a and mcse course with computeach?

[rainbow]

i want to know if these companys that offer the same thing are legit and has any1 here done it and got a job?? thanks urgent

[rainbow]

anyone, doesnt have to be them just any learning groupl where u have done it and passed failed watever i wanna know it all b4 i think anymore about it

thanks

[johnny02004976]

never looked into them tbh but the advert does look too good to be true - how can learning at home for a few months get you a first rate IT job (the advert makes u belive ur gonna be programming computer games, IT manger etc etc) - if this was true why did i spend 3 years at uni

[rainbow]

yer i know, its just i dunno wat to do, i left college coz it was rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbish, but am passionate about pcs but cnt seem to get into it, any tips??

[Agent]

They are utter crap. Stay away.
Go to your local college / uni and get a real qualification.
Computeach just fill people with false hopes, while emptying their wallet at the same time.

[johnny02004976]

Agent you totally summed up what i was gonna say - its just seems ridiculously easy to get a qualification for nothing - do people really think that a big business is gonna turn someone with a degree down for someone with a home qualification

even if you have to do a BTEC/NVQ its much better

[rainbow]

http://www.richmond-utcoll.ac.uk/cou...ail.asp?id=544

thiking that and then mayb progress or see if i can get a job after that?

is a foundation degree recognized?

[johnny02004976]

if your gonna go ahead and do a foundation, u may as well continue for another year or so, HND could be an option - way better than a computeach qualification

[rainbow]

it goes up in stages so that one i linked is like the begining but im sure i coiuld prove i could jump on the ladder further up, this then leads to various levels and then the foundation degree, followed by a place in kingston uni should you pass, im tempted becasue i could do all of this with the same amount of cash iu woudl get to go to computeach then get a loan for the uni course should i decide to go that far with it,

what i would like to know is when do people start taking you seriously with what qualifications?

[johnny02004976]

depends where you wanna get a job really mate - you could have a masters and not get an IT job, alot depends on luck, but saying that if you get an interview, you want the best possible qualifications under your belt

[Agent]

If your purely talking about qualifications, then its a start, but you'll be lucky to get a job with a large pay cheque.
The problem you have is there are loads of people who have been building PC's from their youth. Your going to find it difficult to compete with these people as they have so much experience.

[rainbow]

so its impossible to get into the I.T world?

[Splash]

I think you need to really think about why you want to work in IT and what you want to do. I've been working IT in various guises for the best part of 6 years now and it really can be a thankless task. The money really isn't what people who advertise these things make out either.

Sadly when it comes to getting your foot in the door it's a vicious circle - you can have all the certs you like, but without real world experience nobody will touch you, and you can't get experience til someone gives you a job! It's relatively easy to get in at the bottom rung (like I did) and job a helpdesk/phone support for a bit - if the company you work for sees potential they'll exploit that as much as possible - if you let them do this but make it clear you want recognition for anything above and beyond your job description you should be able to get some serious experience and maybe even some recognised qualifications out of them. It's then your choice as to whether you stick around or disappear to a more techie job. That's pretty much what I've done so far...

...and I don't have any IT quals to my name. Not even an IT GCSE.

[rainbow]

ahhh well mate i have to say bar women and counter stirke pcs and stuff is all im interested in and im not going to be a pimp or going pro at cs theses days, im just gunna have to force my way to the top

[dnyberg]

I got a qualification is CISCO and A+/Server+ at college.

Get a basic qualification like that and then go for something at the bottom.

About half way through that I got offered a job being and ICT Technician for 11 schools.

It's a start and then I can move up from there.

As long as you can get your foot in the door, then you can push your way up