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If you're reading this it's possible that either you're considering a career change into IT and an MCSE certificate appeals to you, or you could already be in IT and it's apparent that you can't get any further without the MCSE accreditation.

As you try to find out more, you'll come across training companies that compromise their offerings by not upgrading their courses to the most up-to-date Microsoft version. Don't use these companies as you'll experience challenges at exam time. If your knowledge is of the wrong syllabus, it will make it very difficult to pass.

Training colleges ought to be devoted to offering the correct route for aspiring trainees. Mentoring education is as much about guiding people on establishing which way to go, as well as helping them get there.

One interesting way that colleges make more money is through up-front charges for exams and offering an exam guarantee. It looks impressive, but is it really:

Clearly it isn't free - you're still paying for it - the price has simply been included in the whole thing.

We all want to pass first time. Taking your exams progressively one by one and paying for them just before taking them makes it far more likely you'll pass first time - you prepare appropriately and are conscious of what you've spent.

Don't you think it's more sensible to not pay up-front, but at the time, not to pay the fees marked up by the training college, and also to sit exams more locally - instead of the remote centre that's convenient only to the trainer?

Paying upfront for exam fees (plus interest - if you're financing your study) is insane. Why fill a company's coffers with your money just to give them more interest! Some will be pinning their hopes on the fact that you will never make it to exams - so they don't need to pay for them.

The majority of 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 - which actually leaves you with no guarantee at all.

Average exam fees were around the 112 pounds mark last year when taken at VUE or Pro-metric centres in the UK. Therefore, why splash out often many hundreds of pounds extra for 'an Exam Guarantee', when common sense dictates that the most successful method is study, commitment and preparing with good quality mock and practice exams.

At the top of your shopping list for a training program should be proper direct-access 24×7 support via dedicated instructors and mentors. So many companies we come across only provide office hours (or extended office hours) support.

Never buy study programmes that only provide support to students with an out-sourced call-centre message system outside of normal office hours. Companies will give you every excuse in the book why you don't need this. The bottom line is - you want to be supported when you need the help - not at their convenience.

World-class organisations opt for a web-based round-the-clock service utilising a variety of support centres from around the world. You get an easy to use environment which seamlessly accesses whichever office is appropriate irrespective of the time of day: Support on demand.

Never make the mistake of compromise where support is concerned. The majority of students who can't get going properly, just need the right support system.

Have a conversation with almost any knowledgeable consultant and they can normally tell you many awful tales of how students have been duped by salespeople. Make sure you deal with a skilled professional that quizzes you to find out what's right for you - not for their paycheque! You need to find a starting-point that will suit you.

Where you have a strong background, or even a touch of commercial experience (some certifications gained previously perhaps?) then it's likely the point from which you begin your studies will be different from a trainee who has no experience.

For students embarking on IT studies as a new venture, it can be useful to break yourself in gently, kicking off with user-skills and software training first. This can be built into most accreditation programs.

Your training program should always include the latest Microsoft (or relevant organisation's) authorised exam preparation packages.

Students regularly can find themselves confused by practicing questions for their exams that don't come from authorised sources. Quite often, the terminology in the real exams is unfamiliar and you need to be ready for this.

Practice exams can be invaluable in helping you build your confidence - so that when you come to take the real thing, you won't be worried.

(C) Jason Kendall. Hop over to LearningLolly.com for smart advice. www.computertraining-online.co.uk or MCSE Training Courses.