If you'd like an excellent career in supporting networks then the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator course is the ideal one for you. So if you want to get going or already have knowledge but need to formalise your skills, a range of courses exist to fulfil your needs. If you're just getting started in the industry, it may well be necessary to have some coaching ahead of attempting to go for your four MCP exams required to become qualified at the MCSA level. Look for a company that will create an ideal program to fulfil your needs - with a team of advisors who will work with you to make certain that your choices are good ones.

OK, why might we choose commercial certification and not more traditional academic qualifications taught at the state educational establishments? With 3 and 4 year academic degree costs spiralling out of control, along with the IT sector's recognition that key company training is closer to the mark commercially, we've seen a great increase in Microsoft, CompTIA, CISCO and Adobe accredited training routes that provide key skills to an employee for much less time and money. Higher education courses, for instance, often get bogged down in a great deal of background study - and a syllabus that's too generalised. This holds a student back from learning the core essentials in sufficient depth.

What if you were an employer - and your company needed a person with some very particular skills. What should you do: Pore through reams of different degrees and college qualifications from graduate applicants, asking for course details and which workplace skills they have, or select a specialised number of commercial certifications that exactly fulfil your criteria, and make your short-list from that. You'll then be able to concentrate on getting a feel for the person at interview - instead of having to work out if they can do the job.

Many students come unstuck over a single courseware aspect which doesn't even occur to them: The way the training is divided into chunks and packaged off through the post. Delivery by courier of each element one piece at a time, as you complete each module is the normal way of receiving your courseware. While seeming sensible, you might like to consider this: How would they react if you didn't complete each section at the required speed? And maybe you'll find their order of completion doesn't work as well as some other order of studying might.

Ideally, you want ALL the study materials up-front - so you'll have them all to return to any point - at any time you choose. This also allows you to vary the order in which you complete your exams if another more intuitive route presents itself.

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