Re: FN-FORUM: Qualifications

date posted 21st March 2006 14:05


Have a look at the Open University's courses, here:

http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?Q01F05_8_0

they're hard, but have the great merit of filling in the kinds of "big
picture" things that you won't normally pick up on the job, and they're
not all that expensive.

Graham

> Don't worry so much about the certifications - the important thing (and
> you'll find this in most job ads) is experience. Anyone can spent three
> grand on a certification course and learn to answer multiple choice
> questions the Microsoft Way.
>
> You would be better off dedicating the time and effort to creating a
> practical and technically excellent website for something that you find
> interesting or somewhere you perceive a need for one. Write it, get it
> up and running, administer it and include it on your CV. You will find
> that the experience you gain from doing that will make much more of a
> difference than some very expensive letters and you will learn a lot
> about real world programming. It's easy to think you know about this
> when you come out of university (I certainly did) but actually you know
> next to nothing and the important thing is to get some real experience
> under your belt.
>
> A good degree would help also, probably more than worrying about outside
> exams while you could be finishing that off...
>
> -ben
>
> Ian Copeland wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I want to gain some more IT qualifications, whilst I finish my degree.
> >Something like a Microsoft Certified something or other, or Cisco, etc.
> >I'm aiming to go into web development and have some experience, but I'd like
> >to get a specific qualification to back it up. What are the best
> >qualifications for web development and are there any that I should go for
> >before getting a specific certificate?
> >
> >Ian
> >
> >
> >
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