CISCO: YOUR ROUTE TO CAREER SUCCESS

In spite of recession IT is booming - in part because these days more and more jobs are being done by computers - computerised checkouts at supermarkets being a prime example.

A survey of 12,000 IT professionals showed the average yearly salary is £49,417 and with Cisco and Microsoft dominating the marketplace if you're looking for a change of career, or you just want to get ahead in the one you've got, becoming certified is your route to both job security and high earnings - two things that don't always go together.

MICROSOFT CAREERS

As a Microsoft Certified Professional employers know your skills are what they need. With industry standard certification that's recognised worldwide you open doors to job opportunities everywhere.

First year salaries for Microsoft Professionals are between £16-18k and £18-22k in your 2nd, with a steady increase as your career progresses - reaching as high as £80-£120k. While many industries are cutting jobs and workers are finding it hard to gain re-employment in their industry, many are now choosing to retrain in careers where there is growing demand. With a high demand for certified IT professioanls ...employment is virtually guranteed!

CHECKPOINT CCSA/CCSE

Employers know certified professionals are more efficient, productive, and deliver lower total cost of ownership. Companies hire Check Point Certified Professionals to ensure maximum security and availability of valuable business assets.

As a Check Point Certified Professional you'll get immediate recognition of your experience, knowledge, and abilities while investing in your professional development and security career.

COMPTIA A+ CERTIFIED IT TECHNICIAN

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EMC² Proven Professional

60% of IT professionals surveyed say a certification led to a new job, and half say it gave a salary boost... but some certs are more valuable than others.

The Information Storage and Management class prepares you to become EMC Proven Professional - certified at the Associate level. EMC Proven Professional is the #1 certification program in the information storage and management industry. Being Proven means investing in yourself and formally validating your knowledge, skills, and expertise by the industry’s most comprehensive learning and certification program.

VMWARE VIRTUALISATION PROFESSIONAL

VMware offers world-class certifications designed to validate and recognize IT professionals with the technical capabilities and real-world experience needed to effectively install, manage, deploy and support VMware products and solutions. VMware certifications are available in two areas of virtualization: Datacenter and Desktop.

The VCP certification has helped me in my career; it has also helped me broaden my virtualization skills as environments change. - Rick Vanover, blogger at TechRepublic

ITIL: THE STANDARD IN IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT

ITIL is the most widely adopted approach for IT Service Management in the world. It provides a practical, no-nonsense framework for identifying, planning, delivering and supporting IT services to the business.

ITIL advocates that IT services must be aligned to the needs of the business and underpin the core business processes. It provides guidance to organizations on how to use IT as a tool to facilitate business change, transformation and growth.