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n30_mkii

n30_mkii

n30_mkii

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Good afternoon all.

It's that time of year when I need to propose training suggestions for the next year.

I currently work in second/third line but am trying to work more on larger IT projects.

I currently have my MCSE:2003 and will have my MCITP 2008 Enterprise Admin shortly. I have Prince2 Foundation and possibly practitioner (depending on results). ITIL foundation.

I also have little other bits too but those make up most of my IT related quals.

Any suggestions on courses other than Microsoft apps? I really enjoyed the ITIL and Price courses.

Obviously I want to enrich my CV at the same time, anything else employers will be looking for?
 
Blackberry stuff. I'm going to be doing some stuff at work with Blackberrys and the servers etc. Apparantly it's very handy to know, and can get you some well paid jobs.
 
what about the cisco realted stuff. I thought CCNA's were quite highly sought after in industry.

I specialsied in cotent management applications and enterpise management which landed me a nice number in the pharma industry deploying systems accross a global corporation. The projects are massive, cover systems that will be used by over 15k users worldwide and keep me an the team ultra busy.
 
CDj-Rossi said:
Blackberry stuff. I'm going to be doing some stuff at work with Blackberrys and the servers etc. Apparantly it's very handy to know, and can get you some well paid jobs.
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That's a new one on me, I have a RIM certified Specialist qualification and spend all day fixing BES and the pay is crap.......
 
Lotus Notes.... then you can have my job!...please....

Id go for Server mcp, Cisco is always needed and maybe a firewall software, checkpoint if poss. Citrix is making a slight come back in places.
 
n30_mkii said:
I currently work in second/third line but am trying to work more on larger IT projects.

I currently have my MCSE:2003 and will have my MCITP 2008 Enterprise Admin shortly. I have Prince2 Foundation and possibly practitioner (depending on results). ITIL foundation.
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Get a new job is all I have to offer.. Surely you are worth more than a 2nd/3rd line role with an MCSE - I have very few quals (none IT related) and I'm above that in the hierarchy (I'm not an old man, either)
 
Lamo said:
That's a new one on me, I have a RIM certified Specialist qualification and spend all day fixing BES and the pay is crap.......
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Ah right I was led to believe you could get some well paid jobs with it! I'm stil going to try and learn as much as I can about it though! Every little thing helps when going on my CV! Think i'm doing the ITIL at some point this year!
 
I'm in a similar position, I'm a MCSE 2003 and have just completed the MCITP:Enterprise Administrator and MCITP:Enterprise Messaging Administrator tracks. I have been looking towards become a VCP but it works out as being very expensive when you factor in the £2500+ for the mandatory course you have to do coupled with a week of non-working (I'm a contractor).

How did you find the ITIL and Prince 2 stuff, how did you study for it? I am half way through managing a Prince 2 based project and have been considering taking the certification.
 
CDj-Rossi said:
Ah right I was led to believe you could get some well paid jobs with it! I'm stil going to try and learn as much as I can about it though! Every little thing helps when going on my CV! Think i'm doing the ITIL at some point this year!
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don't get me wrong mate it is a good thing to know as more and more companies are starting to use BES for corporate email. However you need to have this in conjunction with other more recognised qualifications.

If you have any questions about BES releated stuff drop me a mail.
 
Thanks for the replies guys. I'm not really interested in Cisco or other MCP's at the moment. Because I have no direct line to networking infs I cannot get CCNA type training. Could self study. But thats not where my interests lie at the moment

I went on the course for the Prince2 and ITIL foundation, sat the exams that week. I will def put forward for a couple more ITIL practitioner courses. Any other ideas? Business type courses similar to prince? Any thoughts? The VCP qualification looks good but with a mandatory course and the fasttrak just shy of £3000 i don't know.
 
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looking at your quals it says to me your probably heading away from the hands on technical stuff so I'd look at doing some training in managment/leadership techniques so you know how to lead a team and manage staff going forward.
 
Your right thats the way I want to be heading, but more into a projects role, Project manager type role. I did get the prince2 practitioner cert yesterday. What other quals or courses are going to be usefull to help me get into this role, so then I can get the experience?
 
MBA?

ITIL Practitioner/Manager

Vmware Certified Professional :p

I'd avoid anything overly technical and CCNA seems to be the new MCSA anyway (as in every no experience two-bit idiot has one)
 
n30_mkii said:
Your right thats the way I want to be heading, but more into a projects role, Project manager type role. I did get the prince2 practitioner cert yesterday. What other quals or courses are going to be usefull to help me get into this role, so then I can get the experience?
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If this is the type of role your looking at man managment, comunication and motivational skills are going to be invaluable. Look at doing some soft skills courses, the won't necessarily come with certificates but they will demonstrate to a future employer that you have taken this side of your development seriously and you'll be surprised what sort of skills you can pick up.
 
Ciphon said:
Get a new job is all I have to offer.. Surely you are worth more than a 2nd/3rd line role with an MCSE - I have very few quals (none IT related) and I'm above that in the hierarchy (I'm not an old man, either)
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Depends on if the MSCE can be shown to be backed up with experience in the technologies. Otherwise it is just a paper Must Consult Someone Experienced as far as most employers are concerned.

What you really need to do is consider where your career is heading and where you want it to head and ask for training to support that. So for project management the soft skills as mentioned above and things like planning, organising and time management.
 
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