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=== Planning with Certificates ===

In the same way that one plans an academic or professional career based on goals, the pilot should plan one's skill training. Using certificates helps the process by laying out in relatively perspicuous form, just what you need to train to be able to do what you wish to do. I recommend using some form of skill training third party ~~application~~ like evemon, Mac Eve Tools, or EVEUniverse.

In the same way that one plans an academic or professional career based on goals, the pilot should plan one's skill training. Using certificates helps the process by laying out in relatively perspicuous form, just what you need to train to be able to do what you wish to do. I recommend using some form of skill training [[third party tools]] like [http://http://evemon.battleclinic.com, EVEMon], [http://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=1096971, Mac Eve Tools], or EVEUniverse.

~~Again, the~~ idea is not to follow whatever these ~~programs~~ tell you to train (unless ~~of course~~ your goal is to just collect certificates), but to get a working template for fine tuning.

The idea is not to follow whatever these certificates tell you to train (unless your goal is to just collect certificates), but to use them in order to get a working template for fine tuning.

As an example, ~~say~~ you have done the tutorials and are ready to go into the ~~glamourous~~ profession of mining. Looking at what we have said above it is clear that the core competencies are going to be important so that we don't die in the harsh cold of space and so that we can get the spacecraft to the rocks in one piece. Furthermore, the starter profession Prospector deals with mining, so that will be a good one to pursue.

As an example, you may have done the tutorials and are ready to go into the glamorous profession of mining. Looking at what we have said above it is clear that the core competencies are going to be important so that we don't die in the harsh cold of space and so that we can get the spacecraft to the rocks in one piece. Furthermore, the starter profession Prospector deals with mining, so that will be a good one to pursue.

Being conservative, we look to the requirements for Core Competency - Basic and Amarr Industry - Prospector, our current skills, and come up with something like this:

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This is a shot of Mac Eve Tools after I loaded our two certificates into the planner. I have chosen to do the Prospector certificate first because I'll be mining while these skills accumulate, so I might as well increase the yields I get while I skill the certificate. Your thinking might be different here; go with it. Feel free to move the skills around as you see fit. The program will re-arrange dependencies for you. For instance, you might want to wait to put Mining V into the skill queue until just before that long weekend you'll be off surfing or hang gliding or wrestling alligators. Being away from the game~~, gives~~ a good time ~~to do something like that~~. So, you might decide to skill to Mining IV, then do some of the energy and signature stuff before that ~~Friday~~ you leave.

This is a shot of Mac Eve Tools after I loaded our two certificates into the planner. I have chosen to do the Prospector certificate first because I'll be mining while these skills accumulate, so I might as well increase the yields I get while I skill the certificate. Your thinking might be different here; go with it. Feel free to move the skills around as you see fit. The program will re-arrange dependencies for you. For instance, you might want to wait to put Mining V into the skill queue until just before that long weekend you'll be off surfing, hang gliding, or wrestling alligators. Being away from the game is a good time for long training times. So, you might decide to skill to Mining IV, then do some of the energy and signature stuff before the Friday that you leave.

With some of the more advanced certificates, you might feel that putting that 14 day skill into your queue can wait for a while as you gather some of the other skills you'll need to get in ~~tot hat battlecruiser~~ you've always wanted. That's perfectly good as well, as long as you don't need that particular skill to train the others. This is where the skill planning tools really help out.

With some of the more advanced certificates, you might feel that putting that 14 day skill into your queue can wait for a while as you gather some of the other skills you'll need to get in to that Battlecruiser you've always wanted. That's perfectly good as well, as long as you don't need that particular skill to train the others. This is where the skill planning tools really help out.

== Advanced Careers ==

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 === Planning with Certificates  ===
-In the same way that one plans an academic or professional career based on goals, the pilot should plan one's skill training. Using certificates helps the process by laying out in relatively perspicuous form, just what you need to train to be able to do what you wish to do. I recommend using some form of skill training third party application like evemon, Mac Eve Tools, or EVEUniverse.
+In the same way that one plans an academic or professional career based on goals, the pilot should plan one's skill training. Using certificates helps the process by laying out in relatively perspicuous form, just what you need to train to be able to do what you wish to do. I recommend using some form of skill training [[third party tools]] like [http://http://evemon.battleclinic.com, EVEMon], [http://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=1096971, Mac Eve Tools], or EVEUniverse.
-Again, the idea is not to follow whatever these programs tell you to train (unless of course your goal is to just collect certificates), but to get a working template for fine tuning.
+The idea is not to follow whatever these certificates tell you to train (unless your goal is to just collect certificates), but to use them in order to get a working template for fine tuning.
-As an example, say you have done the tutorials and are ready to go into the glamourous profession of mining. Looking at what we have said above it is clear that the core competencies are going to be important so that we don't die in the harsh cold of space and so that we can get the spacecraft to the rocks in one piece. Furthermore, the starter profession Prospector deals with mining, so that will be a good one to pursue.
+As an example, you may have done the tutorials and are ready to go into the glamorous profession of mining. Looking at what we have said above it is clear that the core competencies are going to be important so that we don't die in the harsh cold of space and so that we can get the spacecraft to the rocks in one piece. Furthermore, the starter profession Prospector deals with mining, so that will be a good one to pursue.
 Being conservative, we look to the requirements for Core Competency - Basic and Amarr Industry - Prospector, our current skills, and come up with something like this:
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 [[Image:Certplanexample.png]]
-This is a shot of Mac Eve Tools after I loaded our two certificates into the planner. I have chosen to do the Prospector certificate first because I'll be mining while these skills accumulate, so I might as well increase the yields I get while I skill the certificate. Your thinking might be different here; go with it. Feel free to move the skills around as you see fit. The program will re-arrange dependencies for you. For instance, you might want to wait to put Mining V into the skill queue until just before that long weekend you'll be off surfing or hang gliding or wrestling alligators. Being away from the game, gives a good time to do something like that. So, you might decide to skill to Mining IV, then do some of the energy and signature stuff before that Friday you leave.
+This is a shot of Mac Eve Tools after I loaded our two certificates into the planner. I have chosen to do the Prospector certificate first because I'll be mining while these skills accumulate, so I might as well increase the yields I get while I skill the certificate. Your thinking might be different here; go with it. Feel free to move the skills around as you see fit. The program will re-arrange dependencies for you. For instance, you might want to wait to put Mining V into the skill queue until just before that long weekend you'll be off surfing, hang gliding, or wrestling alligators. Being away from the game is a good time for long training times. So, you might decide to skill to Mining IV, then do some of the energy and signature stuff before the Friday that you leave.
-With some of the more advanced certificates, you might feel that putting that 14 day skill into your queue can wait for a while as you gather some of the other skills you'll need to get in tot hat battlecruiser you've always wanted. That's perfectly good as well, as long as you don't need that particular skill to train the others. This is where the skill planning tools really help out.
+With some of the more advanced certificates, you might feel that putting that 14 day skill into your queue can wait for a while as you gather some of the other skills you'll need to get in to that Battlecruiser you've always wanted. That's perfectly good as well, as long as you don't need that particular skill to train the others. This is where the skill planning tools really help out.
 == Advanced Careers  ==