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Decent night course of qualification in computers??

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  • 15-11-2000 12:42pm
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    TwoShedsJackson
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    Can anyone recommend a course or qualification that I should study if I want a qualification of some sort in computers? e.g. something that would be of practical use in the next few years.

    It would have to be done at night or part-time as I'm working - any suggestions?


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    WhiteWashMan
    Registered Users Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan



    whitehall college does several night courses and are very cheap. however conor, i suspect you are prolly not interested in cisco or web design. they also do ecdls and mous cetificates afaik

    what sort of qulification are you looking for? hardware, software, networking, development, admin?


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    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    I don't rightly know in all truth - something that would help me get a decent job earning over 25k a year would be handy smile.gif


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    LoLth
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 10,339 Mod ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    Dorset college run night courses as well as Griffith college.

    Cara training (do they do night courses or just the day ones?)

    Also,business computer training , http://www.buscomtra.com

    hope it helps.

    Oh , and BCT training out in Tallaght.
    ricky.gif


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    tHE vAGGABOND
    Registered Users Posts: 6,686 ✭✭✭tHE vAGGABOND


    What about Red Hat Certified Engineer if you are into the unix side of things..

    If you got one of them add 10-15k on top of what you asked for in that last post smile.gif


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    Blitzkrieger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,661 ✭✭✭Blitzkrieger


    while on the topic - the ecdl is a bit of a joke isn't it? My sister is doing one (I laughed at her) and had to ask how to format a disk rolleyes.gif


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    Cake Fiend
    Registered Users Posts: 5,335 ✭✭✭Cake Fiend


    Well at the start of the CD version it says 'click here if you don't know how to use a mouse'...
    obviously designed by geniuses


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    Hecate
    Registered Users Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭Hecate


    i'm pretty sure theres a good few city and guilds courses out there.


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    Take it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭Take it


    Would you try FAS?


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    Lograce
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭Lograce


    castor troy would you not consider on line training from your own pc. Same courses available only you do it yourself in your own time from the comfort of home.no classes no traveling and very cheap. You also get a microsoft cert when you pass.


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    daveirl
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    amp
    Registered Users Posts: 11,446 ✭✭✭✭amp


    I'll do the ecdl the day I wear a helmet when riding a bike.

    I was watching this program on National Geo where this gorilla, after mastering sign language, passed the ecdl.
    Lunacy Abounds! Play GLminesweeper!


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    Blitzkrieger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,661 ✭✭✭Blitzkrieger


    did he find a good job out of it? biggrin.gif


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    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    ECDL = PANTS!!!

    Conor - I recommend some JAVA or XML type courses to grab some good cash. But, it of course depends on your desire to become a programmer (pronounced nerd) wink.gif
    All the best,
    kharn_sig.gif

    [This message has been edited by Kharn (edited 21-11-2000).]


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    logic1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,859 ✭✭✭logic1


    What about Red Hat Certified Engineer if you are into the unix side of things..
    If you got one of them add 10-15k on top of what you asked for in that last post

    Vagga have you any info on that red hat course? URLs etc... Hopefully to do it in my own time.
    Also is it hard to do the MCP's at home?

    .logic.


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    Coyote
    Registered Users Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭Coyote


    MCP are not worth a lot, what you want is MCSE, or Red Hat if your good at linux

    Coyote


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    Loomer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭Loomer


    I have a job at a kick-ass company after doing a 6-month FAS course and working a year in ****ty company for crap pay as trainee NT admin. biggrin.gif NT4 MCSE is friggin joke passed most of exams with next to no study at all(but it is retired as of the end of this year). MCSE Win2K is some serious **** though. Many areas you can specialise in Active Directory looking especially juicy.

    P.S If you have 4 core NT4 MCP exams you can get 2 2000 electives before end of 2001 and get your NT4 MCSE qualification, biggrin.gif


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