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How do you start learning IT?

Where do you get started?

I get asked this question very often, and that's what we're going to talk about in today's video.

How are you guys doing?

My name is Zach, and this is IT Career Questions.

Here, we try to help you guys answer questions about getting into IT.

And this question gets asked all the time.

How do you start learning IT?

Maybe you are interested in technology.

Maybe you've built your own computer before.

Maybe somebody has told you that technology is a great field to work in, or you can make a lot of money working in IT

which can definitely be true a lot of times maybe you're looking to make

that career change you're older

and you're just looking for something different maybe you're a single parent

and you're trying to figure out how you can support your

family well IT can be a great resource to provide an

income for your family it can be a great career change

for you later on in life it can be a great

start to a career in your early years as well IT

offers endless possibilities I've worked in this field for about 17 years

and I have enjoyed every single minute of it

so today I just want to help give you guys some guidance on getting started at

that ground level

and introducing you to some of the different technologies now you

don't need to be a mathematician an expert at math

if you will to work in IT you don't have to

be a programmer to work in IT unless you are looking to go down

that development path whether you are young

or old IT does not discriminate there's no discrimination here for anybody IT is for everyone

if you are willing to take the time

and learn the technologies anybody can do it you don't need

to be an expert in anything technology related to start learning about technology

that is not a requirement there are many great resources available online in person

that you can utilize to learn the skills and the tools

that it takes to become an professional

and we'll talk about those later on in this video

but first is IT right for you

and what I mean by this is is this a career

that you feel like you can go down now IT obviously isn't for everybody

or else it would just be overloaded

and we wouldn't need people working in this field however one area of this field

that is in desperate need of help is cybersecurity

and you may have heard of that and there are many areas within IT

that are also in desperate need of help as well.

So there's plenty of opportunity to work in this field.

Now, is it right for you?

Is it something that you could be interested in?

Do you like to learn about new tech?

Do you like to learn new things?

That's something that technology always offers.

There's always new technologies coming out and there's always something to learn.

The possibilities are honestly endless in this field do you enjoy a challenge

because IT sometimes can be very challenging and I don't mean

that in an intimidating way there are a lot of careers out there

that can be very very challenging however IOT has an amazing

community of people who are always out there open to helping

you learn more just like I'm doing right here trying to help you learn more about this field

That's one thing about this field that really separates it from many others.

The community

that you get yourself into by far blows every other community

out of the water as far as I'm concerned in my opinion.

You get yourself into this community of people who are open to helping you

and helping you understand the things that you don't know.

And here's something that you should know.

You don't need to be an expert about anything technology related to even step foot in this field, to work in this field,

and to continue working in this field.

I've worked in this field for 17 years as I said, and I'm no expert.

There's still things that I don't know about technology.

I'm still learning on a day-to-day basis.

I've been very successful within my career, and there's other professionals who have worked in this career much longer than I have,

who aren't experts at everything.

Nobody knows everything and we as the IT professionals still rely on Google

and still rely on our peers for help and guidance and that's okay.

So please don't feel like you have to know everything to work in IT because you don't.

It's okay.

It's a great field to get started in and to learn about and to advance and to have a successful, fulfilling career in.

So where do you start?

And this is a great question because there are many different places that you can get started learning about IT.

You guys can go to college and get degrees

that are associated with IT and that will teach you a lot of the knowledge

that you need to learn the skills and the tools to work in IT.

But college is not even a requirement to work in IT.

Certifications are a key aspect in my opinion that can really lay the foundational skills that it takes to work in IT.

And a company called CompTIA, and there's going to be links in the description so you guys can utilize these, is a great resource to get you guys started.

CompTIA is what is called a vendor neutral certification organization.

They create IT certifications that really lay the foundational skills to entry-level IT jobs.

And one of the certifications that we're going to talk about right now is the CompTIA ITF Plus, which is the CompTIA IT Fundamentals Certification.

And again, there's a link in the description for that.

That is a great certification to look into and study and make sure you guys understand.

The IT Fundamentals Certification is not there to intimidate you.

It's not there to be scary in any way.

The IT fundamentals certification really gives you that basic understanding of technology.

It lays down the foundational knowledge of some of the technologies that are required, right?

It's not there to make you scared.

It's not there to say that you don't know things.

It's there to help you.

It's there to really test at what level you're at and get you prepared for the next level.

and I strongly encourage you guys if you are just stepping foot into this field

and you're really trying to get your bearings on where you're looking to go

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and what you need to do that is an amazing certification to look into

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and study and understand if you have that knowledge to take

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that certification now some of you out there are more than capable of taking

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that certification and passing it

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and some of you out there have built your own computers before

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and maybe you guys have helped your friends

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and family with all their technology problems before and that's great amazing

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and I salute you guys for doing

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that you guys might be ready for the next step

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and the next step is another CompTIA certification called the A plus

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and you may have heard of this certification before

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if you're just looking into this field that's been mentioned many

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times the A plus certification is really one of the most requested IT certifications for entry-level jobs in existence

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if you go on indeed.com

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and search for A plus certification you're gonna find thousands of job opportunities

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that are looking for the A-plus certification

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and you don't need any prerequisites to study for the A-plus

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certification you don't have to have a vast knowledge within IT

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to study for the A-plus certification you don't have to be

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like I said to the mathematician you don't need to be a programmer to study for

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that the A-plus certification you can take the time

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and you can really sit down and study this A-plus certification

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and you pass it you can then be qualified

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and prepared to land an entry-level IT job

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that A-plus certification really does lay down the fundamental IT skills

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for entry-level IT jobs it teaches you all the core skills about basic computing, PCs, Windows operating systems, Linux,

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IoT, networking, cybersecurity, scripting, cloud, virtualization.

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These are all terms that you may have never heard before, but once you start studying that A-plus certification, you'll have a good understanding of what these are,

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and when you're stepping foot into the field, you'll understand what people are talking about, and you'll be prepared.

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Now, this is a great place to start.

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I'm going to have the links in the description.

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Now, as I mentioned previously, what are the resources that you guys can use?

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There's plenty of resources out there, as you guys know.

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You guys can go to college which is a great resource to get started

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but again college is not a requirement to start in IT

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if you're looking to self study

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and get certified take one of the CompTIA certifications as I strongly suggest

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that you do there's great resources from CompTIA itself they offer their own study material

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and we're gonna put some of the CompTIA objectives for their

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certifications in the link in the description below they offer their own study material their cert master learn program

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which is a great resource to study from and

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that will prepare you to take these certifications and then really give you that knowledge

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that is required to work in IT there's IT pro TV

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another great resource they have all types of different training materials over there from CompTIA Microsoft Cisco

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and the list goes on there's Cybrary who offer free video training as well

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and you guys can check them out

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because they offer CompTIA training there's a lot of great resources out there for you guys to utilize

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so whether you're looking for online training you're looking for you know

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that paper book training or

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that sometimes in-person training it does exist sometimes there's resources out there

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that will help you guys get prepared nothing about this field is

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that intimidating don't be afraid the community is amazing and we welcome you with open arms and encourage you to come

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and join us working in IT and

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if you guys have any questions about what the next step could be

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or you're maybe a little bit confused about what I said please leave a comment below

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and if I don't have the answer for you I have a network of professionals

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that I can reach out to

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and get the answers for you I hope this video was

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very helpful for you the whole point of this channel is

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is to help you guys with all of your IT career questions and IT questions in general.

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If you have any other comments, questions, or concerns, please feel free to hit me up in the comments below.

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Make sure you guys check out all the links in the description below.

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And that's all I got for you guys in today's video.

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Check out my entire playlist of videos featuring plenty of different certifications,

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interview tips, resume tips, and so much more.

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Thank you guys for watching, and as always, take it easy.

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Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “How to Get Started with I.T. - Information Technology”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: certification, field, resource, plus, Comptia. Deze video bevat 165 zinnen en 1945 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:56. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 178 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 89% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
certification zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/	attestering
intimidate werkwoord	/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/	intimideren, inschuchteren
requirement zelfstandig naamwoord	/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/	vereiste, plicht
cybersecurity zelfstandig naamwoord	/saɪbəsɪˈkjʊəɹɪtɪ/	cyberbeveiliging
mathematician zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/	wiskundige, mathematicus
programmer zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/	programmeur
endless bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈɛndlɪs/	eindeloos
rely werkwoord	/ɹɪˈlaɪ/	rekenen op
desperate bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/	wanhopig, vertwijfeld
compute werkwoord	/kəmˈpjuːt/	uitrekenen, berekenen
overload werkwoord	/ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/	overladen
prerequisite zelfstandig naamwoord	/pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/	voorwaarde, vereiste
playlist zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈpleɪˌlɪst/	afspeellijst, playlist
vendor zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈvɛn.dɚ/	leverancier
fulfill werkwoord	/fʊlˈfɪl/	vervullen

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
check out werkwoord		onderzoeken
go down werkwoord		afdalen
come out werkwoord	/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/	uitkomen
figure out werkwoord		uitvogelen, er achter komen
lie down werkwoord		gaan liggen, neerliggen
sit down werkwoord		gaan zitten

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

Where do you get started?
How are you guys doing?
Is it something that you could be interested in?
Do you like to learn about new tech?
Do you like to learn new things?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

Structuur	In de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt	you've built · has told · I've worked
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet	be overloaded · are associated · is called
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding	people who are · Plus, which is · college which is
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd	start learning · started learning · start studying

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 52 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, you're, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De “th”-klanken: mathematician /ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/
De klanken “sh” en “zh”: certification /ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, foundational /faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃə.nəl/, mathematician /ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/, discrimination /dɪskɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: certification /ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, foundational /faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃə.nəl/, intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/, cybersecurity /saɪbəsɪˈkjʊəɹɪtɪ/, mathematician /ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: utilize /ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/, overload /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: mathematician /ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/, programmer /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/
/w/ — met ronde lippen: requirement /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/, prerequisite /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/, qualify /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/

Zo oefen je met deze video

Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als certification, intimidate, requirement.

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