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Good Afternoon, i am a store manager for a Horticultural Supplier, and have a huge interest in modern technology. I have no Qualifications to my name and find myself looking to do some courses to get some certifications. I know the basics of driving a computer and with the help online manage to sort any problems that may arise both at work and at home. At work ocver the last several years i have helped out where i can in the IT dept, Installing, setting up and repairing our companies system, although at a very basic level. I was offered recently the chance to do some part time courses during the winter period while its quiet at work, and this is where i find myself wondering..... I have signed up to the microsoft E-Learning site but i find most of the topics to be abit ahead of me, - Can anyone give me some tips on where to start and what courses for beginners i should focus on to get toward an eventual goal of MCSE Certification. I enjoy the engineering and maintenence side of things
If you are interested in Networking and your end goal is MCSE, I would suggest you A+ and Network+ Certifications to start with.
A+ Certification: If you are getting ready for a career as an entry-level information technology (IT)professional or personal computer (PC) service technician, the CompTIA A+ Certification course is the first step in your preparation. The course will build on your existing user-level knowledge and experience with personal computer software and hardware to present fundamental skills and concepts that you will use on the job. In this course, you will acquire the essential skills and information you will need to install, upgrade, repair, configure, troubleshoot, optimize, and perform preventative maintenance of basic personal computer hardware and operating systems.
Network+ Certification: This course teaches the fundamentals of networking and prepares students for the Network+ certification exam. Through hands-on training and exercises students learn the vendor-independent skills and concepts necessary for all networking professionals.
A+ and Network+ Certification also can be used toward as an elective of Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Hope this is helpful.
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Last update: 2009-05-25 22:43
Author: Mark
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