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hello everybody,

i graduated in BS in Information Technology last October 2003, and i have worked as a XML Programmer for 9 months 2 months after i graduated. I got a chance to work K.S.A. as Computer Technician for two and a half years... but i didn't go back even despite of my Re-Entry VISA and a free ticket provided by my company.

i am in the midst of job hunting this time. i am very interested on Networking Administration esp. Telecommunication. Is taking
a second course such Electronic Communication Engineering necessary for me to get in the admin?

Thank you for all more insights regarding this,
Victor

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— your IT degree plus hands‑on technician time is a solid base for moving into network or telecom administration. and rightly pointed out formal training paths; complement those with targeted, demonstrable skills and you can avoid a whole second engineering degree unless you plan to work on radio/fiber design or low‑level hardware engineering.

Practical first steps you can take now:

  • Build a small lab (old switches/routers or emulators) and practice subnetting, routing/switching, VLANs, VPNs, QoS and basic WAN services. Use packet captures to learn real troubleshooting.
  • Get comfortable with Linux and basic scripting/automation so you can manage devices and repeat tasks reliably.
  • Learn operational telco concepts that matter to admins: voice/data provisioning, monitoring/alarms, service-level troubleshooting and fiber basics.
  • Create a portfolio: topology diagrams, capture logs with short writeups, configuration snippets and a short lab project that shows end‑to‑end work.
  • Apply for entry roles that give exposure (NOC, field/installation, provisioning). Real equipment and outage handling matter more than textbook knowledge.

Tools and references: packet analysis tools and network emulators are free and invaluable for hands‑on practice (for example, Wireshark and popular emulators). For career context and typical duties, see the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics overview for networking roles (BLS — Network and Computer Systems Administrators).

Caution: if the goal is RF engineering, physical-layer telecom design or carrier infrastructure engineering, a formal engineering background is more important. Otherwise, focus on measurable skills, documented projects, and on-the-job exposure — that combination gets hires far more often than another multi‑year degree.

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admins usually take rhel/mcse/cne/ccne/cissp etc. electronics is more likely to be needed by engineers and some programmers

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first you have BSC IT wich is specialized in information technology sector so i advice you to take networking courses like mcse,ccna,ccnp because the telecom sector you need at least to have BTECH in ECE(electronics and communication engineering) under your belt you may take up some telecom managment programme but the computer network is most suitable subject according to your background.

i hope that is enougth

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