Well done! Discovering this piece indicates you're probably wondering about where you're going, and if it's re-training you're considering then you've already got further than most others. Can you believe that a small minority of us describe ourselves as contented at work - but the majority won't do a thing about it. We implore you to break free and do something - think about how you could enjoy Monday mornings.

For those thinking of re-training, it's vital to initially know your expectations from the position you would like to get. Be sure that a new career would suit you better before you put a lot of energy into altering your life's plans. It's good sense to regard the destination you're hoping for, to steer clear of regrets:

* Do you enjoy a busy working environment? Are you better with new people or those you know well? Or you may prefer task-orientated work that only you know how to deal with?

* Banking and building are not coping well at the moment, so which sector would give you the most options?

* Once your training has been completed, would you like your new abilities to serve you till you retire?

* Do you have niggles with regard to the chance of getting another job, and being gainfully employed all the way until retirement?

We ask you to really explore Information Technology - there are more jobs than employees, because it's a rare career choice where the sector is growing. In contrast to what some people would have you think, IT is not full of nerdy individuals lost in their PC's every day (though naturally some jobs are like that.) The vast majority of roles are filled by ordinary men and women who want to earn a very good living.

The perhaps intimidating chore of getting your first role in IT is often eased by some training providers because they offer a Job Placement Assistance programme. Ultimately it's not as difficult as you may be led to believe to land a job - once you're trained and certified; because there's still a great need for IT skills in the UK today.

Ideally you should have CV and Interview advice and support though; additionally, we would recommend everybody to update their CV right at the beginning of their training - don't delay until you've graduated or passed any exams. Many junior support roles have been offered to trainees who're still on their course and haven't even passed a single exam yet. This will at the very least get you on your way. Generally, a local IT focused recruitment consultancy - who make their money when they've found you a job - will be more pro-active than a division of a training company. It also stands to reason that they'll know the local area and commercial needs.

Fundamentally, if you put the same amount of effort into getting your first IT position as into studying, you're not likely to experience problems. A number of students curiously conscientiously work through their course materials and just give up once qualified and seem to suppose that interviewers know they're there.

Let's admit it: There really is no such thing as personal job security anywhere now; there's only industry or business security - companies can just let anyone go whenever it fits the business' commercial requirements. Of course, a quickly growing market-place, where there just aren't enough staff to go round (due to an enormous shortfall of properly qualified workers), opens the possibility of true job security.

The Information Technology (IT) skills shortfall in Great Britain is standing at over 26 percent, as noted by a recent e-Skills study. Showing that for every 4 jobs in existence across computing, there are only 3 trained people to do them. This disquieting fact underpins an urgent requirement for more technically trained IT professionals in Great Britain. With the market evolving at the speed it is, it's unlikely there's any better sector worth considering for a new career.

Commercial qualifications are now, very visibly, taking over from the traditional academic paths into the industry - why then should this be? Accreditation-based training (in industry terminology) is most often much more specialised. The IT sector is aware that specialisation is essential to cope with a technologically complex marketplace. Adobe, Microsoft, CISCO and CompTIA dominate in this arena. In essence, only required knowledge is taught. It's not quite as straightforward as that, but the principle remains that students need to concentrate on the fundamentally important skill-sets (alongside some required background) - without trying to cram in every other area (as academia often does).

If an employer knows what work they need doing, then they simply need to advertise for the exact skill-set required to meet that need. The syllabuses are set to meet an exact requirement and don't change between schools (like academia frequently can and does).

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