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What IT Course do i do ???

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  • 02-10-2008 10:28am
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    Fatloss08
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    im male 27 and working doing accounts for the past 8 years in a building company

    now i have no it education , all self thought , but if i sit and try and solve a problem , i usually 90 % fix it all be it maybe longer but the next time im quicker at doing it , its like im suited to it or it comes easy

    now everybody in my job asks me about probs with phones , or pc's and i usually fix most in-house problems with pc's

    so my question is

    im looking to do an IT course , firstly from internet as im working fulltime , secondly as i cant afford evening courses ( mortgage and car + credit crunch )

    but at the end of it , id like to work for myself or a company in call outs to clients and fix the pc's etc

    what course do i start at ??? as i may do one and know most of it , so im unsure where to go

    help

    what about this site ????? http://www.transcender.com


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    de_shadow
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    I've been thinking along the same lines myself, and after a little digging i think my best course of action is to go with the Fas ecollege , the prices on some of the courses are very good compared to alot of the others i've come across and most if not all will give you a recognised certification.
    see here: http://www.ecollege.ie/site/html/courses/courseOptions.php


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    jaycen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 178 ✭✭jaycen


    de_shadow wrote: »
    I've been thinking along the same lines myself, and after a little digging i think my best course of action is to go with the Fas ecollege , the prices on some of the courses are very good compared to alot of the others i've come across and most if not all will give you a recognised certification.
    see here: http://www.ecollege.ie/site/html/courses/courseOptions.php


    Been thinking a lot about taking up either a distance learning or on-line course, thanks for the help :D


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    AARRRGH
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    If I were you, I'd get myself a few MCPs and maybe a CCNA certification.

    I know loads of people who have gotten the above, and they're no where near as difficult as people make them out to be.

    You can teach yourself at home.

    I'd also buy/find a couple of really cheap PCs and set them up on a wired and wireless network. Set up a mail server and a web server on the network.

    For experience for your CV see if you can do any of the jobs on scriptlance.com. Most are programming/design jobs but you might find the odd job you can do. Also try helping out local charities to see if they need anyone to fix their network or whatever.

    IT is a good broad industry with lots of opportunities. Best of luck.


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