IT field

Sonic1 · Post by **Sonic1** » 17 Sep 2003, 12:22

I am thinking of taking a course in IT but am unsure of what kind of carrer opportunities are available in a field such as this. What sort of career streams are available to someone with an IT diploma? Where are the best places in Cape Town to study? What kind of requirements do you need to be able to enter such a stream of study? Can anyone help?

skunkymunky · Post by **skunkymunky** » 17 Sep 2003, 12:26

i do I.T @ cape technikon.

they mostly focused on the commerce side of things, so they still teaching us cobol & shyte.

but there is also c++ programming, web design, e-cormmerce all tht shyte.

maths is a pre-requesite (spelling)

SquattingDog · Post by **SquattingDog** » 17 Sep 2003, 12:35

CTI is also a ggod place for studies, they have a very good track record.

Post by **Kronos** » 17 Sep 2003, 12:54

The IT sector is pretty messy at the moment. there are lots of people looking for jobs, but all the companies want experienced employees! very few of them are willing to take fresh graduates, and when they do, the number of available jobs greatly exceeds the number of graduates.

My advice to anyone would be to only do IT if that is what you really want to do for the rest of your life.

Thrall wrote: "Find something you'd gladly do for free the rest of your life - then work out a way to make a living from it".

Also, don't do IT if you heard that there is a fortune to be made. 10% of the people make 90% of the money, and the rest of us do the work for an average salary.

If this is how you feel go and do IT, but find your field of interest and also what you're good at. Don't do an MCSE because you heard they make lots of money. If you don't like what you do you won't be happy in your job. On the other hand, if you like programming, but suck at it, there's no point really.

Another thing to considder is that whatever you study, think about the time frame. If you decide to do a BSc or a BTech, thats 4 years. the situation and need for IT personell can change a lot in 4 years.

I did a 1 year Computer science course at CTI. Luckily, I found a job before I was even done with the course.

Hope this helps a little.

Website · Post by **hamin_aus** » 17 Sep 2003, 14:01

Kronos makes some good points.

I'm completeing my National Diploma in IT this year (4 years par time).
I already work in IT, but did not when I started this course. In my case, I will still go on to do an MCSE after this as it will help me move up the ladder faster.

Your best bet is to decide whether you enjoy working with hardware and troubleshooting problems (MSCE) or whther you prefer working with software and designing applications (MCSD\BTech IT\BSc CompSci).

Theres also web development, Databases like Oracle, JDE and SAP.

You can even go the project management or systems analyst route (BCom IS) - alot of money there....

Its wide open - do some research and find out what most appeals to you

g3ck0 · Post by **g3ck0** » 17 Sep 2003, 14:20

Development wise, I'd say C# (in conjunction with a thorough knowlege of the .NET Framework) is the way to go!

SquattingDog · Post by **SquattingDog** » 17 Sep 2003, 14:21

Some very good advise here. Regarding the MCSE or MCSA. You guy and gals where right sayen that you won't make a living out of it, but it is a great launch block for starters.

I did my MCSE and if it was not for that backgrouns i wouldn't have been here today. Like they said, there is alot of IT patchs you can take just make sure you follow the right one.

Wnat some advise.....FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT...heheheh...saw some previews of Matrix:Revolutions last night....1 word.....WOW

LordRage · Post by **LordRage** » 04 Oct 2003, 12:08

cant just say do sap, you know how much it costs??? IT IS A FORTUNE like 100K