If your advisor doesn't question you thoroughly - the likelihood is they're just a salesperson. If someone pushes specific products before understanding your background and experience, then you know you're being sold to. With a little live experience or some accreditation, it may be that your starting point of study is very different to someone completely new. For those students starting IT studies and exams for the first time, you might like to avoid jumping in at the deep-end, kicking off with user-skills and software training first. This can easily be incorporated into most types of training.

Think about the following points very carefully if you think that over-used sales technique about a guarantee for your exam looks like a reason to buy:

Of course it's not free - you're still footing the bill for it - it's just been wrapped up in the price of the package. It's everybody's ambition to qualify on the first attempt. Taking your exams progressively one at a time and paying as you go has a marked effect on pass-rates - you take it seriously and are mindful of the investment you've made.

Why should you pay your training course provider up-front for examination fees? Go for the best offer at the appropriate time, don't pay mark-ups - and take it closer to home - rather than in some remote place. Many unscrupulous training course providers net huge amounts of money by getting in the money for examinations upfront then banking on the fact that many won't be taken. Most companies will insist on pre-tests and prohibit you from re-taking an exam until you've completely proven that you're likely to pass - so an 'Exam Guarantee' comes with many clauses in reality.

Exams taken at local centres are around 112 pounds in Great Britain. Why pay exorbitant 'Exam Guarantee' fees (often covertly rolled into the cost of the course) - when a quality course, support and consistent and systematic learning, coupled with quality exam simulation software is what will really see you through.

Usually, trainers will provide a bunch of books and manuals. This isn't very interesting and isn't the best way to go about remembering. Research over recent years has time and time again shown that becoming involved with our studies, to utilise all our senses, is much more conducive to long-term memory.

Locate a program where you'll get a host of DVD-ROM's - you'll start with videos of instructor demonstrations, followed by the chance to hone your abilities through virtual lab's. All companies should be able to show you samples of their courseware. Expect video tutorials, instructor led classes and interactive areas to practice in.

Avoiding training that is delivered purely online is generally a good idea. You want physical CD/DVD ROM course materials where offered, as you need to be able to use them whenever it's convenient for you - and not be totally reliant on your internet connection always being 'up' and available.

There are in addition two specialist areas within the 'MCSE' path - security and messaging. Depending on which preliminary seven MCPs are chosen, this may necessitate an extra 1 or 2 more 'MCP' examinations. This means you should think about exactly which 7 you choose with care if you're likely to specialise in messaging or security - appropriate choices will then mean 8 instead of 9 examinations. The Server 2008 Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist ('MCTS') up-date exam has also been released by MS - the MCSA is exam 70-648 & the 'MCSE' is exam 70/649. We'd suggest you think seriously about including one of the above into your training-package. If you do, you will increase your possibilities to get more work, and mean you're future proofed to some degree.

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