If you're interested in Cisco training and you're new to routers, then the course you should go for is CCNA. This program has been designed to instruct students with a commercial knowledge of routers. Large companies that have various regional departments use them to connect computer networks in different rooms to keep in contact with each other. The Internet also is made up of hundreds of thousands of routers.

The sort of jobs available with this type of knowledge mean it's likely you'll end up working for national or international companies that have various different locations but still need contact. The other possibility is joining an internet service provider. Both types of jobs command good salaries.

Should this be your first introduction to routers, then working up to and including the CCNA is the right level to aim for - at this stage avoid being tempted to do the CCNP. Once you've worked for a few years, you will have a feel for if CCNP is something you want to do.

An all too common mistake that many potential students make is to concentrate on the course itself, rather than starting with the desired end-result. Schools are full of unaware students who took a course because it seemed fun - instead of the program that would surely get them their end-goal of a job they enjoyed. Don't let yourself become part of the group who choose a training program that on the surface appears interesting - and get to the final hurdle of an accreditation for something they'll never enjoy.

Never let your focus stray from where you want to go, and build your study action-plan from that - don't do it back-to-front. Stay focused on the end-goal - making sure you're training for a career that will keep you happy for many years. Speak to a professional advisor who has a commercial understanding of the realities faced in the industry, and who'll explain to you a detailed run-down of what tasks are going to make up a typical day for you. Getting all these things right well before beginning a retraining path will prevent a lot of wasted time and effort.

Many commercial training providers will only provide support available from 9-6 (office hours) and sometimes later on specific days; very few go late in the evening or at weekends. Avoid, like the plague, any organisations which use call-centres 'out-of-hours' - with the call-back coming in during office hours. This is no use if you're stuck and need help now.

It's possible to find professional training packages who provide their students direct-access online support 24x7 - including evenings, nights and weekends. Unless you insist on 24x7 support, you'll regret it very quickly. You may not need it throughout the night, but consider weekends, early mornings or late evenings.

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