Do you think I could ever get a job in computing?

[Trinity]

Go to college or university, get a real job - that's what they said to me.

Good charlotte :8

But yeah, go to college and just do some general ICT course, like that BTEC ITQ one, to get the basics learnt, then move onto a more specialised course depending on what you feel you are best at in the ITQ course.

Edit: Totally agree with what Invent said.

[darkchicken101]

There's more to design than knowing how to use the programs. The programs are just a means to an end.

Also, if you have the determination and mindset to learn things and improve yourself, there isn't really a limit to what you can accomplish.

/Self-help talk over

[Fehm]

You can get VERY far with jazzing up songs in Garage Band

Contact me if you want more info!

[Hayd93]

You can get VERY far with jazzing up songs in Garage Band

Contact me if you want more info!

Its just a little more complex than jazzing up and you will only go so far with that a better program would be something like reason and use a sampler ect to make a tune.

To record bands ect protools would be the best for that

[CS-dude]

Hello,

Jobs in computing are pretty plentiful, even most non-IT jobs require a decent amount of IT skill these days. So in answer to your question, yes you could get a job in IT, but you'll probably have to expand your skill set a little bit. Most the software you mentioned is at the utterly simplistic end of the spectrum, it’s aimed at the casual user after all, not at a professional.

The web is a great way to launch you in to an CS based career simply because of its accessibility, there are countless tutorials suiting countless styles of learning explaining everything from the basics of html to the finer points designing your own Operating system. So if there’s something you want to learn, chances are you can. CSS like html, can often be a little off-putting if your new to looking at it, its a lot of information which you can’t really interpret, hence its confusing. If you actually do a little reading though, you’ll be surprised at how simple they really are at heart. Don’t let looks put you off, give it a go and a guarantee you its nowhere near as complex as it may first look  keep in mind though, programming/web design skill is only one tiny area of the IT industry. There are plenty of other prospects out there. Like others have suggested maybe pickup a general IT/computing course if you can, and see if anything takes your fancy.

CS-dude