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Your Plan For Database Management Success...

A number of different routes can be taken to get into a management position or career. The training you decide upon will be instrumental in getting you into the sector of your choice. You will then need to build your experience and skills (generally with regular re-training courses and certifications) until you reach the management level you aspire to.

We'll Concentrate On These Three Areas...

Database Management , HR Manager and IT Systems Manager.

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. You'll find a number of different commercial companies and organisations featured on these pages, so use this as a reference document to access these sites. You can add us to your Favourites file for easy access by using the shortcut CTRL 'D'.

Administering Databases With MCITP Certification

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.

With responsibility for the interpretation of all business data and statistics, the database administrator (also known as the DBA) will have a real sense of the importance of their work.

A DBA must have taken themselves through extensive professional database training culminating in a revered certification such as the MCITP DBA, and have several years of employment experience prior to being awarded this senior position.

If you're new to IT and databases, a good starting course is the Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician, also known as MCDST. You can then get a job and become familiar with a Windows database in the working environment. You'll also need to learn about SQL, or Structured Query Language as this is the language of databases. For this, a recommended program is the MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) SQL Server.

The job of managing a database system is extremely complex. The role involves installation and testing of new software, monitoring and administering security, data analysis, management reporting and in some cases working with developers on specific requirements of the database design. If you're prepared to put the work in and feel able to match the requirements, you could build a very satisfying and lucrative career in Database Management.

HR Manager

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. Duties include monitoring and managing the company's staffing needs, dealing with recruitment and training, and managing talent development.

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. Redundancy and unfair dismissal procedures are also the responsibility of the HR manager.

Management in Human Resources is now a valued and accomplished profession. Over the years the job of the HR Manager has changed as society's attitudes to working practices have changed. No-one would dispute the value of a modern HR manager in the fortunes of a company today. You have a number of different choices when it comes to training and getting qualified for work in HR. Some people get work in an HR team after leaving university, and others start straight from school or college.

Either way, you're advised to find out about membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Specialist training colleges can advise you on your first CIPD certifications, and take you through the higher levels of membership as you progress into management.

Systems Manager

Information Systems Managers look after all the computer systems within a company. The work involves (amongst other things) providing the right support to each department in terms of their hardware and software needs, network support, licences, security, back-up, user training and compatibility through change.

IT Systems Managers are part of the most senior management team within a business structure. They will be required to advise the board, and contribute to planning and policy making.

Typically this person will have a strong technology background along with a number of years of management and business experience.

Supporting the Systems Manager will be computer programmers, analysts, network engineers and security technicians plus other appropriate specialists.

There isn't one specific training route to becoming a Systems Manager. Do some research into IT training companies, and learn more about the roles of technology professionals and what they do. 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. However, once you get into the industry you can continue to improve your skills and knowledge by taking regular training upgrades as you work.