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  • 23-03-2014 02:01PM
    #1
    Obsolete01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭


    Hello all,

    As the title suggests I need help on courses:

    Currently I am working in IT Customer Support and have the below regarding education:
    Certificate in Mechanical Engineering
    Comptia A+
    Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Administrator
    Level 6 Diploma in Business

    So I would like to get an IT Degree/Diploma behind me however there is nothing (in Galway) regarding part time IT courses......So does anyone out there have any advise/experience as to how I could move forward.

    I would love to get into Cloud / Network Security...........


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  • #2
    Kinet1c
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Kinet1c


    Obsolete01 wrote: »
    So I would like to get an IT Degree/Diploma behind me however there is nothing (in Galway) regarding part time IT courses......So does anyone out there have any advise/experience as to how I could move forward.

    Why do you feel the need for a degree/diploma?
    Obsolete01 wrote: »
    I would love to get into Cloud / Network Security...........

    Start with the CCNA, it'll give you a basic understanding of networking. After that you could learn VMware/Openstack/Linux.


  • #3
    Obsolete01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭Obsolete01


    Kinet1c wrote: »
    Why do you feel the need for a degree/diploma?



    Start with the CCNA, it'll give you a basic understanding of networking. After that you could learn VMware/Openstack/Linux.

    I'll be honest the only reason I was going to do the degree in business was because I wanted to get something from college behind me. But it is soon boring and come June I should have the diploma in business.

    I dunno I just have this feeling to really progress in the IT industry you need a degree.


  • #4
    Obsolete01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭Obsolete01


    Bump


  • #5
    munkus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 531 ✭✭✭munkus


    Howya,

    You're probably right, not having a primary degree in IT will hold you back over your career. DCU do a number of distance education courses from undergraduate to postgraduate levels, fully distance. You will only set foot in the place for conferring. These courses are grand for general IT careers in support, networking, web etc but the content is very general and somewhat dated. You can do further industry certification such as ccna/ccnp Microsoft etc, to make up for this.

    If you want to be a programmer you'd want to do a full time degree course.


    http://www.dcu.ie/prospective/deginfo.php?classname=IT&degree_description=Diploma+%2F+B.Sc.+in+Information+Technology

    Best of luck!


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