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CBT Nuggets

Getting Started in IT

This online training helps new and aspiring IT employees understand different IT career paths, certifications, college degrees and technologies. Use this course to determine whether or not information technology is the right career for you and help land your first job in IT.

Updated July 2018

1Skills
12Videos
1h 42mTotal
12 videos1h 42m

Who This Course Is For

This IT fundamentals course is considered foundational-level CBT Nuggets training, which means it was designed for new IT professionals with 6 months of experience — or no experience at all. This course is valuable for new or aspiring IT professionals, experienced new IT professionals looking to validate foundational skills, and non-technical professionals.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Viewing the "big picture" of the IT profession as a whole
  • Recognizing career paths within the IT field
  • Relating future careers with certifications
  • Differentiating technology providers and use cases

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.IT Expert: Getting Started in IT1h 42m

Readiness check

Confirm prerequisite knowledge before training begins

A short placement assessment on the CBT Nuggets assessments platform measures whether a learner already has the foundation this course assumes. IT Directors use it to put the right people in the right training — and any learner can take it right now to make sure they'll get full value from day one.

  • Questions generated from this course's own lesson transcripts — what gets measured is exactly what gets taught
  • Instant, per-learner results that show whether the prerequisite foundation is in place
  • Results roll up into team readiness reporting, so training hours go where they change outcomes

Runs on assessments.cbtnuggets.com — sign in with an Adept account so results roll up into team readiness reporting. Need one? Create an Adept account.

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