A useful feature that several companies offer is a Job Placement Assistance program. This is designed to help you find your first job in the industry. Don't get caught up in this feature - it's easy for training companies to make it sound harder than it is. In reality, the huge shortage of staff in Great Britain is the reason you'll find a job.

Get your CV updated straight-away though (advice and support for this should come from your course provider). Don't put it off for when you're ready to start work. Getting your CV considered is more than not being regarded at all. A decent number of junior support roles are given to students who are still at an early stage in their studies. You can usually expect better results from a specialised and independent local recruitment service than any training company's recruitment division, as they'll know local industry and the area better.

A common frustration for a number of training course providers is how much students are prepared to work to become certified, but how little effort that student will then put into getting the role they've trained for. Have confidence - the IT industry needs YOU.

Speak with a capable advisor and they'll regale you with many terrible tales of how students have been duped by salespeople. Only deal with a skilled advisor who quizzes you to find out what's right for you - not for their retirement-fund! Dig until you find a starting-point that will suit you. With a little real-world experience or some accreditation, it may be that your starting point of study is now at a different level to a new student. Consider starting with some basic user skills first. Beginning there can make your learning curve a bit more manageable.

Many companies only concern themselves with gaining a certificate, and completely avoid what it's all actually about - which will always be getting the job or career you want. Always begin with the end goal - too many people focus on the journey. It's a sad fact, but a large percentage of students kick-off study that often sounds magnificent in the marketing materials, but which gets us a career that doesn't fulfil at all. Speak to a selection of college students and you'll see where we're coming from.

Stay tuned-in to what you want to achieve, and then build your training requirements around that - not the other way round. Stay on target and ensure that you're training for something you'll still be enjoying many years from now. Sense dictates that you always seek guidance and advice from a skilled advisor before making your final decision on a particular training course, so there's no doubt that the chosen route will give you the skills for the job being sought.

Both 'DBA's' and DB Developers are often decidedly methodical & orderly people, that have a good interest in details, & enjoy performing within smaller teams, or by themselves. They often work with higher or senior management, and consequently have to have impressive communication-skills. Database Management is a very responsible vocation, as security needs increasingly more vigilance within this area of work. A high standard of personal ethic & professional dependability will undoubtedly be called for - and in a lot of organisations you will be asked for some sort of security clearance. People from business and accounting roles often make very good 'DBAs', and quite often the position is a stepping stone to a much more advanced placement within the company hierarchy.

If you're just starting out in the sector, it would be a good idea to preface your database course with some software-support training. You will get some entry level accreditations to get you started, & discover more about interrelated areas of the IT industry while doing so. Have a look at the 'Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician' ('MCDST'). The full track of MCDST, MCTS & MCITP can be planned to be done in close to five hundred hrs of part-time study, therefore it's manageable for a year's part time study. Never get pressurised to make all of the right decisions on the best career-track by yourself though. Talk with a professional expert with experience of the industry first, so that you can make sure that your preferred profession will be enjoyable, & your learning-style agrees with the method of training. Just remember the object of training is to successfully instruct you for your chosen job - it is not a conclusion per se, and must always carry out that aim at the right price tag & in an appropriate way .

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