"We have qualified to be an Oracle Certified Advantage Partner [and] a Red Hat partner because we have a number of certified technicians, meaning our customers can have confidence in our [services]," he said.

While there is more focus on becoming certified, Rosini said it has not always been this way.

"Years ago when IT was small, people either knew what they were talking about or they didn't; but now, with more options like correspondence learning, university and TAFE qualifications, [certification] can differentiate between one person and the next," he said. "Certification on its own without any industry experience is nice but it won't give an employer confidence [in the employee] and the same is true for the reverse.

"Experience coupled with certification is absolutely paramount; they go hand-in-hand."

He said before becoming certified, people should choose a certification based on career relevance and industry-related content.