To become a proficient web designer with relevant qualifications for the job market today, you'll need to study Adobe Dreamweaver. It's also recommended that you learn all about the full Adobe Web Creative Suite, which includes Flash and Action Script, to have the facility to facilitate Dreamweaver commercially as a web-designer. Having such skills can mean later becoming an ACP (Adobe Certified Professional) or an ACE (Adobe Certified Expert).

In order to become a well-rounded web professional however, there's a lot more to learn. You'll be required to have knowledge of some programming essentials like HTML, PHP and MySQL. A good understanding of Search Engine Optimisation and E Commerce will give your CV some extra credibility and make you more employable.

Getting into your first IT role is often made easier if you're supported with a Job Placement Assistance service. But don't place too much emphasis on it - it's quite easy for companies marketing departments to overplay it. Ultimately, the huge shortage of staff in Britain is what will make you attractive to employers.

Nevertheless, avoid waiting until you have completed your exams before bringing your CV up to date. As soon as your training commences, mark down what you're doing and place it on jobsites! You may not have got to the stage where you've taken your exams when you'll secure your initial junior support position; but this can't and won't happen if interviewers don't get sight of your CV. The most reliable organisations to help you land that job are usually specialised and independent recruitment consultants. As they're keen to place you to receive their commission, they have more incentive to get on with it.

Many students, so it seems, invest a great deal of time on their training course (for years sometimes), only to give up at the first hurdle when attempting to secure a job. Promote yourself... Work hard to let employers know about you. Don't think a job's just going to jump out in front of you.

In most cases, a typical person really has no clue in what direction to head in a computing career, or even what market they should look at getting trained in. Working through long lists of different and confusing job titles is next to useless. The vast majority of us don't even know what our good friends do at work - so we're in the dark as to the complexities of a specific IT job. Ultimately, a well-informed choice can only grow from a meticulous analysis of many different factors:

* Personality factors as well as your interests - the sort of work-centred jobs you love or hate.

* Are you driven to re-train because of a certain motive - for instance, are you pushing to work from home (self-employment possibly?)?

* Is salary further up on your wish list than other requirements.

* Understanding what the main IT types and markets are - and what differentiates them.

* The time and energy you'll have available to set aside for the training program.

To be honest, you'll find the only real way to investigate these matters is through a chat with an experienced advisor who has a background in computing (and chiefly the commercial needs and requirements.)

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