Microsoft European Driving License & Working After

Cyclone · 2 Dec 2019 at 08:02

Morning all,

Has anyone done the above course and got a job afterwards using the certificate awarded?

I'm at that stage in life where I want to change career and do something different job wise, so I did this and passed. But I'm struggling to find anything remotely connected with it.

Anyone got any ideas that can point me in the right direction???

Thanks!

dowie · 2 Dec 2019 at 17:43

This is just demonstrating that you have some basic computer skills right?

While those skills are a necessary requirement for plenty of jobs it’s not something that’s generally going to land you a job by itself.

I mean what sort of job were you looking to do? What do you currently do?

Deleted member 77746 · 2 Dec 2019 at 17:46

Microsoft European Driving License is just a basic computer course to show you know what a mouse and a keyboard is and you can use applications and formatting e.t.c

Cyclone · 2 Dec 2019 at 18:23

Thanks for the replies.

Yeah I know this was a basic course, but I thought that at the end I would be able to somehow use what I learnt.

At the moment I work in warehouse, loading/unloading lorries etc. It's easy but not demanding on the brain cells, and although I know my way around a pc (inside and out) I'd like to get into IT, that's why I did the ECDL.

I thought I would ask on here and see if anyone else has done it and somehow progressed.

dowie · 2 Dec 2019 at 18:59

Cyclone said:
Yeah I know this was a basic course, but I thought that at the end I would be able to somehow use what I learnt.

Well you can, I mean presumably you learned something and found it useful?

Why not build on it - look at doing some IT qualifications.

Josh · 2 Dec 2019 at 19:39

ECDL is very basic - A+ is probably going to be a better certification if your looking for a career change.

Cyclone · 3 Dec 2019 at 00:12

Thanks for the input guys.

Is A+ the name of the course? I've not heard of that. I'll look when i get home.

dowie · 3 Dec 2019 at 04:59

Comptia A+

It isn’t a course per se but an exam/certificate you can study for by self study or via courses provided by various training providers.

AFAIK just using the free materials or buying a book is more than sufficient.

For example: https://www.professormesser.com/free-a-plus-training/220-1001/220-1000-training-course/

Cyclone · 3 Dec 2019 at 07:09

dowie said:
Comptia A+

It isn’t a course per se but an exam/certificate you can study for by self study or via courses provided by various training providers.

AFAIK just using the free materials or buying a book is more than sufficient.

Thanks Dowie, I'll look through that.

Cheers guys

ZombieFan · 3 Dec 2019 at 13:08

IT as a whole is a very large industry and there are wildly different areas and jobs. Have a think about what area of IT you want to get into and that should help with finding courses.