A fraction of the working population in the United Kingdom are claiming to be happy in their job. The vast majority of course will just stay there. You've reached this paragraph, which surely indicates that you're considering or may be ready for a change.

With regard to individual training courses, discuss your thoughts with an industry expert who can help you sort out the right type of training for you. Someone who has the ability to get to know your personality, and find out what types of work suit you:

* Is having company at work important to you? Do you like to deal with the public? Or you may prefer task-orientated work that only you know how to deal with?

* The building trade and the banking industry are facing difficulties right now, so which sector will be best for you?

* Once you've qualified, would you like your new abilities to take you through to retirement?

* Are you worried about your possibilities of getting new work, and keeping a job to the end of your working life?

A predominant industry in the United Kingdom to tick all of the above boxes is the IT industry. There's a shortage of skilled workers in the industry, just check out any job site and you'll see for yourself. But don't think it's all nerdy people sitting in front ofscreens all the time - there are many more roles than that. Large numbers of staff in the industry are ordinary people, with well paid and stimulating jobs.

Commercially accredited qualifications are now, without a doubt, taking over from the more academic tracks into IT - but why should this be? With a growing demand for specific technological expertise, the IT sector has had to move to the specialised core-skills learning that can only come from the vendors - for example companies such as Adobe, Microsoft, CISCO and CompTIA. This frequently provides reductions in both cost and time. This is done through focusing on the skills that are really needed (together with a proportionate degree of related knowledge,) as opposed to going into the heightened depths of background 'extras' that degree courses are prone to get tied up in - to pad out the syllabus.

Just like the advert used to say: 'It does what it says on the tin'. The company just needs to know what they're looking for, and then advertise for someone with the specific certification. Then they know that anyone who applies can do the necessary work.

Ask almost any professional advisor and they can normally tell you many horror stories of students who've been conned by dodgy salespeople. Stick to someone that asks some in-depth questions to find out what's right for you - not for their wallet! Dig until you find the right starting point of study for you. Of course, if in the past you've acquired any work-experience or certification, then you can sometimes expect to start at a different point than someone new to the industry. For those students starting IT studies and exams as a new venture, you might like to ease in gradually, beginning with user-skills and software training first. This can be built into most training packages.

You have to be sure that all your qualifications are what employers want - don't even consider programs that lead to in-house certificates. All the major commercial players such as Microsoft, CompTIA, Cisco or Adobe all have widely acknowledged proficiency courses. Huge conglomerates such as these can make sure you stand out at interview.

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