| Thinking about a career change? Why not consider a | | | | the industry. A number of professionals, from the |
| career in IT? As companies expand, they rely on | | | | private, public and academic sector have all |
| computers more and more, thus there has been in | | | | contributed to this qualifications making. Made by the |
| recent years a real need for IT technicians. Taking | | | | best out there, the A+ certification is guaranteed to |
| the CompTIA A+ certification - the only certification | | | | challenge you and test your ability to the highest |
| in the industry that does not just focus on Microsoft | | | | level. This certification is considered to be the most |
| technologies - will enable you to take that first step | | | | favorable qualifications by many in the IT industry, as |
| towards an IT career. | | | | it is an academic and vocational course. |
| The latest version is the 2009 CompTIA A+ | | | | Employers, when hiring an IT technician, look out for |
| certification. Every few years a new version is | | | | the A+ certification. It will show to them that you |
| released, as technology changes so rapidly. IT | | | | are not only knowledgeable on current technologies, |
| qualifications are regularly updated as changes occur | | | | but you are more likely to adapt to new technologies |
| in the IT industry, thus, an I.T technician must always | | | | much quicker. Already, many employers have |
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| order to state that the IT technician's knowledge is | | | | non-certified technician. With this in mind, a |
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| will not only validate your knowledge, but will | | | | industry. It may also fast track your career, as many |
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| something which employers really look out for. | | | | quicker that the non-certified professionals. |
| The CompTIA A+ certification is built by the best in | | | | |