It's really great that you've made it this far! Just ten percent of people enjoy their work and find it stimulating, but vast numbers simply moan about it and nothing happens. As you've reached this page it's probable that you're finding out about training, so well done to you. What comes next is discover where you want to go and get going.

It's advisable to get some help before you start - talk to someone who's familiar with your chosen field; a guide who can really get to know you and find the best job role for you, and analyse the learning programs which will get you there:

* Do you like working on your own or is being in a team environment more important to you?

* The building trade and the banking industry are a little shaky today, so which industry would suit you best?

* Once your training has been completed, are you hoping your new skills will give you the ability to serve you till you retire?

* Would you like your study to be in an industry where you know your chances of gainful employment are high up to the time you want to stop?

Look at the IT industry, that's our best advice - unusually, it's one of the market sectors still on the grow in the UK and Europe. In addition, salaries and benefits exceed most other industries.

If your advisor doesn't dig around with lots of question - it's more than likely they're actually nothing more than a salesman. If they're pushing towards a particular product before looking at your personality and current experience level, then it's very likely to be the case. Quite often, the training inception point for someone with experience is often substantially different to someone just starting out. It's wise to consider some basic PC skills training first. It will usually make the learning curve a little less steep.

Some training companies will only provide support available from 9-6 (office hours) and sometimes later on specific days; It's rare to find someone who offers late evening or full weekend cover. Be wary of any training providers which use 'out-of-hours' messaging systems - with the call-back coming in during the next 'working' day. This is no use if you're stuck and could do with an answer during your scheduled study period.

It's possible to find professional training packages that offer online support all the time - including evenings, nights and weekends. If you fail to get yourself direct-access round-the-clock support, you'll quickly find yourself regretting it. It may be that you don't use it late at night, but consider weekends, late evenings or early mornings.

It's likely that you probably enjoy fairly practical work - a 'hands-on' person. If you're anything like us, the painful task of reading endless manuals would be considered as a last resort, but it's not ideal. Consider interactive, multimedia study if learning from books is not your thing. Our ability to remember is increased with an involvement of all our senses - educational experts have expounded on this for years now.

Learning is now available in disc format, so you can study at your own computer. Using video-streaming, you are able to see your instructors showing you how to perform the required skill, with some practice time to follow - with interactive lab sessions. Every company that you look at should be able to show you some samples of the materials provided for study. You're looking for evidence of tutorial videos and demonstrations and many interactive sections.

Seek out actual CD or DVD ROM's where possible. You can then avoid all the difficulties of broadband outages, failure and signal quality issues etc.

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