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Managing Your Career

If you aspire to take on management responsibilities, you can choose a variety of routes to get there. You will need to explore your training options to gain the relevant knowledge for your area of interest. You will then need to build your experience and skills (generally with regular re-training courses and certifications) until you reach the management level you aspire to.

We'll Explore Three Specific Career Paths... Managing Databases,
HR Manager and IT Systems Manager.

It's vital to do justice when it comes to researching the training market. Commercial courses are available for all of these careers, and they come in a variety of formats. You'll notice there are a whole range of colleges and training providers featured here. Visit several of them and you'll be able to start making comparisons on which suit you best. It will be easy to find this page again (to continue your searches) if you mark it as one of your 'favourites'.

Working with Databases & MS Access Training

Running a company's databases involves not only managing the databases themselves, but also a team of data input clerks. The work is highly demanding and requires a great deal of precision. With responsibility for the interpretation of all business data and statistics, the database administrator (also known as the DBA) will have a real sense of the importance of their work.

An individual looking to become a DBA will have to undergo a series or package of training programmes to take them to the Microsoft MCITP DBA, and have served their time in industry prior to making this grade of management.

The Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician is an excellent starter certification program to get your career going in the right direction. Then you'll be employable and can start learning how databases are used in the working environment.

Another essential will be an understanding of the database computer language 'Structured Query Language' or SQL for short. The most widely recognised training for this is SQL Server training in MCTS (from Microsoft).

Managing a database system takes significant skill and competency. Database management can mean dealing with new software, implementing security controls and having an input into specific design features as well as the day to day running of data analysis, interpretation and reporting. Database Administrators are often extremely well paid and are very well respected members of a company's management team.

HR Management

Human Resources management suits people who enjoy working with and interpreting employment legislation, and can at the same time handle the internal day to day requirements of employees. Responsibilities are diverse, but primarily they involve the management of staffing needs within a company, such as recruitment and training. In addition, stringent guidelines must be in place to ensure that the company's policies comply with all the latest employment legislation. Employees must be made aware of these management and personnel policies, and are provided with such information from the HR department. Human Resources also handle any benefits or compensation due to members of staff.

Working your way up to becoming a manager in HR will give you a meaningful and rewarding career path. Over the years the job of the HR Manager has changed as society's attitudes to working practices have changed. The ability of the HR manager to keep a harmonious workforce is a key aspect of an organisation's future.

There are several different training courses and certifications for the student of Human Resources. Some people get work in an HR team after leaving university, and others start straight from school or college. Either way, you're advised to find out about membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. There are training companies that specialise in administrative management roles. They will be able to help you work out the right CIPD career structure for you.

Systems Manager

The Systems Manager's job is to be responsible for implementing all the business technology systems. They will oversee installations, take responsibility for the purchase of all software and hardware, manage back-up systems, manage change and provide the ICT technology infrastructures for the company. It's normal for all major companies to have a Systems Manager, as the work they do is so crucial to on-going activity. They will play a key role in policy decisions.

Typically this person will have a strong technology background along with a number of years of management and business experience. Within his or her department will be Systems Analysts, Computer Programmers and other support and computer related specialists.

There isn't one specific training route to becoming a Systems Manager. If you talk to training organisations that specialise in IT you should be able to get advice on the different areas that interest you. You will most certainly be expected to have a complete understanding of Microsoft's Operating Systems, along with technical proficiency in SQL. You can take further training in both IT skills and business and management as you build your working knowledge.