i will say, go for a private diploma. no point wasting 2 yrs in
ite only to spend another 3 years for a diploma. thats 5 yrs to get
a diploma, when you can get a private dip in 1-2 yrs.
BUT, make sure you do your reseach thoroughly before signing up
for any of the courses.
many of the diploma courses are awarded by local private schools
themselves, or by some unheard of school overseas. these certs will
definitely not be recognised by anyone.
look for courses which offers certs from reputable schools,
which are valid for application for further studies outside of the
private school you got the cert from.
e.g. MDIS offers diploma courses which only MDIS recognises. you
can use the mdis dip to apply for mdis degree course, but no one
else outside of mdis recognise the cert.
another rule of the thumb. if you never heard of the school,
that means your future employer would also have not heard of it.
therefore, its a useless cert.
go for courses which awards certs issued by wellknown schools
such as RMIT, murdoch, university of glasgow, university of london
etc. they carry more weight outside.