Considering how a program is 'delivered' to you is often missed by many students. How many stages do they break the program into? And in what sequence and do you have a say in when you'll get each part? You may think that it makes sense (when study may take one to three years to pass all the required exams,) for many training providers to send out a single section at a time, as you complete each part. But: What would happen if you didn't finish every section at the proposed pace? Often the staged order doesn't work as well as some other order of studying might.

To avoid any potential future issues, it's not unusual for students to request that all their modules (now paid for) are delivered immediately, and not in stages. You can then decide at what speed and in which order you want to work.

One interesting way that training companies make a big mark-up is by adding exam fees upfront to the cost of a course and presenting it as a guarantee for your exams. This sounds impressive, until you think it through:

It's very clear we're ultimately paying for it - it's not so hard to see that it's already in the overall price charged by the college. Certainly, it's not a freebie (it's just marketing companies think we'll fall for anything they say!) If you want to get a first time pass, then the most successful route is to avoid exam guarantees and pay when entering exams, give it the priority it deserves and give the task sufficient application.

Hold on to your money and pay for the exam at the time, and save having to find the money early. You'll also be able to choose where to sit the exam - which means you can stay local. Buying a course that includes payments for exam fees (and interest charges if you're borrowing money) is a false economy. Resist being talked into filling the training company's account with extra money of yours just to give them more interest! A lot bank on the fact that you won't get round to taking them - so they don't need to pay for them. Remember, with 'Exam Guarantees' from most places - the company decides when you can re-take the exam. Subsequent exam attempts are only authorised at the company's say so.

Spending hundreds or even thousands extra on an 'Exam Guarantee' is remiss - when a commitment to studying and the use of authorised exam preparation tools is what will get you through.

Only consider training courses which will grow into commercially recognised qualifications. There are far too many small companies offering minor 'in-house' certificates which are worthless when it comes to finding a job. Unless your qualification is issued by a conglomerate such as Microsoft, Adobe, CompTIA or Cisco, then you may discover it will have been a waste of time - because no-one will recognise it.

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