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Sent my TMA the about a week ago and got a 90% score, viewed where I went wrong with documentation, and think I now understand. Im now starting to understand about troubleshooting in different scenarios, the difference between hardware and software, different O/S's and their features, using MS-DOS command lines, and understanding about files and their extensions. I recently had to deal with the unfortunate death of my sister. I felt as though all was lost but knowing that I have so much to achieve through skills train has helped pull me through such a depressing time. I am nearly finished my A+ and im looking forward to doing my N+. Id like to say thank you to everyone at the Skillstrain. I HAVE SUCCESFULLY COMPLETED ALL OF THE FIRST PART OF MY COURSE AND AM HALF WAY THROUGH THE SECOND PART WHICH. I FEEL BEING AS I WORK 50 HOURS A WEEK. HAVE A WIFE AND 4 YEAR OLD SON I WOULD SAY IS ONE HELL OF AN ACHIEVEMENT AND I'M PROUD OF MYSELF. HARD WORK I KNOW WILL PAY OFF IN THE END. I WANT A BETTER FUTURE AND AM GETTING EXCELLENT FAMILY SUPPORT. Being an service engineer, this coursework has help me understand and fulfil my role. With the knowledge I have gained I have repaired products alot faster. First time studying for over 11 years. Working 12 hour shifts and still fitting in 20 hours+ studying a week. Getting a real grip of it, despite numorous interruptions from 2 young children (age 2 and 7). When I came here a 1.2 year ago I thought I can never find a job better than work on the production assembly line, After months of trying to find a job close to IT, struggling the studying, homelife, kids and work (shifts patterns) I can finally see that it will all be worth it in the end - thank's to my hard work and knowledge from my studies I got a better job in Virgin Media as a Service Technician and this role will give me more time to study and more time for homelife and will help me to have try move more into the I.T dept. Last month finally I got a new Job close to IT and telecommunication business. I am 30 years old and I have been working in a factorys for most of my life working dirrerent shift patterns I have no skills or future. So I decided to do something about it and sign up with the skills train. I started the a+ (msca course) iam half way through the first book and iam am already giving advice to colleages and freinds how to fix problems and to upgrade their computers.thanks to skillstrain I can see a future infront of me now for me and my family. I have been with skills train now for a year, it has not been easy, my wife has depression and anxiety and up until August this year I have been working 3 jobs as well as doing my A+. Th course has kept me focussed despite not being able to commit as much time as I would like. At the beginning of September I was diagnosed with depression due to my workload and the pressures of family life. The A+ is almost complete and I am looking forward to the N+. With my new qualification I hope to change jobs and reduce my workload. 2008 could look a lot less stressful and a lot more hopeful. I have enjoyed every single part of my course so far and even due to ill health in 2006 and a near marriage breakdown I have returned this year to resume my studies,I'm now even more determind to pass my course and show people that even through aversities and struggles,that I can do it. Since I started my course I have found it very hard to settle into a routine of study due to the hectic pace of life for mdern day young families. I have changed my job 3 times since I started the course so it has been hard to set time aside to study at the same time as getting use to new jobs. I am now settled in my job as a postman which I started at the beggining of April and this October as a family we have made some changes to help me progress with my course. My wife has given up her job at tesco so that she can pick the children up from school, which then allows me to come home do housework and study before the children get home I find it very important to have peace and quiet whilst studying, although I am having to work extra hours as a postman to make up the money which my wife is now not earning so I go in early everyday (4:30am) to make that up, and we are also being agents for avon to bring in a bit extra to help. I have found it very usefull to draw up a plan to set time aside for everything in the day, including study and even the time I go to bed, it sounds very boring but it realy does work. I also had to change my course material to the 2006 objectives as I would not be finished on the 2003 objectives in time to take the examination so that was a bit of a set back to start the tma's again. But as I said we've made changes in October and I have already passed 3 tmas and I am waiting for results on a 4th, I am now determined to continue at this rate until I finish the course and then go onto the N+ course, I'll keep you all posted on my progress. I have successfully secured my first job in IT as support engineer & start on 1st of November. As you can imagine I am very excited to be given this opportunity. I AM WORKING ALMOST 78 PER WEEK... AND I HAVE STUDYING A LOT TRYING TO FINISH MY A+ COURSE BY THE END OF NOVEMBER.... THIS MONTH I HAVE DONE ALREADY 3 ASSIGMENTS... AND HOPE FINISH THE 4 FAST AS SOON AS I CAN...
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