An important area that is sometimes not even considered by people thinking about a course is the issue of 'training segmentation'. Basically, this means the way the course is divided up for drop-shipping to you, which makes a huge difference to the point you end up at. Students often think it makes sense (when study may take one to three years to pass all the required exams,) that a training provider will issue a single section at a time, as you achieve each exam pass. However: It's not unusual for trainees to realise that the trainer's usual training route is not what they would prefer. You may find that a different order of study is more expedient. And what if you don't get to the end in the allotted time?

To avoid any potential future issues, many trainees now want to insist that all study materials are couriered out in one package, all at the beginning. You can then decide in which order and at what speed you'd like to work.

Think about the points below in detail if you think the sales ploy of a guarantee for your exam looks like a reason to buy:

You'll pay for it ultimately. It's definitely not free - they've just worked it into the package price. Students who take each progressive exam, funding them as they go are much better placed to get through first time. They're conscious of their spending and revise more thoroughly to make sure they're ready.

Isn't it outrageous to have to pay a training company up-front for examinations? Hold on to your money and pay for the exam at the appropriate time, instead of paying any mark-up - and take it closer to home - instead of miles away at the college's beck and call. Including money in your training package for exams (plus interest - if you're financing your study) is a false economy. It's not your job to boost the training company's account with your money just to give them a good cash-flow! There are those who hope that you will never make it to exams - so they get to keep the extra funds. It's also worth noting that exam guarantees often have very little value. Many training companies won't pay for re-takes until you've completely satisfied them that you're ready this time.

Exam fees averaged approximately 112 pounds last year when taken at Prometric or VUE centres around the United Kingdom. Therefore, why splash out often many hundreds of pounds extra to get 'an Exam Guarantee', when any student knows that the most successful method is consistent and systematic learning, coupled with quality exam simulation software.

Usually, trainers will provide mainly work-books and reference manuals. This can be very boring and not really conducive to achieving retention. Where possible, if we can get all of our senses involved in our learning, our results will often be quite spectacular.

Fully interactive motion videos with demonstrations and practice sessions will forever turn you away from traditional book study. And they're a lot more fun to do. You must ensure that you see the type of training provided by each company you're contemplating. Be sure that they contain video demo's and interactive elements such as practice lab's.

Choose CD and DVD ROM based physical training media every time. You can then avoid all the difficulties of broadband outages, failure and signal quality issues etc.

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