Computer Certification

Increased scope of Information Technology has given rise to increase in demand for hardware and networking engineers. Professionals of this field are required in all kinds of companies in the world. Candidates with specific specializations are given preference. Here, the short - term Computer Certification Course can play a very important role. Finding a job is not a problem after doing a course in some disciplines like, DBA, MCSE, and MC network etc. IT field personnel can enhance their skills and job profile by doing such courses.

Scope
Candidates of this field can find good job opportunities in hardware manufacturing companies, systems design companies, BPOs and several multinational companies.

Course
Diploma as well as certificate- both these options are available in computer certification courses. Following are some diploma and certificate courses: DBA (data base administrator), Diploma MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) Siska network Certification, APTECH Certified computer professional (ACCP), Business Accounting and Inventory Management (TALLY), Certificate course in computer application (CCA), Certificate Course in Computer Operation and Applications(CCOA), certificate course in data processing and computer, application certificate course in Networking, Certificate Course in Office Automation and Internet (CCO), certificate course for Telecom and Wireless Professionals, HP Certification, Certification course of Oracle, Linux Sun and Red Hat etc. Usually the duration of certificate courses is three to six months, six to eight months for diploma. Duration of some diploma courses can be ten to twelve months. Duration of PG Diploma Course is two years. Online courses are also available for computer certification. Their utility is more for those students who are already in the IT field. It is helpful for those also for whom doing specialization in a particular field is necessary. Only online test facility is there for such courses. Therefore, it is essential that the candidate's knowledge about the course contents of that particular course is good.

Fees
Fees for short - term courses are very low. This also applies to computer Certification Courses. Fees for Diploma courses vary from 25000 to 40000 rupees, and for certificate courses from 10000 to 25000 rupees. As far as a PG diploma course is concerned, it can be done by giving forty to sixty thousand rupees.

Institutes
For, Computer Certification Course, you can get in touch with any IT institute. These institutions offer these courses either themselves or in collaboration with other institutes such as NIIT, Radiance, and APTECH etc. Some institutions run these courses in collaboration with universities or engineering colleges. Oracle, Microsoft, Cisco Academy, HP, Sun Microsystems are some the institutions that run their own courses. Candidates, who are already in job, can visit the websites of these prestigious companies get online certification. Before taking admission in a course, some necessary things need to be taken care of. Like, give priority to those institutions only where every segment has separate experts and where lab facilities are excellent. Don't go by glitzy advertisements, instead take your decision based on placement record. Avoid giving fees in full at the time of admission itself. Following are websites of some important institutions -

1. Oracle
www.oracle.com
2. Microsoft
www.microsoft.com
3. Cisco Academy
www.cisco.com
4. HP
www.hp.com                                                                                                                                                                                                           5. Sun Microsoft
www.sun.com