In amongst the top nominees for the most common difficulty in the IT training sector is often the 'in-centre' workshop requirement. A lot of training academies extol the virtues of the 'benefits' of going in to their classes, however, they quickly become a major problem because of:

- Constant visits to the training centre - sometimes hundreds of miles.

- Availability of classes; frequently Monday to Friday and 2-3 days in a row. It's not easy to get the work-leave.

- Lost annual leave - the majority of trainees get just four weeks holiday each year. If you use up half of that with study events, you haven't got a great deal of holiday time remaining for the student.

- Training events typically get over subscribed.

- Some trainees want to work as quickly as possible, others want a more steady pace and be allowed to set their own speed. This will often generate tension and difficulty in most cases.

- Never forget the extra expense of driving or accommodation for the duration either. Often, this will cost 00's or even 000's extra. Work it out - you'll get a shock.

- Privacy is important to us all. We wouldn't want to run the risk of throwing away any possible promotion at our current place of work while we're training.

- We all find it difficult to ask questions in a room full of our fellow students - as we don't want to look silly.

- There are those of us who sometimes live or work away from home, consider the added problems of getting to the required events, when time is at a premium.

It has to make so much more sense to learn when it suits you -- not the training company - and exploit videos of instructors with interactive virtual-lab's. Whenever an ugly problem rears its head, make use of the 24x7 support (that should've been packaged with any technical type of training.) Remember, if you have a laptop, you can study wherever you want. You have the ability to do the study modules as often as you want to brush up. And of course, you won't need to make notes because the class is available whenever you want it. Could it be more straightforward: No travelling, wasted time or money; plus you have a far more relaxed training setting.

A skilled and professional advisor (as opposed to a salesman) will ask questions and seek to comprehend your current situation. This is paramount to working out your starting level of study. It's worth remembering, if you've got any accreditation or direct-experience, then you can sometimes expect to commence studying further along than a trainee with no history to speak of. Consider starting with a user-skills course first. This can help whip your basic knowledge into shape and make the slope up to the higher-levels a little less steep.

There is an ever-increasing move to network based and internet based software now, as the world moves closer & closer towards the concept of 'cloud' computing. Cloud computing describes files that may be accessed from anywhere in the world, as they are stored out in the ether. Every one of the processes are done elsewhere - right down to the raw-processing. Eventually all you're going to need is actually a relatively basic 'terminal' that is linked to a wireless or wired Network.

A number of people think that the school and FE college track is the right way even now. Why then are commercial certificates becoming more popular with employers? The IT sector now acknowledges that for an understanding of the relevant skills, proper accreditation from companies such as Microsoft, CompTIA, CISCO and Adobe is far more effective and specialised - saving time and money. Of course, a reasonable portion of background knowledge has to be learned, but precise specialisation in the required areas gives a vendor educated student a real head start.

Just as the old advertisement said: 'It does what it says on the tin'. Employers simply need to know where they have gaps, and then match up the appropriate exam numbers as a requirement. Then they're assured that a potential employee can do exactly what's required.

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