The Learning Space

I started this blog to help to cut through some of the confusion in IT qualifications. When the fist certification industry (Novell's CNE) first raised it's head, people were excited - at last they can prove that they have the knowledge to go and fight or tame all these unruly networks out there - now 20 years later, it's easy to be confused. If you want a qualification in computer networks - where do you start? CompTIA - network+, Microsoft Certified Network Engineer, CISO CCNA - how long will they take, will I pass. All too often the route is taken with a minimum of advice and the path is taken, one exam is passed or failed and then - guess what, the manufacturers such as Microsoft bring out another product and you no longer have the must have qualification.

After a career as a professional qualification taker, I am exhausted to think that in order to keep up my qualifications in the next couple of years I will have to take 5 different series of courses and sit an average of 15 exams.

I stumbled across an online library which allows me to take as many courses as I wish for a 12 month license. Having a training company Uniti Solutions I decided to buy one of these libraries so I could train myself up and pass on skills to others. All the certification courses were fully mentored so I could chat to a qualified professional any time of the day or night. After a while I asked if I could become a distributor for them (they are Skillsoft products and have won many awards. I thought that if I was so impressed with them, others would be too. The result is on my website The Learning Space .

I welcome any posts from anyone who wishes to take a qualification (whether online or not) I will be happy to give any help and advice I can.

Bye for now

Jeanne