If it weren't for a continuous flood of trained PC and network support workers, industry in the UK (as elsewhere) could well be brought to its knees. We have a huge requirement for technicians to support both users and the systems they work with. The world's hunger for the above mentioned people is growing at an impressive rate, as commercial enterprise becomes more and more computer dependent.

It's clear nowadays: There really is no such thing as individual job security anymore; there's only market and sector security - any company is likely to remove anyone whenever it meets their business needs. When we come across growing skills shortages and escalating demand though, we often hit upon a new kind of security in the marketplace; where, fuelled by a continual growth, employers find it hard to locate enough staff.

With the Information Technology (IT) industry for example, the last e-Skills analysis highlighted massive skills shortages throughout Great Britain of over 26 percent. This shows that for every four jobs that are available around the computer industry, there are barely three qualified workers to fulfil that role. Attaining full commercial IT qualification is accordingly a quick route to succeed in a long-term and gratifying occupation. With the market expanding at such a rate, is there any other area of industry worth taking into account for a new career.

A question; why is it better to gain commercial qualifications and not more traditional academic qualifications gained through schools, colleges or universities? Key company training (to use industry-speak) is most often much more specialised. Industry has become aware that a specialist skill-set is necessary to handle a technically advancing marketplace. Adobe, Microsoft, CISCO and CompTIA are the key players in this arena. Patently, a reasonable portion of relevant additional information has to be taught, but focused specifics in the areas needed gives a commercially educated person a real head start.

Just as the old advertisement said: 'It does what it says on the tin'. Employers simply need to know what they're looking for, and then request applicants with the correct exam numbers. They'll know then that all applicants can do what they need.

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