Doing your bit in revolutionary new technology gives you the best job satisfaction ever. You're involved with shaping the next few decades. It's a common misapprehension that the technological revolution we've had over recent years is easing off. There is no truth in this at all. Massive changes are on the horizon, and the internet in particular will become an increasingly dominant part of our lives.

Let's not forget that the average salary in the world of IT throughout this country is noticeably more than in other market sectors, therefore you'll most likely receive significantly more as an IT specialist, than you'd get in most other industries. Experts agree that there's a significant nationwide demand for professionally qualified IT workers. And with the constant growth in the marketplace, it seems there's going to be for years to come.

Sometimes trainees think that the school and FE college route is the right way even now. So why are qualifications from the commercial sector becoming more in demand? With fees and living expenses for university students spiralling out of control, and the IT sector's growing opinion that accreditation-based training is often far more commercially relevant, there's been a dramatic increase in CISCO, Adobe, Microsoft and CompTIA authorised training courses that provide key skills to an employee for considerably less. In a nutshell, the learning just focuses on what's actually required. It's not quite as straightforward as that, but the principle objective is to focus on the exact skills required (including a degree of required background) - without trying to cram in every other area (as universities often do).

In simple terms: Accredited IT qualifications give employers exactly what they're looking for - it says what you do in the title: i.e. I am a 'Microsoft Certified Professional' in 'Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2003'. Consequently an employer can look at the particular needs they have and which qualifications are required to fulfil that.

You have to be sure that all your certifications are current and also valid commercially - forget programs which provide certificates that are worthless because they're 'in-house'. You'll discover that only industry recognised certification from the top companies like Microsoft, CompTIA, Cisco and Adobe will have any meaning to employers.

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