You should feel pleased that you've made it this far! A fraction of the population are happy and satisfied by their jobs, but the majority just bitch about it and take no action. By looking for this we can guess that you're giving retraining some thought, which means you're already ahead of the pack. What comes next is get busy to find your direction.

We recommend you seek advice first - find someone who knows the industry; an advisor who can get to the bottom of what you'll like in a job, and work out what training programs which are appropriate for you:

* Would you like lots of contact with people? If the answer's yes, would you enjoy being part of a team or do you want to meet lots of new people? Maybe you'd rather be left alone to get on with things?

* Have you given much thought to which sector you would be suited to? (With the economic downturn, it's essential to be selective.)

* Is this the final time you plan to retrain, and if so, will this new career give you scope to do that?

* Is it important for your training course to be in a market sector where you know your chances of gainful employment are high up to retirement age?

The largest sector in the United Kingdom that fulfils the above criteria is the IT industry. There's a shortage of skilled staff in IT, simply have a look at a local jobs website and you'll see for yourself. Don't misunderstand and think it's all nerdy people gazing towards theirscreens the whole time - there's a lot more to it than that. Large numbers of workers in IT are ordinary people, but they enjoy their work and get well paid.

Make sure that all your qualifications are what employers want - you're wasting your time with programs that only give in-house certificates. If your certification doesn't come from a company like Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA or Adobe, then chances are it won't be commercially viable - because it won't give an employer any directly-useable skills.

Massive developments are coming via technology as we approach the second decade of the 21st century - and this means greater innovations all the time. Society largely thinks that the increase in technology we have experienced is slowing down. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are huge changes to come, and the internet particularly will be the biggest thing to affect the way we live.

The money in IT isn't to be sniffed at also - the average salary in the United Kingdom for a typical man or woman in IT is noticeably higher than remuneration packages in other sectors. Chances are that you'll earn quite a bit more than you could reasonably hope to get in other industries. It seems there is not a hint of a downturn for IT industry increases in the United Kingdom. The market sector continues to develop quickly, and as we have a skills gap that means we only typically have three IT workers for every four jobs it's most unlikely that this will change significantly for a good while yet.

A knowledgeable and specialised advisor (vs a salesperson) will ask questions and seek to comprehend your current situation. This is useful for establishing your study start-point. Occasionally, the training inception point for a trainee with experience will be hugely dissimilar to someone just starting out. Commencing with a user skills program first may be the ideal way to start into your IT program, but depends on your skill level.

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