If you're interested in Cisco training but you have no experience with routers, then the qualification you require is the CCNA. This training course was created to instruct people who need practical know how on routers. Big organisations who have a number of branches rely on routers to join up their networks in different buildings to allow their networks to keep in touch. The Internet also is made up of hundreds of thousands of routers.

It's vital that you already know a good deal about the operation and function of computer networks, because computer networks are joined to routers. If not, the chances are you'll fall behind. Why not find a course teaching the basics in networking (CompTIA Network+ as an example - maybe with the A+ as well) before you start a CCNA course. Some companies will design a bespoke package for you.

It's advisable to do a specially designed course that will add in the necessary skills ahead of getting going on the Cisco CCNA.

It's usual for students to get confused with a single training area usually not even thought about: How the training is broken down and physically delivered to you. Often, you'll enrol on a course taking 1-3 years and receive one element at a time until graduation. It seems to make sense on one level, but consider these issues: What would their reaction be if you find it difficult to do each and every exam within the time limits imposed? Sometimes their preference of study order won't be as easy as an alternative path could be.

An ideal situation would be to have all your study materials packed off to your home before you even start; the whole caboodle! This prevents any future issues from rising that will affect your capacity to get everything done.

A useful feature provided by many trainers is a Job Placement Assistance program. This is designed to assist your search for your first position. Don't get caught up in this feature - it's quite easy for companies marketing departments to make too much of it. The fact of the matter is, the massive skills shortage in Britain is why employers will be interested in you.

Ideally you should have help and assistance with preparing a CV and getting interviews though; also we would encourage any student to get their CV updated as soon as they start a course - don't put it off until you've qualified. Many junior support jobs are offered to students who're still on their course and haven't got any qualifications yet. This will at the very least get you on your way. If you'd like to keep travelling time and costs to a minimum, then it's quite likely that an independent and specialised local employment service could work much better for you than a centralised service, due to the fact that they're going to be familiar with the local job scene.

To bottom line it, as long as you put the same commitment into finding your first job as into training, you won't have any problems. A number of trainees inexplicably put hundreds of hours into their training and studies and just give up once qualified and seem to suppose that interviewers know they're there.

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