A+ Computer Training

In the UK today, industry couldn't function properly without the help of support workers fixing computers and advising users on a day to day basis.

The need for more qualified personnel grows as we become ever more dependent on computers in the modern world.

At LearningLolly we specialise in IT Training matched to the needs of industry.

We recommend that our students take advice from one of our industry experts before settling on a particular training course, so they can be sure that the content of their learning package fits the skills of the job they're seeking.

A+ Computer training covers four specialised areas - you need to pass exams in two of these areas to be considered A+ competent.

Because of this, most colleges only offer two of the training options, but we think this is selling you short - sure, you can pass an exam, but experience of all four will give you a distinct advantage in industry, where you'll need to know about all of them.

That's why at LearningLolly we provide you with the training for all four areas. You only need to take two of the exams for certification, so you can choose which one you take along side the Essentials exam.

Move into IT with A+ Computer Training

If this is your first attempt at studying to take an IT exam you might want to cut your teeth on some user skills first. We will be happy to advise you on where the right place is for you to start based on your current skill level.

Once on the A+ Computer training course you will learn how to build, fix and repair computers in antistatic conditions, together with fault finding and diagnostic techniques through hands on and remote access.

You may also want to consider adding the CompTIA Network+ training as it will enable you to look after networks of computers, which is where the bigger salaries are.

We guess that you're a practical sort of person... The 'hands-on' type... and if you're like us - the world of books reading and classrooms is something you might make yourself do, but it's not really your thing. So we've designed the learning course that's absolutely right for you.

All our training is on-screen. You'll receive a library of CD and DVD Rom's and will learn by watching video tutorials, demonstrations, and have the opportunity to practice your skills in interactive labs. You can test your depth of understanding in quizzes and practice in exam environments before you take the real thing.

If you need help - we've got that covered too, you'll have access to 24x7 Online Support from four offices in different time zones around the world. So you can receive help at any time of day or night (even 1am on Sunday morning!)

The best bit is that we've done all this for you - and it's still considerably cheaper than our competition. If you want to find out more about how LearningLolly can help you with A+ Computer Training click for our information pack about IT careers...

Frankly Speaking... thoughts for the day!

Positive vs Negative Focus

Look at any Best Seller list in bookshops today, and it'll be populated with autobiographies of the rich and famous. From glamour models to footballers to empire builders, they all have a different story to tell, but each has a common thread - they overcame adversity by focusing on the positives. That is the way of the world; to achieve in life we must allow positive reasons why we can to flood our consciousness, and drown out negative reasons why we can't.

For the student, this attitude to studying is paramount. To successfully complete a training program, the biggest tool in a trainee's workbox is a positive mindset. An optimistic approach brings about all sorts of possibilities, circumstances, answers and opportunities to achieve. By contrast, a negative outlook thwarts creativity and blocks our learning receptors.

This is down to our Reticular Activation System - an automatic mechanism in our brain that tells us what to focus on. Throughout our lives, we've experienced many things that no longer stay in the forefront of our minds - the bulk of what we've learned moves from our conscious mind to our sub-conscious mind, a kind of store cupboard stocked up with all our past knowledge and beliefs. When we consciously attempt to do something, our Reticular Activation System (RAS) will search the sub-conscious mind for any relevant information it holds, and bring it to our attention. If we're walking down a street, we're only made aware of things that have meaning to us - the rest is just background noise. So if our conscious mind has regularly been transferring upbeat, positive messages to our sub-conscious mind, then that's what will come back. But if our sub-conscious has been fed a bunch of downbeat, defeatist messages, then that's equally what will come back.

It seems that achievers are able to manipulate the messages filtered through to their sub-conscious minds by deliberately programming their RAS and choosing the exact messages the conscious mind sends. This makes it an essential tool for achieving goals, as the sub-conscious mind can't distinguish between real or imaginary events. In other words, as it believes what it's told, we need to create a very specific picture of our goal in our conscious mind. The RAS will then pass this on to our subconscious - which will then help us achieve the goal. It does this by bringing to our attention all the relevant information which otherwise might have remained as 'background noise'.

Napoleon Hill said that we can achieve any realistic goal if we keep on thinking of that goal, and stop thinking any negative thoughts about it. Of course, if we keep thinking that we can't achieve a goal, our subconscious will help us not to achieve it.