Unless you’ve spent the last couple of years on Mars, you won’t need telling that the economy has been feeling a little under the weather.

The newspapers have been full of stories about people being laid off in droves, taking salary cuts, or – as in the case of British Airways – actually being asked to work for nothing.
 
Now we all know that the media loves to paint black pictures even blacker. As the old adage says, “Good news does not sell newspapers.” At the same time, though, there is no denying that we are in the worst recession in living memory.

That poses a couple of questions: is there any way to make yourself recession-proof? Can you maintain or even boost your salary levels, and give your career that valuable extra ingredient of job security?

We believe that there is. And a great way to do so is to get a Microsoft Certification. There are two reasons for saying this.

First, IT qualifications move you into an area that is better safeguarded against the economic climate than most. People might cut down on luxury foods, holidays and flights abroad. Businesses might cut down on their expenses. But it’s difficult to economise on IT, because that is the lifeblood of companies.

An IT qualification is a great step forward, then. But Microsoft qualifications are an even bigger step in the right direction. Why? Because courses like MCSE, MCSA, MCITP and others don’t simply result in a piece of paper proving that you can pass an exam. They encourage problem solving, deductive reasoning and are practical rather than theoretical. In other words, they are proof of what you can do in a work environment.

Employers like this, as statistics show. They’re tired (and who can blame them?) of interviewing holders of qualifications who have to be helped to tie their shoelaces. Microsoft qualifications are rigorous, exacting and robust. No dummy ever passed one of those, and employers know that.

So, what’s the best way to get yourself such a certification? There are many routes, but CareerVision offers one that appeals to many. Since 1996, it has grown into one of the leading suppliers of home-based tutorials on DVD.

The advantage of this approach is that it brings genuinely expert knowledge right onto your desktop: the DVDs are presented by experienced professionals who really know their business – and how best to help people learn swiftly and effectively. These are complete certification DVD courses that contain live instructor-led training with printable courseware, study guides, online tutor support and practice exams.

You can progress at your own pace. You can study where you like, and even where you like: most people choose to do so at home, but you can also put otherwise wasted time to good use, such as long flights or train journeys.

Best of all, this approach is much cheaper than traditional, classroom-based study. You don’t even have to step outside your front door to get started!

So, if you’re tired of reading about economic doom and gloom, stop worrying about when it will affect you and do something about it. Sign up for a Microsoft certification today by visiting CareerVision on www.cvision.co.uk.

The 2009 credit crunch is hitting every organisation hard. Naturally one of the first budgets to be slashed are IT Training Budgets.  CareerAcademy & Total Training are therefore offering reduced prices on most, if not all, of their CBT based Training DVDs.

30% Off Selected CareerAcademy IT Courses.

These include:

MCSE 2003/2008
Was £1,197.00, Now Only £837.00

MCSA 2003 with Free MCSA 2008 Upgrade
Was £957.00, Now Only £813.00

Cisco CCNA (640-802) Training Suite (Includes Cisco CCENT, ICND1 & ICND2)
Was £597.00, Now Only £417.00

To see the CareerAcademy training special offers visit www.cvision.co.uk/ca/careeracademy-courses.htm

20% Off All Total Training DVDs.

These include:
Microsoft Online Library
Was £166.00, Now Only £133.00

Photoshop CS4: Essentials
Was £66.00, Now Only £53.00

Flash CS4 Pro: Essentials
Was £66.00, Now Only £53.00

To see the complete range of Total Training CBT courses visit www.cvision.co.uk/total-training-dvds.htm

All prices are subject to VAT and are subject to change without notice.

www.cvision.co.uk

Thinking about powering your career prospects with some ammunition from some of the latest Microsoft Certification courses?

Look no further… we have introduced a complete family of Microsoft Certification DVD based training tutorials which include:

MCITP Training Courses

MCPD Training Bundle

MCSE Training Courses

Microsoft Certification Training Bundles

Microsoft SQL Server Training

VMWare Training Courses

Show off your unique skills and validate your knowledge by obtaining a certification that matches your current or desired job role.

CareerVision is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the new CompTIA Network+ 2009 Training Course on DVD or Online.

www.cvision.co.uk/ca/network-plus-2009-edition-training.htm

This course is intended for IT professionals who wish to increase their knowledge and understanding of networking concepts and skills to prepare for a career in network support or administration, or to prepare for the CompTIA Network+ certification.

This course is available on 3 DVD or online format, at a Special Price of £338.

Our  CompTIA Network+ Certification 2009 Edition training focuses on the management and operation of the network infrastructure.  Students will acquire the necessary skill set to maintain, troubleshoot, and install a network. Upon completion of the training the student will be able to describe networking technologies; understand basic design principles; adhere to wiring standards; and use the proper testing tools.

CareerAcademy are shortly due to launch a Certified Ethical Hacker Training Course (CEH). The course will be supplied on 6 DVD Roms so that you can study the course in your own time. The Certified Hacker course will consist of:

For more details on the Certified Ethical Hacker course please visit http://www.cvision.co.uk/ca/certified-ethical-hacker-v6.html

Total Training has just released video tutorials on DVD-ROM for PhotoShop CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, Flash CS4, Illustrator CS4  and InDesign CS4. These are all available in the Adobe CS4 Design Training Bundle or the Adobe CS4 Master Training Bundle which also includes Encore CS4 , Soundbooth CS4 and Premiere Pro CS4.  

Now you can buy all your Total Training DVDs and Online Subscriptions directly from the UK with Free Shipping and a 15% Discount off the List Prices. All products are shipped from stock with fast 1-2 day delivery. Order before 1.00pm and you will receive your goods the next morning.

In many cases, individuals or companies use a variety of software which they need the respective training for.

Apart from the traditional (and expensive) classroom based courses, one option is to purchase several DVD based training tutorials according to the software you are using.

Though this is very effective and portable, one other option to consider is the Total Training All Access Online Library. In effect this would give you 24 hour online (not DVD) access to every course manufactured by Total Training.

As an additional benefit, when people subscribe to the total training online library access, they also get access to courses that are not available on DVD yet!

Visit http://www.cvision.co.uk/total-training/total-training-all-access-online-library.htm  to find out more.

CareerVision is pleased to announce the immediate availablity of 3 new DVD courses for the ITIL v3 Certification by itSM Solutions.

ITIl v3 Orientation Training:  This course is an effective way to introduce the concepts, relationships and benefits of IT Service Management to IT executives and staff that may not play an active role in the program but need to understand the value it brings to the enterprise.

ITIL v3 Foundation Training: Introduces the new student to the fundamentals of IT Service Management as described in version 3 of the IT Infrastructure Library and helps students prepare for the certification exam along with acquiring valuable insights from instructors who have actually managed IT operations and ITSM programs.

ITIL vs Foundation Bridge Training: Enables an existing ITIL Version 2 certified student to upgrade their Foundation certification to Version 3 of the IT Infrastructure Library.

Get a complete list of all our training courses at www.cvision.co.uk

Following the success of implementing a Google Checkout facility on cvision.co.uk, we were quick to learn we are missing out on yet another potential market of buyers, those who only purchase goods using PayPal . Consequently we signed upto PayPal and have integrated it within our website.

Buyers are now able to purchase computer based training DVD’s from our main website using their own PayPal account.

Why do people use Paypal?
PayPal is the largest and most respected online payment processor on the Internet with well over 8 million users.

Many people are hesitant to provide credit card information over the Internet. PayPal provides a secure server (SSL) so your transaction is safe, but moreover, when you make a purchase through a PayPal merchant, you have additional security because only PayPal, not the merchant, is provided with your credit card information.

Many users are hesitant to provide credit card information over the Internet. PayPal provides a secure server (SSL) so your transaction is safe, but moreover, when you make a purchase through a PayPal merchant, you have additional security because only PayPal, not the merchant, is provided with your credit card information.

Due to popular requests, last week we incorporated Google Checkout into our Computer Training website. This Google Checkout facility has only just been live for just over a week and we have already started getting orders from the website from customers who would otherwise had gone else where.

Incidentally, most people who have purchased using Google Checkout are people who are looking for some type of website training courses.