On 26/03/10 15:11, Michael wrote: > Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. > > I have a question for all you IT people out there. If someone, such as > myself for example, wanted to retrain for IT what would you recommend > would be the best way to do this? > > I have had a look at the Cert II, III, and IV and the explanations > seem really basic but they offer Distance Ed through OTEN. University > courses look fantastic, until they say you need HSC level Advanced > Maths, or the equivalent, or you do a University level Maths unit to > bring you up to speed, which in my case will never happen. > > May I ask what you people did to gain your qualifications? and would > you do the same thing again or recommend others do it the same way? > > Please note, on campus is not an option for me and probably wont be > for a while, I do need to be able to study in Distance mode. > Hi Michael,
You're probably not going to like hearing this, but in my opinion there is no substitute for a university degree with a strong emphasis on programming. I've only been employed as a programmer for about 3 years of my 18 years in the IT industry, but i rely on the programming skills i learned at uni every day, especially when it comes to problem solving in complex software and network environments. Even if you're not strong on maths, take the time to get a good grounding in it and work on your programming skills, and you'll never regret it. Regards, Paul -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
