How to Bring Your IT Skills Up to Speed

If your skill set is not where it needs to be, don’t beat yourself up. It’s more common than you think to feel like you’re behind the eight ball. Luckily, with IT training, IT certifications and resourcefulness, you can get yourself up to speed.
1. Why Are Your Skills Out of Date?

This doesn’t have to be the blame game – but in order to move forward, you need to understand what you need to change.

Were you so busy doing what you love that you didn’t have time to update them, or because you were so drained from a job you hate that the last thing you could think about was continuing your education?

If you have been too busy to upskill, find a way to make time. Make a plan to get a new IT certification and block time on your calendar for studying. Some employers support IT pros doing this on the job, but you may need to sacrifice personal time to make it happen.

Every little bit helps – whether you study during your lunch break, wake up an hour earlier to hit the books or swap out a few hours per week of gaming for studying, it will be worth it when you advance your career.

If you are drained, you may be either in the wrong job role within the IT field or with the wrong employer. Take a hard look at what type of IT specialty you want to have, what makes you happy at work and which employer you’d like to work for. Then take steps to make the change.
Which Skills Do You Need to Refresh?

Your next step is to take stock of which of your IT skills need updating. If you want to stay in your current specialty, focus on refreshing and validating the skills you already possess, as well as gaining any core skills your role calls for that you have made do without.

But if you want to switch roles (for example, you are a computer programmer who wants to become a cybersecurity analyst), you’ll need a new skill set.

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