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Building A Management Career

If you aspire to take on management responsibilities, you can choose a variety of routes to get there. To gain the relevant industry knowledge to get started you will of course need suitable training. You can then work your way up either in one company (but usually several) by gaining valuable on-the-job experience along with further incremental training.

Our Spotlight Is On The Following Roles... Management Of Databases, Manager Of Human Resources and IT Systems Management.

Take your time to explore the different training routes and certifications that will take you into these roles, and ensure they're recognised by the industry.

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Database Administrators & Access 2003 Training

Running a company's databases involves not only managing the databases themselves, but also a team of data input clerks. The work is highly demanding and requires a great deal of precision. A Database Administrator takes responsibility for collating and interpreting all the company's data and statistics, and for producing meaningful reports.

An individual looking to become a DBA will have to undergo a series or package of training programmes to take them to the Microsoft MCITP DBA, and have several years of employment experience prior to being awarded this senior position. A suitable career track course if you're retraining to join the industry would be the Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician - MCDST. You can get into industry with this, and begin building some technical employment experience.

Another essential will be an understanding of the database computer language 'Structured Query Language' or SQL for short. You can develop the relevant skills by taking a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist SQL Server training course.

Database management systems are highly complex and take a great deal of skill to run well. Database management can mean dealing with new software, implementing security controls and having an input into specific design features as well as the day to day running of data analysis, interpretation and reporting. As a Database Manager you could expect to receive a substantial remuneration package and gain a very real sense of making a major contribution to the running of an organisation.

Human Resources Management

HR Managers should have a blend of skills and knowledge to enable them to deal smoothly and effectively with both internal and external employment laws and procedures. The duties of an HR department include recruiting and training staff members, monitoring numbers and encouraging opportunities for developing talent. Also the team in HR will be accountable for keeping any employment policies in line with the employment legislation of the day.

Taking this one step further, HR has to inform all members of staff about the organisation's personnel policies and procedures. When staff members are entitled to benefits, or any redundancies have to made, HR deal with it.

Working your way up to becoming a manager in HR will give you a meaningful and rewarding career path. The job is very much a product of modern working practices, and is a far cry from the old personnel officer whose duties were much more routine. The ability of the HR manager to keep a harmonious workforce is a key aspect of an organisation's future.

You have a number of different choices when it comes to training and getting qualified for work in HR. Whatever your entry level into the industry, you should look to gain membership of the CIPD, which stands for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. There are training companies that specialise in administrative management roles. They will be able to help you work out the right CIPD career structure for you.

Systems Manager

The wide ranging job of the Systems Manager is to oversee all of a company's computer systems. Duties will include budgeting, purchasing, in-depth analysis of the ICT infrastructure, plus overseeing security, back-up, storage capacity, server requirements and handling system changes when up-grades are implemented.

Systems Managers are needed in all medium to large organisations, and will be involved in policy decisions regarding strategic planning and quality standards.

Typically this person will have a strong technology background along with a number of years of management and business experience. The team working for the Systems Manager will include Data Analysts, Network Support Engineers, Firewall specialists and Programmers.

You can become a Systems Manager via many different training and work experience routes. If you talk to training organisations that specialise in IT you should be able to get advice on the different areas that interest you.

You should expect to gain an understanding of how to use SQL which was covered earlier when we discussed the role of a DBA, and have a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Operating Systems.

The important thing is to establish your IT career somewhere, and then build your knowledge through both industrial experience and additional professional training.