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From Dennis' Desk
Hope everyone is having a great summer--yes it's almost the
Labor Day holiday already! At MicroTrain we're always striving
to be the best, offering you the best courses and instructors.
For fall we've expanded our A+ course offering to include more
labs and hands-on. Check out the Technology Spotlight in this
issue to learn more about our A+ course.
Once you've achieved your A+ Certification one of the
career fields you can pursue is the PC Technician and Support
Business. To learn more about that business and if it may be
the right career move for you check out our "What's Happening"
article.
Thanks for reading the MicroTrain XPress, and feel free to
e-mail us your comments or suggestions. We'll see you
soon!
Dennis
Muller,
President,
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What's
Happening
Starting Your Own PC Support
Business
by Faithe Wempen, CertCities.com
Are you ready to break out on your own?
Faithe Wempen offers these tips for deciding whether a PC
support business is right for you, and what to do if it is.
by Faithe Wempen, CertCities.com
One way to put
your hard-earned certifications to work is to get a great,
high-paying job at a large company. But another way -- and
maybe a better way, depending on your personality and
ambitions -- can be to work for yourself at your own PC
support business.
The Entrepreneur Personality:Is It
Yours?
Industry upswings and downturns aside, most
people succeed or fail at having their own business for one
reason: their personalities. Either you are cut out to work
for yourself or you aren't. Consider these factors:
Are you good at lots of different things, not just
repairing computers? As a small business owner you will need
to be good at making detailed business plans, talking up your
business at parties, dealing congenially with customers,
negotiating relationships with other businesses, and making
strategic decisions about advertising and marketing -- in
addition to being a great PC technician!
Are you a
self-starter? Be honest, now. At your current job do you do
the minimum you can get away with when the boss isn't looking,
or do you try hard to complete every task conscientiously?
When you're the boss there's nobody to supervise you, so if
you slack off, you're only hurting yourself.
Are you
willing and able to work long, irregular hours? If you have
family or social commitments that keep you very busy outside
of work, or you have constraints on your work schedule because
of child care or other responsibilities, a steady job at an
established company might better serve your scheduling needs.
Can you afford to not make much money at first? Most
businesses don't make a profit the first year. That means
you'll be working very hard for next-to-nothing initially. Is
that acceptable to you, or do you have financial obligations
that would not be met if your current income was cut in half
next year?
To learn more
visit:
http://www.certcities.com/editorial/features/story.asp?EditorialsID=46
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XPress
August-September Special
A+ Course
Expansion MicroTrain's A+ Course is now 56
Hours!
Sign up by September 15, and receive a FREE VHS Videotape on how to build your
own PC.
Must Register by September 15 - Call John
Madigan at 888-737-8512
today!
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Technology
Spotlight
In this Technology Spotlight we'll talk about
our expanded A+ certification course--What you'll learn in the
A+ course, why did we expand it, and what are the benefits to
you, our student? Jo Escotal, one of MicroTrain's A+
instructors, gives us the inside scoop on the new, bigger,
better A+ Certification Course from
MicroTrain.
What will students learn in the A+
Course?
Jo: The A+ course is targeted to dealing
with computer hardware-they will learn
everything from
basic terminology like what CPU stands, to how to install and
troubleshoot CPU's. It's hands-on so students will learn to
talk the talk AND walk the walk as far as basic computer
skills.
How is the course set up?
Jo: The
course is divided into three sections: the first section deals
with the hardware of a computer, the second section deals with
the operating systems, then there is a portion where we deal
with test preparation. The student will learn hardware
terminology, what things stand for and what the hardware and
software is capable of doing, then after that they'll learn to
install, configure and troubleshoot the hardware Students
learn how to install drivers, how to troubleshoot software
errors and more They'll learn the same about the operating
systems, how to install DOS, Windows98 and Windows 2000/XP as
well as troubleshoot those systems.
What is new about the expanded class, and why
was it expanded?
Jo: Expanding to 56 hours lets the students have
more lab and hands-on training time for students. I can
prepare them better in the testing portion of the class. We
can go over the tests more thoroughly, which gives students an
advantage in passing the exam.
What can someone do with the A+
Certification?
Jo: When you complete the A+, you can get a
basic entry level job dealing with help-desk support, or get
an entry-level job as a PC technician. It's also helpful to
those people who are not necessarily going into the field, but
just want more of a background in computers.
What are your classes like for the
students?
Jo: I like to make my classes fun--it's
such a technical class, I like to have a lot of class
participation. I want the students to have fun while they're
learning.
About our instructor: Jo Escotal has the
MCSE, MCP+I, MCP, A+, N+, INET+, CIW, MOUS, Adobe and
Macromedia Certifications. He has taught IT courses
for more than 10 years.
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