IT People - HeLp!!

These are certifications. And are given my IT majors such as Microsoft, Oracle and Cisco. These certifications have worldwide authority.

jenny, b4balaji is right, they are certifications. I was wondering if they meant anything without a bachelors degree.....There's an IT Certification Institute near where I live and I need to find something else for work. I've debated this now for a few months on what I want to do...I've had factory jobs but now they're few and far between and the good paying factory jobs dang near kill you with smoke, fumes and chemicals. I originally wanted to be a teacher, but given my age, by the time I finish school for that, the chances of me being a full time teacher are pretty slim around here. I'd end up being a substitute or tutor. I've debated something in the healthcare field but it seems that everyone wants to get into that. Nurses, Nurses Aides, Health Information Tech's.....those people are going to end up being a dime a dozen. I checked into some of those classes and a lot of them are full already. I've worked in an office where I did payroll, kept track of vacation days, job revenues, truck driver logs (where they log their driving hours) and audited the logs as well. I did a lot of filing and answering the phones, etc....The most impressive thing I found in an office, was when someone was having a problem with their computer and I could help them fix a problem. I work a lot with computers, have torn my own apart in order to fix it, have done a lot of hands on that doesn't actually count for anything in the real world job market. After being in a bad marriage for 20 years and holding odd jobs (yes, one job lead to another where I ended up with a better job each time) I really don't have any job skill in particular and figure if I already like working with, working on and tearing up and putting computers back together, this is a field that interests me. All of that said.....I now need to figure out exactly what I need as far as an education to get me headed in the right direction. All of the schools and colleges around here all tell me that they are the best, but that's because they are like any other business, they want me to invest my future in them for $$ and I want the best investment to be my own.

I went back and looked at your profile to see your age, as you are in a very similar situation to me. I am also looking for casual, part time work. Im nearly 52 years. My Degree in teaching may help a little but because I retired from teaching 9 years ago, that is now not an option. The government dont want teachers over 50 and to be honest, I dont think I could handle teaching nowadays. The job situation for over 40s here (same in your country I guess) is very difficult. I dont qualify for job search, which entitles me to free training ( I own a holiday home, thats why). I have very restricted hours, due to my daughters swimming & taking her to school. This will improve a lot when she has her P plates and a car. The few jobs I found that will train on the spot, have shift work hours which is hopeless at this stage. I have registered to do a tax agent training course, starting in Feb and it goes for 17 weeks. During the tax season there is a shortage of tax agents. This will qualify me as a tax assistant, and if I get 80% or higher, my chances of getting a job are good. This isnt going to happen until July, so in the meantime I need casual, part time employment. I have registered with DOME, an organisation for finding jobs for the over 40s. I go for an interview with them in 2 weeks time.

Thanks Andrew! So I don't actually need a bachelors degree right away?! I'm guessing it's tough right now to secure a job, but like you said, offering services to others could work for me, too!! My last job, even though I'm not a professional would come and ask me for help with their computers....this is something I could do and not be bored or lose interest in! Everyone here (where I live) that I've talked to keep telling me to get into a medical field but I'm not really interested in all of that and seems like that's what everyone else is going to school for so it'll be really competitive, too.....Don't want to be an LPN (low paid nurse) and don't want to go to school for 4 years to be an RN (rich nurse)

I am willing to work hard and get as much education as I possibly can. Right now I'm checking into different schools and seeing what they have to offer. I was trying to make up my mind at what I wanted to do, this is what I want to do....everyone was telling me I needed to get into the healthcare field but that's just not my cup of tea & so many people are going to school around here for the health care industry, it will be hard to find a job & I really don't want to learn about anatomy & meds, kind of bores me. I've been laid off my job for a while now and through the unemployment office, I'm being offered the chance to go to school in the field and school of my choice in Ohio or Pennsylvania....I want to 'do my homework' before I say yes to any school in particular.