Database qualification to study

[Manbatius]

Hi all,

I am currently off work and my brain is getting bored so I am looking at a qualification to do, or minimum some reading.

I work in Performance so mainly use Excel and spend a lot of time analysing data. I also use Access, running queries to extract data.
In the future I will likely look to a new job as I cannot progress in my current role. I would like to move into working with databases further as I have found working with them very interesting!

Any suggestions of qualifications/reading? I am on the BCS website looking at some ITQ flexible qualification. I have in the past looked at doing a Master's course in computing (My degree is not in computing) it's just too costly though.

TLDR: recommend me some database qualifications/reading.

 

[Manbatius]

Guys, thanks for all the advice, certainly feel I have some things to look into now.

I'm not sure exactly what I want to go into, I have mainly worked in the public sector, I think I'm on job 8 in ten years!
The constant job hunting/restructures have been tiring, as are dead end jobs with 0 or 1% wage increases. The main thing is learning, once I am up to speed in a job, if there's no support or any chance of learning new skills I get itchy feet.

I just know I want more I.T. / database related than measuring all performance / stats in excel.