How to join the IT industry?

Question

Freelance

Hello.
I am 30. Behind #higher humanitarian education and related #work experience, as well as advanced #English.
I want to learn a craft that will allow me to work remotely. Ready to invest in training for a maximum of 1-2 years. Ideally, training at home lasting a few months in order to find a suitable job and improve in the workplace.
Question #1
HOW REALISTIC IS ALL OF THIS?
Let's take the prospect of becoming a tester as an example.
From Wikipedia:
The main requirements for the applicant, as a rule, are:
1. higher education;
2.Basic skills in programming, working with databases and administering operating systems;
3. knowledge of the main technologies for building software and the structure of software systems;
4.knowledge of the SQL query language, scripting languages;
5.knowledge of English.
At the same time, the requirements for the level of required skills and specialization vary depending on the software being tested.
Question #2
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO ACQUIRE THE ABOVE SKILLS FROM ZERO (EXCEPT items 1 and 5) TO ENTER THE LABOR MARKET?
Question No. 3
OTHER OPTIONS OF PROFESSIONS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT QUESTIONS No. 1 AND No. 2.

Answer 1

A year for sure, if you study programming languages ​​intensively, new trends in the right area.

Answer 2

First you need to study the keyboard. Pay special attention to the Caps Lock key.
The field of IT is very wide! You should at least decide in which area you want or are interested in working.
Well, in general, if you take web development, then it’s not difficult to learn how to typeset, you can try this. PHP is also easy to come by, everything is easier on frameworks and you don’t have to delve into the intricacies of working with PHP at the initial stage.
You can also try JS and NodeJS. There is also nothing overly complicated. Tutorials cartoon.

Answer 3

You need to choose what you like.
Read the courses, get acquainted a little bit with different technologies and choose what your soul will fall into.
Working in IT requires constant self-development, learning new technologies and working on your skills. If you choose technology just for the sake of getting away from your current job, you will not succeed.