Management and Professional
Professional IT Training
Thousands of IT jobs are currently vacant and the demand for IT professionals in all areas remains consistently high, more than 140,000 new entrants to IT are required each year in the UK (Source: eskills UK).
To succeed in today’s competitive job market you need to be able to demonstrate your technological expertise and skills.
Attaining professional IT certifications can lead to increased job security and enhanced career opportunities. We have over 10 years experience as an advanced Microsoft IT Academy and IT Training Centre. We provide affordable IT certifications with the added benefit of classroom based, blended or distance learning formats taught in the day and evening. Our team of certified trainers have outstanding industry experience and excellent links with several well known companies such as Landrover, NHS, West Midlands Police, Birmingham International Airport and Solihull MBC.
Solihull College offers professional I.T. training for businesses and residents in Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Coventry Warwickshire and the whole of the West Midlands.
CompTIA Certification
CompTIA is the IT industry’s largest developer of vendor neutral IT certification exams.
Certifications are recognised worldwide as a trusted indicator of qualified and competent professionals in the IT industry. We have over 10 years experience as an advanced Microsoft IT Academy and IT Training Centre, providing Microsoft training courses across Birmingham and the West Midlands. We offer a number of levels depending on your expertise. These include CompTIA A+ for entry level IT technicians, CompTIA Network + for networking professionals and CompTIA Security+ for experienced security professionals.
Microsoft Certification
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification has proven effective worldwide for growing skills and gaining recognition. The new generation of Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certifications from Microsoft are more targeted, more cost effective, and more focused on your primary job role. These have been designed to help validate your skills as an IT Professional or Professional Developer.
Adobe Certification
In an increasingly competitive world, students and instructors need to be more than familiar users of digital communications technology to be successful. You can now become certified for both entry level skills as an Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) and professional level skills as an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE).
CISCO Certification
CISCO has many worldwide respected IT certification programs which bring valuable, measurable rewards to you as a professional and also to your employer. The courses that we offer will give you the underpinning knowledge that will enable you to complete two levels of CISCO certification: CCENT (CISCO Certified Entry) and CCNA (CISCO Certified Network Associate).
Prometric and Certiport Testing Centre
Students can sit vendor certification exams in our Prometric and Certiport Testing Centre.
All of our courses include approved CompTIA, Microsoft Office Curriculum, Adobe and CIW training materials. All Microsoft courses include access to MSDN, to enable you to download Microsoft operating systems and applications to develop your own practice lab environments.
Robin Foster
Senior IT Trainer
Robin is a Senior IT Trainer in our Specialist and Technical IT Training Team and boasts 10 years experience as a Microsoft Certified Trainer
Prior to this Robin worked in the data networking industry providing corporate network design consultancy and product management expertise for Cisco and Hewlett Packard.
In the current economic climate it is essential that companies and IT professionals keep their technical skills and professional practice up to date and relevant to maintain a competitive edge,” he said.
“Over the past ten years, Solihull College, as a Microsoft IT Academy, has provided local employers and employees access to the latest technology training, supporting thousands of IT professionals to achieve valued vendor certifications which can strengthen their business and career opportunities.