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The Higher Certificate is closely aligned to the needs of industry, training graduates who are industry-ready with the skillset to support, administer and manage information communication technology (ICT) systems and networks in a wid...

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The Higher Certificate is closely aligned to the needs of industry, training graduates who are industry-ready with the skillset to support, administer and manage information communication technology (ICT) systems and networks in a wide range of industry sectors.

Almost every business now relies on ICT and most require in-house ICT knowledge and expertise to track customers and products, to develop, analyse and administer web sites, to monitor and maintain their computers and networks, to maintain and update software operating systems and applications and to plan, deploy and monitor computer services while ensuring the security of data and networks.

There are also many large and small computer companies developing and providing software and hardware services and solutions to a variety of sectors, including Financial Services, Food and Agriculture, Telecommunications, Health and Education. There any many roles involved in the development of these services and solutions including testing, updating and deploying the solutions, operating and monitoring software remotely and providing customer support.

The primary focus of the higher certificate is on developing technical and practical skills in computing and the provision and maintenance of hardware, software and networks. The first semester of this course is common to all computing courses within the department, covering modules in computer hardware, networks and programming. Modules that focus on the provision of support and training in an IT environment are introduced from semester two.

A key component of this course is work placement. This is the focus of semester four and provides the opportunity for students to gain relevant, real world experience in a workplace environment.

Expand+First Year at a Glance:
• Structured Programming: introduces fundamentals of structured programming and lays the foundations for subsequent programming modules

• Rapid Application Development: helps the student understand the role of pr...

Hide-First Year at a Glance:
• Structured Programming: introduces fundamentals of structured programming and lays the foundations for subsequent programming modules

• Rapid Application Development: helps the student understand the role of programming in application development

• Web Development: learn the skills and techniques necessary to design and create accessible web content using the latest languages and technologies

• User Interfaces: the fundamentals of User Interface Design (UI) and User Experience (UX), using design principles that encompass functionality and the user experience

• Network Fundamentals: the fundamentals of computer networking, the devices and protocols involved, from the physical through to the application layer

• Database Concepts: understanding of databases, database design, database management and the fundamentals of database programming

• Mathematics: general mathematical and statistical skills necessary/desirable to most areas in computing and other disciplines, to develop the student’s logical thinking and to develop an analytical approach to problem solving

• Operating Systems: internals of a modern operating system at a practical level via command-line and graphical user interfaces

Expand+Further Studies
Suitably qualified Level 6 graduates are eligible to progress to year three of:

• BSc in Computer Systems and Networking

Career Opportunities
Graduates have taken up roles as: IT help desk coordinator; IT support techni...

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Suitably qualified Level 6 graduates are eligible to progress to year three of:

• BSc in Computer Systems and Networking

Career Opportunities
Graduates have taken up roles as: IT help desk coordinator; IT support technician; computer sales and repairs; IT systems administrators; network support engineers; network systems administrators; web developers; web administrators; ICT security analyst; cloud support; IT site reliability technicians; ICT infrastructure support; self-employed technical contractors.