Starting a job in IT, can i trust Advent computer training?

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    I had a interview today with advent up oxford st, london. about starting a career in IT, i have a guide of parths i can take and what jobs i can get, i dont no if the certification that i get will be any good, the guy that interviewed me said that its world knowen but i only have hes word for it, so i wanted to check if it is or if not, the first certification i will get is CompTIA A+ Essentials & IT Technician, are compTIA trusted and well knowen? i want to follow the web designer path the exams i been told are; CIW Foundations Exam 1D0-510, CIW Site Designer Exam 1D0-520, CIW E-Commerce Designer Exam 1D0-525, then admin or dreamwever and so on, they want £5,950 for the coruse and said to take 2 years?? if anyone can advise me what to do it would be very helpful tnx
     
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    I had a friend who signed up with a similar company for VB programming, the support and help was none existent. I would seriously consider speaking to someone else who has done the course.

    Also you must keep in mind if there is a job for you at the end of the course.

    If you are not currently working and or are youngish 18-21 and you have no commitments I would go the university route or at least see if there is ant government funding for similar courses.
     
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    pix582 Active Member

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    dose iitt.org.uk mean anythink he said there top on the site so i just looked them up and it on there...
     
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    Ya! CompTia is a very well known company you can try that as it ensures you global ceritification! and I have also heard and wanted to join but I was not able to join iT.
     
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    well! dreamweaver is also a good program to learn! You can try it surely.
     
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    Yes, CompTIA is a good introductory certification to have. As posted above, their certifications are international so even if you get certified in the USA you can still show that in Europe as proof and be ok. Unfortunately, the CompTIA certifications hold no weight on their own. I took CompTIA certifications in high school for free!!!! I have never heard of anyone making more money with these certifications. The certification only tells employers that you are disciplined and put in time to learn the material. It doesn't tell them how well you know the tools or anything.

    Let me give you an example. In high school I took the Hardware and Software computer certification course and passed the CompTIA exam. Luckily my teacher was actually good and provided us with many computers to disassemble and repair and maintain. My friend also passed the exam and he couldn't put a computer together for the life of him. He only studied the book.

    So like I said, having the certification is great but it in no way tells employers that you KNOW what you're doing. If you have to pay more then $500 for a course AND the voucher for the exam I would stay away. You'll waste a lot of time memorizing quiestions and drilling multiple choice questions for months.
     
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