If you're looking for Cisco training and you haven't worked with routers before, the right certification is a CCNA. This training course was created to train individuals who want practical know how on routers. Big organisations that have various regional departments rely on routers to connect their networks in different buildings to keep in contact with each other. The Internet is also built up of hundreds of thousands of routers.

You may find yourself employed by an internet service provider or a large commercial venture that is located on multiple sites but needs regular secure data communications. Both types of jobs command good salaries.

We'd recommend a tailored route that covers everything you need to know prior to getting going on the Cisco CCNA.

You have to be sure that all your qualifications are current and also valid commercially - you're wasting your time with programs which end up with a useless in-house certificate or plaque. All the major commercial players such as Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA or Adobe each have widely approved proficiency programmes. Huge conglomerates such as these will make sure you're employable.

Review the facts below very carefully if you've been persuaded that that old marketing ploy of a guarantee for your exam looks like a reason to buy:

In this day and age, we tend to be a tad more knowledgeable about sales gimmicks - and most of us grasp that it is actually an additional cost to us (it isn't free or out of the goodness of their hearts!) It's well known in the industry that if students pay for each examination, one by one, they will be much more likely to qualify each time - as they're aware of the cost and will therefore apply themselves appropriately.

Why should you pay a training college in advance for exams? Find the best exam deal or offer at the time, rather than pay marked up fees - and do it in a local testing centre - not at somewhere of their bidding. Why borrow the money or pay in advance (plus interest of course) on examination fees when there's absolutely nothing that says you have to? Huge profits are secured by training companies charging all their exam fees up-front - and banking on the fact that many won't be taken. Re-takes of previously unsuccessful exams via organisations who offer an 'Exam Guarantee' inevitably are heavily regulated. They will insist that you take pre-tests first so you can prove to them you have a good chance of passing.

Spending hundreds or even thousands extra on 'Exam Guarantees' is short-sighted - when a commitment to studying and the use of authorised exam preparation tools is what will get you through.

OK, why ought we to be looking at commercial certification rather than traditional academic qualifications obtained from schools, colleges or universities? Industry is of the opinion that for an understanding of the relevant skills, certified accreditation from the likes of Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and CompTIA is far more effective and specialised - and a fraction of the cost and time. In essence, students are simply taught the necessary specifics in depth. It isn't quite as lean as that might sound, but the principle objective is to cover the precise skills needed (with some necessary background) - without going into too much detail in every other area (as academia often does).

Just like the advert used to say: 'It does what it says on the label'. Employers simply need to know what they need doing, and then match up the appropriate exam numbers as a requirement. Then they're assured that a potential employee can do exactly what's required.

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