Francisco Said:

What is the best course/certification for me.?

We Answered:

This very much depends on your interests but if you interests is in tech and programming anything related to technical would be your best choice and if there is something else that you would give as more interesting then I would suggest to go with that.

Misty Said:

What would be best for me?

We Answered:

First thing you should be deciding is where you want yourself to be seen, A software developer or a management guy. Then after the decision go all out achieving it.

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Shabbir

Clayton Said:

childcare question please help?

We Answered:

I think your ideas are on the right track. Don't forget to mention how important your education is, since early childhood is one of the most critical periods of a child's life for learning.

What you REALLY need is to ensure that you use proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. Even if your message and ideas are relevant, failing to use proper writing techniques will have people dismissing you as incapable or unintelligent (which I'm sure you're not).

For instance: I'm not sure exactly what Tafe is, but I'm assuming it's a college of some sort. It should be capitalized. "i" should be "I". "Warilla high school" should be "Warilla High School". Also, I'm confused by your statement of "I graduated year 10 at Warilla..." That doesn't make sense to me, but perhaps I am missing something there.

Best of luck to you.

Francisco Said:

Game Design Major?? Help Please?

We Answered:

Programming skills, and graphic arts/design skills, are the two things needed for game design.

Er... well... those two things, and imagination and creativity... stuff like that.

That certificate you described, plus some digital graphic arts coursework, plus computer programming coursework (or a degree therein), would probably do it.

A bachelors in computer science, with a minor in digital graphic arts (if there even is such a thing), plus that certificate... yep... that would do it.

Or you can go to a school which offers degrees specifically in video game design. If so, then this Google search...

http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#num=50…

...should be useful.

Just make sure that whatever US college/university you choose is ACCREDITED by an agency approved by the US Department of Education (USDE) and/or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). And the quickest and easiest way to verify that any school is really and truly accredited is to look it up in either or both of the USDE or CHEA databases at:

USDE DATABASE - http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation
CHEA DATABASE - http://www.chea.org/search

If the school you're considering isn't in at least ONE of those databases (and do look it up in the second one if it's not in the first because there are some accreditors approved by USDE but not by CHEA and vice versa), then said school is NOT accredited... no matter WHAT it claims on its web site.

And remember that bogus schools -- degree mills -- will often claim to be accredited, when they're actually not. Knowing that most degree-seekers have heard that they need to only attend an accredited school, some degree mills will go so far as to make-up a fake accreditor, and even build a fancy and impressive looking web site for it. So do not be fooled.

Bottom line: If the school is not listed in either or both of the USDE or the CHEA databases, then it is not accredited. Period. And do not attend any school which is not accredited.

Even if the school is actually not even a degree mill -- in other words, even if it's unaccredited, but it's actually a completely credible, legitimate, rigorous school -- it should still probably be avoided. The coursework credits from unaccredited schools -- even ones that are provably not degree mills -- are nearly never transferable into any degree program at an accredited school. Plus, unaccredited degrees are not usually acceptable to accredited schools as requisite for entry into their higher-level degree programs. Also, most employers in both the public and private sector will not accept unaccredited degrees for jobs which require a degree. State licensing agencies which issue licenses for careers that are regulated (like medicine, psychology, nursing, teaching, etc.) will nearly never accept an unaccredited degree as requisite for licensure. And, finally, there are now a few states (and their numbers are rapidly growing) which actually make it illegal -- in a few of them, a CRIMINAL offense -- to put an unaccredited degree on one's resume, or business card, or letterhead, or advertising, or a job application, etc.

So, it's best -- even if the unaccredited school is provably legitimate -- to just stay away from it. The exception would be if graduating from the unaccredited school qualified you for something which you really wanted to do as a career or avocation. If your life's career or avocation needs will be satisfied by an unaccredited degree, then fine. As long as the school which grants it is not also a degree mill, then that's your decision. Just make sure your eyes are wide open about it. Know, for example, that once you have an unaccredited degree, you'll likely spend the rest of your life defending it somehow, every now and then; and there will be certain states into which you can never move and then use the unaccredited degree. It just seems silly to put yourself in that situation when there's an accredited degree out there for almost every kind of career that one can imagine. That being the case, It just seems both easier and smarter to make sure that whatever degree one gets is really and truly accredited.

Hope that helps!