MCSA (Microsoft Certified System Administrator

MCSA (Microsoft Certified System Administrator)

• Introduction
• TCP/IP Configuration
• Client Configuration
• IP Routing
• Managing DHCP
• Configuring DHCP
• Managing DHCP
• Configuring DHCP Options
• Managing DNS
• DNS Concepts
• Configuring DNS
• Managing DNS Records
• Remote Access
• Configuring Remote Access.
• Routing
• Configuring Routing Protocol
• DHCP Relay Agent
• Network Services
• Services
• Introduction
• Exchange Server 2003
• Installing & Managing Exchange
• Preparing For Exchange
• Installation Requirements
• Installing Exchange
• Exchange components
• Administrative Groups and Permission
• Recipients
• Recipients Concept
• Mailbox Enabled Recipients
• Mail Enabled Recipients
• Recipient Policies
• Storage
• Storage Concepts
• Store and Storage Groups
• Public Folders
• Public Folder
• Public Folder Permission
• Security
• Securing Servers
• Performance & Availability
• Management Tools
• Backup & Restore
• Exchange Server Backup
• Exchange Data Restore
• Restoring Exchange Servers

MCSE (Microsoft Certified System Engineer).

• Introduction
• Server Management
• Remote Management
• Network Monitor
• DNS Name Resolution
• DNS Concept
• DNS Performance
• DNS Security
• Network Addressing and Protocols
• TCP/IP Configuration
• Network Component
• Optimizing DHCP
• Routing & Remote Access
• Routing
• Remote Access
• Internet Connectivity
• Internet Connectivity
• Network Address Translation
• Firewall
• Public Key Infrastructure
• Concept
• Configuring Certificate Services
• Managing Certificates
• Active Directory Overview
• Introduction AD
• Installing and Managing Active Directory Structure
• Advanced Installation
• Verifying Installation
• Backup and Restore
• Active Directory Security
• Managing Group
• Delegating Authority
• Maintaining Active Directory Structure
• Trust Relationships
• Schema
• Active Directory Objects
• Managing Group Policy
• Creating Group Policy
• Folder Redirection
• Sites & Services
• Managing Sites
• Site License servers
• The Design Process
• Design Process Overview
• Gathering Information
• Planning and Implementation
• Active Directory
• Active Directory Concept
• Design the Logical Structure
• Design Ou
• Design Sites
• Design Groups
• Name Resolution
• DNS Concept
• Designing Name Resolution
• Designing DNS
• Network Infrastructure
• Identifying IP Addresses
• Designing DHCP
• Designing Physical Network

Designing Remote Access

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MICROSOFT CERTIFIED IT PROFESSIOMAL

 MCITP The new-generation Microsoft Certified IT Professional credential, or MCITP is the biggest the Microsoft certification. Available for a variety of fields of expertise—including database developer, database administrator, enterprise messaging administrator, and server administrator—an MCITP validates a professional’s proven job-role capabilities.the following are the syllabus and exam modules for mcitp

1. 70-620 -Windows Vista, Configuring:

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7 RELEVANT CERTIFICATIONS FOR THE NOW

1.   PMP - Project Management Professional  /   PRINCE2(project in a controlled environment)

2.   MCITP - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
3    ITIL  Information Technology  Infrastructure Library
4.   CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate
5    ICAN, / ACCA

6     CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional 
7     NIMN  Institute of Marketing of Nigeria .

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TOEFL CERTIFICATION

The Test Of English as a Foreign Language or TOEFL just like IELTS is a test of an individual's ability to use and understand english in an academic setting.it really meant for those going overseas for studies

 PURPOSE OF THE TOEFL CERTIFICATION 
The purpose of the TOEFL test is to evaluate the English proficiency of people who are non-native English speakers. In addition, international companies, government agencies, scholarship programs, and recruitment agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency. The TOEFL test or certification is cbt based in nigeria. it also combines many of the same question types as the traditional paper-based test with new question types. This is an easy-to-use testing system for even the most basic computer users in Nigeria and other parts of the world
 INTERNET-BASED TEST (IBT)

 READING 

 The Reading section consists of 3–4 passages, each approximately 700 words in length and questions about the passages. The passages are on academic topics; they are the kind of material that might be found in an undergraduate university textbook.
Passages require understanding of rhetorical functions such as cause-effect, compare-contrast and argumentation. Students answer questions about main ideas, details, inferences, essential information, sentence insertion, vocabulary, rhetorical purpose and overall ideas. New types of questions in the iBT require filling out tables or completing summaries. Prior knowledge of the subject under discussion is not necessary to come to the correct answer.

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CERTIFIED BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

CERTIFIED BUSINESS MANAGEMENT is a professional training for innovative business planners, developers and strategists.
The world is in dire need of competent business planners, developers and strategists generally known as Managers. Every field of endeavor in the world is a potential global business.Only those who look with their minds see these great prospects around them.More so, big Companies and multi-nationals in oil & gas, telecommunications, banking, engineering, manufacturing, services etc have seen the need and are beginning to hire employees with good business skills rather than those with only academic or technical skills.You can create an edge for yourself above your job competitors by becoming a Certified Business Manager in 6weeks. This is a highly Professional Certified International Business Training  and it is fast gaining acceptance.
COURSE CONTENT

Business Planning and Development
Practical Ways of raising Business Capital
Turning Idea to Cash
Production Management
Business Management Skills
Winning Marketing Strategies
Efficient Financial Planning and Control
Analysis and Management of Business Risks
Business evaluation and improvement
Strategic Business Management
Business Team Management
Management of Financial Crisis and  Debts

TYPE OF CERTIFICATION: Professional Certification in Business planning, development and strategy
DURATION: 6 weeks
PRICE : N50,000 LOCATION IBADAN PHONE 08172533299

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CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSEM SECURITY PROFESSIONAL

The CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional ) certification has become a pre-requisite
for anyone looking to make a career in information security. The CISSP certification provides information
security professionals with an objective measure of competence and a globally recognised standard of
achievement. The CISSP credential is meant for senior-level managers who are working toward or have
already attained positions as CISOs, CSOs or Senior Security Engineers.
The CISSP is developed and maintained by (ISC )² - the International Information Systems Security
Certification Consortium - which is a not-for-profit organisation that developed the information security
common body of knowledge (CBK), which is divided into 10 domains namely

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GIAC GCMP CERTIFICATION

Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) is an information security certification entity that specialises in technical and practical certification as well as new research in the form of its GIAC Gold program.
 SANSInstitute founded the certification and the term GIAC is trademarked by The Escal. Institute of
Advanced Technologies.
GIAC provides a set of vendor-neutral computer security certifications linked to the training courses provided by
the SANS. GIAC is specific to the leading edge technological advancement of IT security in order to keep ahead of "black hat" techniques.
 GIAC Certified Project Manager like other project management certification is for security professionals and managers who participate in or lead project teams and wish to demonstrate an understanding of technical project management methodology and implementation. The certification affirms the critical skill sets associated with
making projects successful, including but not limited to effective communication,
time,
cost,
quality,
procurement and risk management of IT projects and
application development.
Requirements of the certification:these certification requires some years of experience

                                             Other courses from giac
GSEC GIAC Security Essentials Certification
GIAC Certified UNIX Security Administrator
GIAC Certified Windows Security Administrator
GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender
GIAC Certified Web Application Penetration Tester
GIAC Assessing Wireless Networks Management
GISP GIAC Information Security Professional
GIAC Security Leadership Certification
Exam price
 $450 -$500 depending on the registrar in nigeria and it can be written in all pearson  vue test centers,
and also a yearly membership retesting fee of $120 dollars
Job  opportunities
presently their more offers outside the shores of nigeria for gcpm than inside,it could only be good if one intend working offshore

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TOP 3 CISCO CCNA TRAINING SITES

This is meant for those just coming into the computer networking career that have little or no knowledge in what computer networking is all about.in starting your  computer networking career, you will need to read and practice a alot in  other to gain the foundational  knowledge you  need to build your self with.
one of the popular courses you most have hard of is cisco certified network associate;and it the one that is often requested by employers of labour in nigeria.in other to study this course am sure you have downloaded some books online and all that  but you know just one source of information may not be good for you since you just starting  out.so here are the
top 3 cico training sites training sites that teaches you everything about cisco networking at the ccna level

1  freeccnaworkbook.com. this is a great sit to learn ccna on the go,it features such thing a lab and registration is required to get going.
2  9tut.com/9tut.net  my best of them
3  omnisecu.com  just about everything you need to know in computer networking
these sites are really good and ready to get you started in your networking career

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3 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE STARTING AN ICT TRAINING BUSINESS

 before listing down the 3 things i would like to say that any kind of training business pays and yes they pays well
why?you have less overhead cost to deal with and nepa i still like to use that name or power as your main source of contention
but i most say from the little road side training center in badagry to ladies/gents making the cool cash in mushin to the bigger information technology training firms like Firstlogic, NIIT, karox and co this once having a turnover of 2-10 million monthly;i must say ict training business is still paying.
now, back to the 3 import things to consider before burning your fingers with what seem to be a splendid idea;consider the
LOCATION;yes you guessed right all businesses should be in the right location.location is important that's why i have to bring it here..one thing you think you know that you don't know is that ict training services don't sell like other trainings eg school and seminar. ;you can locate it where you have a good population of people and still end up paying your rentage through you nostrils and struggle to power your center.it not advisable to locate a trianing center in an industrial area where you may have high population and still get lower patronage .the reason bieng that most of this people around you are super busy,enhancing their career is the last thing on their mind and even if they need your services they know how to get to you.locating your training center in a place like ijora in lagos, kurmin mashi in kaduna or mokola in ibadan will do you no good;this places are well populated but with people that more interested in personer business than any form of training;so were do locate my firm/center?
Developed moderately busy business areas
Developed super busy residential areas
these are the areas i see that will be good for most ict training centers

THE FOCUS MARKET AND MARKETING                                                                                                             
 yes you have written down your plans,you want to sell your services to any body you can get to,you are very sure these people need your products,but wait a minute you don't have a focus market what i will call a start up point in the market,applying the 80/20 rule now you get me
in selling  a service such as information technology training you will need to have a focus market to start from; work on that market so as to stay even till you break even
so you have to study your  market;are you focusing on lecturers,will you just go on the street and distribute your fliers to any body at sight or
do you intend  selling to market women,do you intend selling microsoft office to secondary school students and may be corpers or you intend hitting it big by partnering with a tertiary institution to get that #17 million a year contract,it all up to you
as regards marketing
the biggest mistake you will  make is to employ inexperience marketers,you will need experience marketers that will be consistence day in day out with some level of resiliency because your competitors don;t want you to grow.these is were you have to be strong

THE COURSES ;everybody knows ccna,oracle,java and the rest of them so you have to separate your self from the pack with some uncommon courses your firm will push into the ict training market that are also sellable in your locality,these alone set your center or firm apart from the rest of the bunch.

other things you may want to consider includes

instructors

training materials 

customer service personel and more 

i will leave you here if you have read to these point and dont forget to slide in a comment below.thanks 

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FINANCIAL MODELING

Financial  modelling  is a course for those people  who already have a working knowledge of using Excel. But if you don’t know excel yet, you don’t need to worry as some training firms do start the process of training in excel knowledge before proceeding to the main course
Though most people don’t know about this course a lot have lost jobs they are capable of doing due to their inability to use the excel work sheet
 The course uses your Excel skills to build a lifelike model which forecasts the future performance of a company. The course also introduces a number  of important accounting issues which has to do with Working with different Excel program versions
Feature differences between different Pivot Table  formats from version 2007
which includes the Pivot Table Field List

• Add fields
• Rearrange fields
• Remove fields
• Change the PivotTable Field List view
• Filter data before adding it to the report
• Switch between automatic or manual updating of the report layout
• Select individual cells

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IELTS CERTIFICATION IN NIGERIA

 The International English Language Testing System ( IELTS ) is a test of English language proficiency, developed by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. IELTS is now accepted as evidence of a prospective student’s level of English by most universities in English speaking countries.

There are two EXAM basically for IELTS: Academic and General. If one is interested in studying at a university in an English speaking country say uk or us you will need to take the academic version of IELTS. IELTS is not a  pass or fail exam like most exams we know. Your assessments are reported accordingly in bands i.e from bands one to nine with nine being the highest band. it is always good to contact the university you wish to enter to find out the IELTS score they require for entry as the bands level of of each  universities is different for variouse  courses.Universities in countries like the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia typically require a band score of between 6 and 7 for admissions into their programms

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COMPTIA P+ CERTIFICATION IN NIGERIA

This certification was previously named IT Project+
Project+ is a certification showing that one has the knowledge needed to manage ict  projects am saying this because it more centered around information technology projects;a kind of tilting though CompTIA claims that Project+ is a globally recognized project management certification  that provides validation of fundamental project management skills.

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ORACLE CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE

Oracle is one of the biggest names in the IT arena and is well staged to become an even more influential player in the industry in the coming years after it purchase of sun micro systems. Getting certified in Oracle is therefore a positive step in career advancement for most  IT professional. If you’re only just getting started in working with Oracle, then you’ll need to know how the certification program works and which credential may be the most valuable for you as a novice.

oracle certified associate.this is the first level in the oracle database line of certification,you will be thougth to understand
relational database systems
architecture of relational database
the oracle database system
structural query language(sql)
procedeural/sql and more

depending on the version of oracle database software you want to from;
the following version are available in most ict training centers in nigeria
8i
9i
10g
11g
and recently 12c based on cloud computing

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A+ CERTIFICATION IN NIGERIA

Getting an A+ certification which is often refered to in nigeria as computer engineering is considered to be the starting point in the information technology world.
COMPTIA A+ is a certification that is related to PC repair, and general PC maintenance techniques and skills. It is provided CompTIA. This certification is well-known in the computing industry all over the globe.A  comptia A+ certification demands thorough knowledge in diverse sectors of information technology.an A+ certification guarantees that an individual understand the following
Software and Firmware
Basics of Electricity and Electronics

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PRINCE2 CERTIFICATION IN NIGERIA

Prince2(project in controlled environment) certification was designed originaly for guiding  organizational workflow or interactions between organizations,although it was first coined out of government related ICT projects in the UK it has now been reviewed and it now acceptable anywhere in the world
prince2



SCOPE OF PRINCE2
The diagram below gives a better description of the project management methodology and scopeof prince2

USERS OF PRINCE2.
about 157 nations of the world uses prince2 project methodology chiefly because of it simplified processs or methodology.there is no experience needed in taking the prince2 exam

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CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION

cisco certified network associate can either be the first level if you decide not to go through the icnd's in cisco career or the second level in cisco internetworking career if you decide to through icnd.all thesame both certification can be used to proceed to the professional level which is ccnp.
ccna provides one with first hand knowledge in basic computer  networking to having basic to indept knowledge in the use of cisco products like cisco routers and switches and the use of cripping tools.
ccna certification indicates a foundation and apprentice knowledge of networking;cisco network associates can install,configure and operate LAN,WAN and daile up connections for small networks,including but not limited to the use of these protocols;IP,IGRP,OSPF,frame relay,vlans etc
There are fourtheen chapters all together with chapter 3 which has to do with good understanding in subnetting being the most important.others chapters includes
internetworking basics
understanding vlan
routing protocols etc

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PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTION/BODIES IN NIGERIA

There are so many  courses to do in nigeria especially when it comes to career  enhancement and better job opportunities.but one mistake that fresh graduates often make is choosing the wrong couse if not even the wrong path of career as a result of ignorance.so here am i with a comprehensive list of professional bodies in nigeria that one can join to be a member either as an undergraduate, a graduate and even post graduates.i believe this one will save some people from joining the bandwagon of doing any course especially information technology courses thats comes our way.the point is we most have a specifice cereer path and be dedicated to it because specialisation pays.

1  Institute of C hartered Accountants of Nigeria     www.ican-ngr.org

2  C hartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria            www.cibnonline.org

3  C hartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria           www.citn.org

4  Nigeria Institute of Estate Surveyors & Valuers    www.niesv.org

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE LIBRARY(ITIL)

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) is an international management framework describing good practices for IT Service Management (ITSM). ITIL has grown to become the most widely accepted approach to IT Service Management in the world.the reason born out the facts that:
It provides guidance to organizations on how to use Information Technology as a tool to facilitate business change, transformation and growth.
It has become increasingly recognized that information is the most important strategic resource that any organization has to manage.
The   Key to the collection, analysis, production and distribution of information within an organization is the quality of the IT Services provided to the business.

Information Technology Services are crucial and strategic  organizational assets,  therefore organizations must invest appropriate levels of resource into the support, delivery and management of these critical Information  Technology Services . However, these aspects of Information Technology are often overlooked or only superficially addressed within many organizations in nigeria.

Benefits of ITIL to organizations

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