Retraining in Software/Web Development

Magpie10

Johnmcl7 said:

Magpie10 said:

Thanks Johnmcl7; good to hear your experience. What sort of field are you in? Great that you managed to find an employer who's willing to invest in your development; it seems that most nowadays want people who can hit the ground running.

I guess it just comes down to learning styles - I find that with my ADHD it's difficult to break a larger project into smaller tasks, so the days just merge into each other. If investing in self-directed learning again though, I would definitely buy a course over a subscription model - Skillshare ended up being pretty expensive as it took so long to complete a course (several UX/UI courses are still in progress!)

My original background is programming and at the moment moving into infrastructure so been working on getting Cisco and VMware certifications.  I agree it's great to get paid for training and the first time for me in 18 years but it has been very useful for my job.

We do have different learning styles so hopefully you can find something that suits you.  What I found difficult about instructor led training was that it's very focused and you've got to be 100% with it all day long so if you're not picking it up properly you're missing out.  With watching videos I came to recognise when I wasn't really learning and take a break or call it quits for the day and pick it up the day after.  

True, I get that sometimes instructor-led courses move at a certain pace and it's easy to get left behind; I personally find that this forces me to pay attention, and a classroom environment provides enough stimulation from the tutor and classmates to make the material engaging. I agree though that it's good to have the videos and additional resources to fall back on in case I miss something.

Good luck for the Cisco and VMware certifications! What sort of languages have you been programming in?

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Magpie10 said:

Johnmcl7 said:

Magpie10 said:

Thanks Johnmcl7; good to hear your experience. What sort of field are you in? Great that you managed to find an employer who's willing to invest in your development; it seems that most nowadays want people who can hit the ground running.

I guess it just comes down to learning styles - I find that with my ADHD it's difficult to break a larger project into smaller tasks, so the days just merge into each other. If investing in self-directed learning again though, I would definitely buy a course over a subscription model - Skillshare ended up being pretty expensive as it took so long to complete a course (several UX/UI courses are still in progress!)

My original background is programming and at the moment moving into infrastructure so been working on getting Cisco and VMware certifications.  I agree it's great to get paid for training and the first time for me in 18 years but it has been very useful for my job.

We do have different learning styles so hopefully you can find something that suits you.  What I found difficult about instructor led training was that it's very focused and you've got to be 100% with it all day long so if you're not picking it up properly you're missing out.  With watching videos I came to recognise when I wasn't really learning and take a break or call it quits for the day and pick it up the day after.  

True, I get that sometimes instructor-led courses move at a certain pace and it's easy to get left behind; I personally find that this forces me to pay attention, and a classroom environment provides enough stimulation from the tutor and classmates to make the material engaging. I agree though that it's good to have the videos and additional resources to fall back on in case I miss something.

Good luck for the Cisco and VMware certifications! What sort of languages have you been programming in?

i am the same as you.  i find independent learning difficult and i learn best when there are other people around.  which is why you would learn much faster if you actually got taken on by an employer as you would be learning in context.

for online learning, i have difficulty concentrating for long before i get bored and become irritable, so i tend to only watch a training video for 10 mintues at a time and leave it until tomorrow.  it takes me a lot longer to finish a video but i find that once i have seen a video, i have learnt the subject so it isn't too bad.