A Cisco training course is fundamentally for those who wish to work with routers and network switches. Routers are what connect computer networks via the internet or dedicated lines. It's advisable that you should first attempt the CCNA. Avoid jumping straight into a CCNP as it is very advanced - and you really need experience before you take this on.

You might end up joining an internet service provider or a large commercial venture that is located on multiple sites but still needs contact. Both types of jobs command good salaries.

If you haven't yet had any experience of routers, then studying up to CCNA is more than enough - you're not yet ready for your CCNP. When you've become more familiar with the work, you will have a feel for if CCNP is something you want to do.

A subtle way that training companies make extra profits is by charging for exams up-front and presenting it as a guarantee for your exams. This sounds impressive, but let's just examine it more closely:

Everybody's aware that they're still paying for it - it's quite obvious to see that it's been added into the gross price invoiced by the training provider. It's definitely not free - don't think these companies are so generous with their money! We all want to pass first time. Progressively working through your exams one by one and paying for them just before taking them sees you much better placed to get through first time - you take it seriously and are aware of the costs involved.

Why pay a training course provider early for examinations? Find the best exam deal or offer when you take the exam, instead of paying any mark-up - and take it closer to home - instead of miles away at the college's beck and call. Huge profits are made by a number of companies that incorporate exam fees into the cost of the course. Many students don't take them for one reason or another and so they pocket the rest. Surprising as it sounds, there are providers that depend on students not taking their exams - as that's how they make a lot of their profit. The majority of companies will insist on pre-tests and hold you back from re-takes until you have proved to them you have a good chance of passing - making an 'exam guarantee' just about worthless.

Prometric and VUE exams are around 112 pounds in the UK. Students should be very wary of forking out hundreds of pounds extra in charges for 'Exam Guarantees' (usually wrapped up in the course package price) - when the best course materials, the right level of support and commitment, effort and practice with quality exam preparation systems are the factors that really get you through.

Students often end up having issues because of one aspect of their training very rarely considered: The way the training is divided into chunks and packaged off through the post. Students often think it makes sense (with training often lasting 2 or 3 years for a full commercial certification,) that a training provider will issue the training stage by stage, as you pass each element. But: What if there are reasons why you can't finish every single section? And what if the order provided doesn't meet your requirements? Through no fault of your own, you may go a little slower and not get all the study materials as a result.

In an ideal situation, you'd get ALL the training materials right at the beginning - so you'll have them all to come back to in the future - at any time you choose. This allows a variation in the order that you move through the program if you find another route more intuitive.

Have a conversation with a specialised advisor and they can normally tell you many horror stories of salespeople ripping-off unsuspecting students. Only deal with someone that asks lots of questions to find out what's appropriate to you - not for their pay-packet! You need to find a starting-point that will suit you. If you've got a strong background, or even a touch of commercial experience (some industry qualifications maybe?) then it's more than likely your starting level will vary from someone with no background whatsoever. Working through a foundation program first can be the best way to get up and running on your IT training, but depends on your skill level.

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