With so much choice, there's no surprise that nearly all career changers balk at what job they will follow. Perusing a list of odd-sounding and meaningless job titles is no use whatsoever. Most of us have no concept what the neighbours do for a living - so we have no hope of understanding the complexities of a particular IT career. Ultimately, the right choice will only come through a systematic analysis covering many changing criteria:

- Personalities play an important part - what kind of areas spark your interest, and what are the activities that you really dislike.

- What is the time-frame for retraining?

- What are your thoughts on job satisfaction vs salary?

- Many students don't properly consider the time needed to attain their desired level.

- You will need to understand what differentiates each individual training area.

Ultimately, your only chance of covering these is from an in-depth discussion with someone who knows the industry well enough to lead you to the correct decision.

What is the reason why academic qualifications are now falling behind more commercially accredited qualifications? Key company training (in industry terminology) is more effective in the commercial field. Industry is aware that specialisation is vital to service the demands of a technically advancing commercial environment. Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and CompTIA are the key players in this arena. Vendor training works by focusing on the skill-sets required (alongside an appropriate level of associated knowledge,) as opposed to going into the heightened depths of background 'extras' that degrees in computing often do (because the syllabus is so wide).

If an employer understands what they're looking for, then all they have to do is advertise for the particular skill-set required. The syllabuses are all based on the same criteria and do not vary between trainers (like academia frequently can and does).

There are colossal changes coming via technology in the near future - and the industry becomes more ground-breaking every year. We've barely started to see just how technology is going to shape our lives. Technology and the web will significantly revolutionise the way we see and interrelate with the world as a whole over the coming years.

A typical IT professional over this country as a whole will also get significantly more than equivalent professionals in another industry. Mean average incomes are around the top of national league tables. The requirement for appropriately qualified IT professionals is a fact of life for a good while yet, because of the ongoing growth in IT dependency in commerce and the massive shortage still present.

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