I'm not in the UK, but I can say from reading IT news it's not much better IT-wise there as it is in the US (though it is still better). It'll be tough, and unless you got good contacts you'll want to be starting off with local shops or IT contract groups that need a couple people to do grunt work for specific projects (like cabling for a new network infrastructure).
A+ is like the high school diploma of the IT field. It is good as a buffer, but don't rely solely on it to even get your foot inside the door unless you have some more intermediate training as well. You want to display that you are continuing further by going after a specific field and tackling anything relevant to it - and you do that by showing in your resume that you're continuing your IT education in such. People love to see those taking the effort to gain credentials nearly as much as seeing that they already have em. Ultimately, you'll want to consider A+ as well as training in a specific IT field that you desire to pursue. The A+ will show you have a general knowledge of PC handling, while the cert/degree in the field displays you've gone above that and can specialize in a particular goal.
One thing I did that got me into a wonderful IT position was that I took the initiative to ask IT professors at the college I'm attending if they know of any internal positions that need some filling. Particularly it's the part-time professors that have a full-time working somewhere, and if they see that you're aspiring, they may also take the initiative to ask around their office.
A+ is like the high school diploma of the IT field. It is good as a buffer, but don't rely solely on it to even get your foot inside the door unless you have some more intermediate training as well. You want to display that you are continuing further by going after a specific field and tackling anything relevant to it - and you do that by showing in your resume that you're continuing your IT education in such. People love to see those taking the effort to gain credentials nearly as much as seeing that they already have em. Ultimately, you'll want to consider A+ as well as training in a specific IT field that you desire to pursue. The A+ will show you have a general knowledge of PC handling, while the cert/degree in the field displays you've gone above that and can specialize in a particular goal.
One thing I did that got me into a wonderful IT position was that I took the initiative to ask IT professors at the college I'm attending if they know of any internal positions that need some filling. Particularly it's the part-time professors that have a full-time working somewhere, and if they see that you're aspiring, they may also take the initiative to ask around their office.