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Mycomputercareer was established with the aim to provide a practical and affordable learning solution and a faster alternative to standard vocational training programs for anyone looking forward to shifting to an IT career.  Changing your career midstream is never easy.  Now, you probably have a family to support and a lifestyle to maintain and getting a new set of academic credentials is like rebooting your career. Traditional course programs in colleges are not meant for career changers, even if they have night classes for working students.

However, admittedly, people who are determined to change careers will always find a way and have succeeded to become highly paid IT professionals and executives after years in another profession. And the people who founded the Mycomputercareer are among them.  They know what it took to get to the career they wanted the second time around and promptly designed the courses to make sure its students won’t have to suffer through the same hardships.  The school offers a complete Computer Career Program with a curriculum that is tailored to address the transition demands to the IT industry with the least hassle.  In short, it was founded for workers in the throes of career transition without having to add to the obstacles.

Mycomputercareer provides its students with both classroom and a hands-on practical learning approach with which students can actually apply the skills they have learned.  It offers real-world  case scenario problem-solving and training, conducted by no less than experienced instructors who are themselves successful IT practitioners in the industry. Its Computer Career Program is a highly concentrated course that can be customized to suit your work schedule as it aims to provide you with the needed IT skills to get your academic certification in as short a three months for the basic and another three months for the advance course. Students save not just precious time but also thousands in education dollars if such training were taken in a regular vocational school or community college.  If you’re interested in exploring your options in a career chance to IT, check out the school website at mycomputercareer.com.  And if you happen to live in the Raleigh city, you can visit the campus at 5511 Capital Center Dr #204, Raleigh, NC 27606.

Educational institutions are the primary employer of librarian media specialists.

Librarian media specialists sometimes oversee multiple school libraries, working with educators to facilitate connections between student research and informational needs, curricula and available information resources.

Career resource information and continued education opportunities in library media or on how to become a librarian media specialist are available through the American Association of School Librarians and the American Library Association.

1. Education

Librarian media specialists are often supervisory positions within the library system. As a result, most institutions prefer individuals who possess a Master of Library Science degree from an accredited American Library Association program.

Individuals with an undergraduate degree in Library Science may find positions in rural areas, but most metropolitan areas prefer a graduate degree.

Since most librarian media specialists work within an educational institution, positions may require a state teacher’s license. Contact the state’s department of education to determine licensing requirements.

2. Qualifications

Librarian media specialists must have strong verbal and written communication skills.

Other required qualifications may include an extensive knowledge of literature, knowledge of the current trends in library media services, computer experience in library media, an ability to teach library and research skills and strong organizational experience.

An essential factor in qualifying as a librarian media specialists is ability to pass a full criminal background check with fingerprinting. Nearly all states require educators of any type to pass a full criminal background check.

Certain states, such as New Jersey, also forward fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a complete national criminal check.

Individuals with previous criminal arrests and convictions should address these issues prior to pursuing a librarian media specialist career. Read the rest of this entry »