1. Where to go from here Patrick.j.rice@gmail.com

2. What do you want to do ● Hardware repair ● Programming ● Web design ● System administration ● Networks

3. What you can do in the cork college of commerce Adobe Flash – (Introduction) AutoCAD Certificate/Diploma in Computer Applications in Business– Oxford Cambridge Royal Society of Arts (OCR) Computer Skills Course Computerised Accounts – (Sage Line 50) FETAC Level 6 (B30150) Computerised Accounts using Sage Line 50 Computers for Absolute Beginners Digital Photography – (Improvers) European Computer Driving Licence – ECDL Beginners European Computer Driving Licence Advanced – ECDL Advanced Getting your Business Up & Running on the Internet Improvers – Advanced Film/Digital Artistic Photography Introduction to Photoshop and Digital Photography Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Payroll – (Manual & Computerised) – FETAC Level 5 – Code B20138 PC Assembly & Maintenance Photography – (Introduction) Photoshop - (Introduction) Web Authoring – FETAC Level 6 - Code C30148 Web Design (Advanced) Web Design (Introduction)

4. Where you go for training Cork ● CIT ● UCC ● CCOC ● FAS ● PFH ● And Many more just google “computer training cork”

5. What courses can you do in Hardware repair ● CompTIA A+ ● CompTIA A+ Essentials ● CompTIA A+ Practical Application ● www.comptia.org www.comptia.org

6. What courses can you do in Programming ● UCC ● CIT ● CCOC ● You can still program if you are not good at maths. ● Key requirement is logical thinking, not maths

7. So I want to program what should I look for ● Programming languages change ● If your looking at a Cert/Dip/Degree make sure it teaches a few programming languages ● These should include ● Java/C/C++ ● Assembler (requirement for hardware programming) ● Scripting languages Perl, PHP,VBscript, JavaScript ● CIT ● CCOC ● You can still program if you are not good at maths. ● Key requirement is logical thinking, not maths ● You Don't have to have a qualification to program.

8. What courses can you do in Web Design ● You can do this here in the CCOC. ● HTML ● JAVA script ● Dreamweaver ● AJAX ● DHTML

9. What courses can you do in System administration ● Red Hat Certified, SUSE Certified ● Linux Professional Institute Certified (LPIC) (Non distro) ● Linux ● Windows – MCSE, MCITP: Consumer Support Technician (CST) ● Storage ● Networking

10. What courses can you do in Networking ● Cisco ● CCNA ● CCNP ● Network+

11. Where can you do courses in Networking ● CIT ● PFH ● FAS ● UCC

12. Careers ● Irish times ● Monster ● Verkom ● linux.ie ● IRC to get to know the industry ● Industry events ● IT@Cork

13. Careers ● Contract ● Permanent ● Money 20K +