There's no single path into tech. Some people learn from books, some from videos, some by breaking things and fixing them. This page gives you a variety of lanes — try a few, see what sticks. The best resource is the one you actually use.
These are proper courses — many from Google, Microsoft, and Cisco — that give you a certificate at the end. They take weeks to months but build real, resume-worthy foundations.
The fastest way to learn is to build something that breaks — and then fix it. These projects start cheap or free and scale up as you go.
These channels teach real IT skills — not hype, not drama. Subscribe to a few and watch when you've got downtime.
Every IT professional Google-searches problems daily. The skill isn't knowing everything — it's knowing where to find the answer. These communities are where working professionals trade knowledge.
Pop headphones in on the bus or during lunch. These are conversational, not lectures.
These are concrete skills you can practice immediately at SPS. They pay off every single day in IT.
You're sitting inside a real enterprise IT environment. Pay attention to these things and you'll absorb more in a semester than any online course can teach.
Keep a running doc of questions. Every time you wonder "why do we do it that way?" or "what does that button do?" — write it down. At the end of the week, pick three and ask me. Curiosity is the single best predictor of who makes it in IT.