pls can anyone help me,which of this professional course will be ok for me among the ones under IT

I have hnd statistics and presently working as an account assitant.

@joyjames, ICAN is the best for you now, HND Statistics
and working as account assistant.

My top 10 Professional/Certification Exams

1. Cisco Certified Internetworking Engineer (CCIE)
2. Oracle DataBase 10g Administrator Certfied Master (OCM)
3. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
4. Oracle DataBase 10g Administrator Certfied Professional (OCP)
5. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
6. Oracle DataBase 10g Administrator Certfied Associate (OCA)
7. Microsoft Certified System Engineer:Security (MCSE:Security)
8. Institute of Chatered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN)
9. Comptia Security +, A+, Network+
10. Project Management Professional

You might want to strike Oracle 9i, 10g outta dat list, its a lil over-rated, and like most cerifications, has out lived its time. . . .

I think ACCA should be in the top ten, that quaification will get you anywhere in the world, even as a student, am a living testimony to that.

I dont see you doing anything with ICAN outside nigeria, 'cos i have a guy in my class who has got his ICAN, and when he got to my school he was sent back to the drawing board, so ICAN in my own bokk is ,

What of Human Resources
CIPMN
Charatered Institute of Personnel Management

hi all
please pursue cert that are relevant outside the shores of this country. some cert expires on flight take off from nigeria like ICAN - my opinion anyway. please go for professional certs. cheers

six sigma black belt is cool too

chinnys:

All of u seem to be talking of IT, what of us that read Biochemistry any chance for. I mean what other professional exams can we write to upgrade it

THEY HAVE THEIR OWN TOO.

ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY www.rsc.org

Blow:

@joyjames, ICAN is the best for you now, HND Statistics
and working as account assistant.

My top 10 Professional/Certification Exams

1. Cisco Certified Internetworking Engineer (CCIE)
2. Oracle DataBase 10g Administrator Certfied Master (OCM)
3. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
4. Oracle DataBase 10g Administrator Certfied Professional (OCP)
5. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
6. Oracle DataBase 10g Administrator Certfied Associate (OCA)
7. Microsoft Certified System Engineer:Security (MCSE:Security)
8. [s]Institute of Chatered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN)[/s]9. Comptia Security +, A+, Network+
10. Project Management Professional
puhleasssseeeeeeee

babasegun:

I don't see you doing anything with ICAN outside nigeria, 'because i have a guy in my class who has got his ICAN, and when he got to my school he was sent back to the drawing board, so ICAN in my own bokk is ,

good talk

it depends on ur field sha. Finance ill advice CFA but you need to be smart or else you'll fail a billion times
IT-ill say CCIE while S.A.P will be ok for anybody so far its the financials you wanna do.

What about looking for money to start your biz? cos these exams cost money. The thingy is to employ someone, even if u are a CFA charterholder im sure you wont earn more than 200kGBP!!!(annually) Thats even on the high side.
But, as a bizman, after a couple of years, that should be a beancake.

PS: im not talking about selling poor water oo

Everyone,

Just on the top professional qualifications to go for, for those with no previous IT related background, I will advise you to go for the project management training. Someone mentioned six sigma, that is definately a good option too.

There is an upcoming project management and six sigma training in Lagos, in November. view the website for more information www.utmostconsulting.com or send an email to enquiries@utmostconsultign .com

There qualification will give you a good background to how IT project work, if you decide to go into IT management and if you just aspire for management related careers, then they still coem handy. Also, they dont change very often, so there is no need for top up qualifications, like you have with oracle, CISCO etc.

There qualificatiosn are internally recognised, outside naija, so you are in for a winner in and outside naija.

ITIL is also very good, by the way.

A leading project management training institute is organising a series of FREE project management seminars from November for 500 participants only. All participants must have had experience working on projects for their organisations. Working in the operations department of your organisation is a plus.

Participants stand the a chance to win a scholarship and discounts on the Project Management Training required to become a PMP (Project Management Professional) or CAPM (Certified Assistant Project Manager).

Each seminar has a maximum of 50 participants for a total of 10 classes. Only one of these classes (50 participants) would be open to nairalanders and i suppose it is scheduled for Saturday,24th of November 2007.

Prospective participants would be screened as this seminar is not for everyone. Send an email to knzguru@yahoo.com for more details

You may also view this topic post
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-89007.0.html#msg1677967

CFA,
ACCA,
CIS
ICAN,
ORACLE,
CISCO
AND OTHER
my reasons behind this is that cfa, can befound in any sector of the economy, acca(or ican) too, but cfa, start from where accounting stop, ican quit nice but acca, is internationaly rcognised. cis, the baby bumer, coming up in the courtry, hav to do with fiance and all productive sector long to be seen as plc, so brokers is quite necessary. oracle still a joke int counrtry for now b/cos a company may not need more than 3 database admnnisrtator which is always in head office. cisco, networking, that is for recharge card only

stand to be coreected anyway, appology to those not favoured by my believe and understanding

you guys should always learn to respect your country no matter how bad it is.i believe the 1st should be ICAN.do u know what it takes to be a chartered accountant.my list:ICAN,CPA(USA),CFA,ACCA,CIA,CISA,CIMA,ICAEW,

ACCA - Globally respected

ICAN - Nigeria respected

CFA

CISA

CIS

ORACLE, JAVA n d rest

CIPM

CIMA

etc

more about acca visit https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-95061.0.html

wow! wow!, nothing for us the in the engineering field and design ? NA! NA! NA! ,  Good news NIIT does not offer only IT bla bla bla the have a section called Autodesk located there in NIIT, IDM building at Oban Akran  Avenue in Ikeja. it is one of the best in africa, as of last month and have packages like : AutoCAD 2008, AutoDesk civil 3D, AutoCAD electrical,AutoCAD mechanical,AutoDESK REVIT,Inventor,Map 3D, GIS, Animation and some other design packages. was a student,  still a student and dont get the wrong drift when you hear NIIT, ITS not Mufasar,  that gives shivers to hyners they are not that expensive. the main jerk is you you get an INTERNATIONAL AUTODESK CERTIFICATE after your project had being done and approved.  meet the main guys and not roadside teachers for infor call 01-7921122 or send a mail to autodesk@idmng.net someone fan me please, that was  a hard day's job, 

i forgot one thing,  the cert is recognised world wide,  so stop doing ahohowawa and co computer school ,  get the right cert for the right stuff

i think we should be giving reasons for our choice. and we shouldn't be local about it,
yes, we should be proud of our country, but we are interested in marketabilty of our
choice globaly.

i am surprised no body mentioned

CIIA - Certified International Investment Analyst

its also a very hot professional exams, but very few people are aware of it.

Talking about the ten professional exams will not be complete without the mention of NIPR (Nigerian Institute of Public Relations).

THe entry requirement is encoraging:
An ssce result with five credits with a compulsory credit in English language.

REquires less than two years to have your professional Diploma.

Use your Diploma for post graduate diploma, Masters in public relations in UNN and Communication arts In University of Ibadan or enter into 300 level in the university.

Very soon, Jamb will loss it grip on school leavers.

It is a great opportunity for Job advancement.

Want more information, Contact idagu_david@yahoo.com.

Will be ready to help.

NIM is rubbish, not recognised!!!!

realkemmy:

i am surprised no body mentioned

CIIA - Certified International Investment Analyst

its also a very hot professional exams, but very few people are aware of it.

Again CIIA does not have a Regional chapter i Nigeria just like CIPS
I wonder why the rest of the world is always ignoring Nigeria when they are making progress

Nigerians are often faced with the prospect of travelling abroad to take certain exams towards acquiring certain certifications

Meanwhile for oyinbo, they bring it to their doorsteps

What about NFA,NABA,NUGA,WUGA and even NIPOGA?

well you have all mentioned very good certifications but concerning the acca and ican dispute, agreed acca is recognized internationally but do u realize it is not accepted in the strongest country of the world, USA, u have to write the american CPA to be recognized, and besides acca came up with a new rule that u need to have a performance evaluation of 3 years before u can be certified, thats crap as far as im concerned, and besides be proud to be a champion locally, so ill still put ICAN among the top certifications

pls help out, i need where i can do my ccna training in lagos with something like 25k

CFA is the number one exam in the world,take it or leave it.ICAN,CIS ,ACCA and CISA should be in the top 10

HI PEOPLE, IM GETTING CONFUSED, MAY BE IM NOT SO SURE ABOUT MYSELF ANYMORE. I ALREADY HAVE A JOB , BEEN WRITING ACCA FOR A YEAR AND STILL ON THE SAME LEVEL ( 1ST STAGE). PLEASE HELP ME OUT, IM NOT DULL, INFACT PEOPLE SAY IM SO SHARP BUT ITS NOT REFLECTING IN MY PERFORMANCE. H, E, L, P!!!!

mustay it is as if u o r some1 close 2 u has failed ican a couple of times.i have friends working with ican abroad.ican is globally recognised.it is true that cpa and acca are more globally recognized.if u don't like ican u can consider anan then you will know that 'khaki no be leather'

PLS send my detail on CCNA

Please4 i would like to get a detailed informatin on CFA; where it is done in nigeria, whaen it is done, the exam fee, Thanks