Considering how a program is 'delivered' to you is often missed by many students. How many parts is the training broken down into? What is the specific order and at what speed is it delivered? By and large, you'll join a programme that takes between and 1 and 3 years and receive a module at a time. It seems to make sense on one level, but consider these issues: Students often discover that the company's standard order of study isn't as suitable as another. You may find that varying the order of study will be far more suitable. And what happens if they don't finish inside of the expected timescales?

Put simply, the perfect answer is to obtain their recommendation on the best possible order of study, but get everything up-front. You then have everything in case you don't finish inside of their required time-scales.

Authorised exam preparation packages are a must - and really must be sought from your training supplier. Be sure that your practice exams are not only asking questions in the right areas, but also asking them in the way the real exams will ask them. This completely unsettles people if they're met with completely different formats and phraseologies. Ensure that you ask for testing modules that will allow you to check your knowledge at all times. Mock exams log the information in your brain - so the actual exam is much easier.

Some certification companies are still offering one of the most out-dated training concepts - in-centre classes. Quite often pushed as a positive point, if you track down someone who's been through a few, don't be surprised to be lectured on several if not most of the following problems:

- Loads of travelling - multiple journeys and normally 100's of miles at a go.

- Access to classes; usually Mon-Fri and 2-3 days in a row. This can be difficult to get the days away from work.

- With only twenty days annual leave, using half of that on educational days leaves us with very few opportunities for days off.

- Training events can end up overly large as well.

- Tension is sometimes created in mixed classes where most students want to move at a pace comfortable for them.

- Quite a lot of trainees report that the (not inconsiderable) costs of getting transport to and from the centre whilst paying for accommodation and food gets very expensive.

- Maintaining the privacy of our training will be of paramount importance to most students. Why would you want to give up any job advancement, wage increases or success with your current employer just because you're retraining. If your work discovers you're taking steps towards accreditation in another sector, what are they going to be thinking?

- It's common to avoid posing questions in a room full of other students - to avoid appearing stupid.

- When your work takes you away from home, it's a fact of life that classes sometimes become very hard to attend - and yet, the money has already been paid.

It obviously makes a lot more sense to be taught at a time that's convenient for you - not the school - and exploit videos of instructors with interactive virtual-lab's. Study can happen anywhere that suits. If you own a laptop, why not get a bit of fresh air in your garden as you study. If you have any problems then use the provided 24x7 live support. All the lessons can be repeated at any time you need to brush up - repetition aids memory. And note-taking is gone forever - everything is prepared ready. Though it's impossible to avoid every little difficulty, it undoubtedly removes stress and makes things simpler. You've also got less travel, costs and hassle.

You should only consider learning courses which lead to commercially accepted certifications. There's an endless list of minor schools proposing 'in-house' certificates which will prove unusable in today's commercial market. The main industry leaders like Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco or CompTIA all have nationally recognised proficiency programs. These heavyweights will give some sparkle to your CV.

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