Xan,
Try to find what appears to be the highest quality, best run CI outfit in your area... One that has been around for quite a while, and has a good reputation. Let them know you want to work with the best, and be willing to start at the bottom... If you are passionate, and work hard, they'll in time, advance you, train you & send you to occasional trainings. A majority of the process will be OTJ, and there will be times you may think you made a big mistake, but if you have the aptitude for it--- focus on learning the ins and outs of programming the remotes and larger touch-panel systems. You might want to get hip to network wiring, and configurations. A lot of our products will for the most part, be networked... We're already almost there, and in a few years I imagine the majority of home systems will be network based. Always strive to do the neatest and highest quality work you can do & you'll find yourself in demand after a few years!