Nice One! Hitting upon this feature suggests you're pondering over your options, and if it's re-training you're considering you've even now progressed more than the majority of people will. Did you know that hardly any of us describe ourselves as contented at work - yet most will take no corrective action. We encourage you to be different and make a start - those who do hardly ever regret it.

We'd recommend that before you start any individual training program, you run through some things with a mentor who knows the industry and can advise you. They can assess your personality and help you sort out a role to fit you:

* Would you like lots of contact with people? If so, do you want a team or is meeting new people important to you? Alternatively, do you like to deal with your responsibilities alone?

* Are you thinking carefully about which market sector you would be suited to? (In this economy, it's even more crucial to choose well.)

* Is this the last time you want to study, and if so, will this new career service that need?

* Are you confident that the training program you've chosen will offer you employment opportunities, and provide the facility to be employed up to the time you want to stop?

We would strongly recommend that one of your key sectors is the IT sector - it's well known that it's getting bigger. It's not full of geeky individuals staring at computers all day - of course those jobs exist, but the majority of roles are done by Joe averages who earn considerably more than most.

Students often end up having issues because of one area of their training which doesn't even occur to them: The breakdown of the course materials before being sent out to you. You may think that it makes sense (with most training taking 1-3 years for a full commercial certification,) that a training provider will issue a single section at a time, until you've passed all the exams. However: How would they react if you didn't complete all the exams at the speed they required? Sometimes their preference of study order won't be as easy as an alternative path could be.

For the perfect solution, you'd ask for every single material to be delivered immediately - so you'll have them all to come back to in the future - at any time you choose. This allows a variation in the order that you move through the program as and when something more intuitive seems right for you.

Always expect the most up to date Microsoft (or Cisco, CompTIA etc.) authorised simulation materials and exam preparation packages. Steer clear of relying on unauthorised exam preparation systems. The terminology of their questions is sometimes startlingly different - and this could lead to potential problems in the actual examination. Obviously, it is really important to ensure that you've thoroughly prepared for your commercial exam prior to going for it. Revising simulated exams will help to boost your attitude and helps to avoid failed exams.

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