I once went through something similar years ago in London when I was looking for my very first IT job.<p>Although I was already quite technical (already running Debian as my OS of choice, back when it was not as frendly as it is now) I had a totally non-computer-related degree, so I decided to get some paper certs to get me started.<p>I found a recruitment company in London that also did training on the side - technical and also job application coaching. The deal came with a guarantee: job within 3 months paying £20K+ (at the time a very reasonable entry salary) or your money back.<p>I thought it was a great system - the company got a pool of candidates that they got to know well over a few months and supervised their training and we got a lot of help getting that entry job (more difficult at the entry level in my experience than later as you move higher up).<p>In the end I got a job before the end of the course and through a different agency but it was still a useful experience.