rob , IT jobs in demand

[andypaul]

I once got some material from learn direct which was suppose to be for w2k admin jeez the material was very poor, far better things from the major internet online companies. I hope the OU is better.

Wouldn't it be better to do MS certs than OU degree?

[joebloggs]

nah i dont think so, still don't think you can beat a degree, most OU stuff if good, i just ignored most of the comments from people who had previously taken the course, saying it was badly written and complicated.. looks like they've changed it and rewritten it.. so i'll give it a bash

i'm nearly half way thru the degree, not done anything for 2 years thou , i blame the misses for spending what little money i had , so i'm not quitting now.. Ms certs , no longer retire, you just cannot take them , sure short term they are good, but if you want to spend the rest of your life keeping them upto date, and doing more tests, b4 it was mcp and mcse now i don't know what it is anymore since they've changed them , but if i've got the cash i'll do some..

on the job front and immigration front degree a degree is better, if i ever get to the phils, I'm hoping maybe i can teach at palawan state uni , hey you never know.. i don't think an mcse will help there, i've looked at a couple of jobs today, they ask for a computing degree, also for hsmp here in the uk, the gov body that evaluates qualifications of foreign students, doesn't evaluate mcse or any other cert, as they are private certs , and not given by a uni, so you get 0 points..., when we pay me debts off, i mean the misses debts , maybe we will goto Oz or newzeland .. so i would get ponits for the degree. but i don't think we would need it, as the misses has 2 already..

learn direct , don't think you can compare with the OU, 300,00 students at the OU.. well there are 3 course levels, and level 3 is not easy