Information technology at tafe worthless?

[McFiDDLeSWiTCH]

I come seeking more advice, kind randlers,

So this is the last year of school for me, and next year I've been thinking about taking a gap year before going to uni, question is:

Since I intend to enroll in an IT related course in uni, should I try doing cert IV at tafe in my gap year? I'm asking this because;

I've heard that a tafe degree in IT is worth a pile of piss, (And I've met people who have successfully completed IT courses at tafe who know absolute jack shit )

Does this hold any weight? Would doing cert IV at tafe benefit me a good deal?

[Crusader]

I've heard that a tafe degree in IT is worth a pile of piss, (And I've met people who have successfully completed IT courses at tafe who know absolute jack shit )

Does this hold any weight? Would doing cert IV at tafe benefit me a good deal?

It's more than what you'd learn in school, and would definitely give you more experience and knowledge than most people doing similar stuff at Uni (assuming they haven't already done this, or had only done Cert3 etc).

And people who have done it not knowing anything, well generally they WOULD have known shit, but fail to keep practicing doing practical stuff and re-reading any theory work/Cisco. So that's their downfall not the Course's.

I've personally learned a lot more from doing that than anything they taught at school, or anything from the LAN or online. So yeah I'd say it's worth it, especially if you're doing a gap year and want to continue doing IT at Uni. They usually try to keep up-to-date with the latest tech, so it would be best to go through that than risk missing getting taught about/gain practice with new technologies coming out during that one year in between school and Uni.

It would also be a great idea if you haven't done much with M$ Office and project management, writing up reports and crap like that, would help getting a desk job if you ever go for one.

[Masushi]

i agree with Crusader, i done cert 3 coming into cert 4 i forgot "A lot" getting 22% in my first cisco test was an Eye opener and telling me to studying boy!

[kamacarzi]

i did cert III haven't done a cert 4 cause school wont let me but going by the cert III course its worth it and the "team building" exursises are fun

[Alvilos]

kieran by team exercises u mean the beat up kieran cause i loved those =P
and its good fun you should definately do it

[Masushi]

i did cert III haven't done a cert 4 cause school wont let me but going by the cert III course its worth it and the "team building" exursises are fun

Becuase your school wont let you? righto keiran you want to go to "uni" even though you gotta do to courses that we allready have.

[kamacarzi]

yes true dan BUT i have to pay for uni somehow so IF i had a cert 4 i could get a job in the industry while at UNI instead of working at coles while at uni

[Luke]

yes true dan BUT i have to pay for uni somehow so IF i had a cert 4 i could get a job in the industry while at UNI instead of working at coles while at uni

I honestly can't see you going to uni

I have a job in the industry and all i had was half a cert 3 (i did not want all that word excel crap so i did the server and actual networking parts) and i am doing a cert 4 as a trainee (i need to actually do some work for that)

[stubbers]

If you can, do a uni degree. It'll put you above the rest.

Tafe you're likely to get pidgeon holed in some shitty tech job for ages.

[McFiDDLeSWiTCH]

Thanks for the advise everyone, taking into account of all that I'm pretty sure I'll end up doing Certificate IV in Information Technology at wang now, hopefully starting early next year.