Academy IT
Certificate IV in Information Technology (Networking)
Nationally Recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET)Every part of our world is now connected – we live and work online.
The call for highly skilled infrastructure experts is urgent, and this need is expected to increase for many years to come. New technologies, the sudden need for many to work from home and more businesses using the ‘cloud’ mean there has never been a better time to become part of highly skilled career ensuring we remain connected.
Public and private organisations require skilled staff to design, build, administer and manage an infrastructure that needs to be ‘always on’. Your interest in technology means you are in the box seat for a lifetime career.
What will you study?
As a student of our industry-built qualification, you will be introduced to current technologies and tools providing you with advanced technical and hands-on skills that can be immediately applied for any business or organisation upon graduation.
As Academy IT has delivered vendor-based training since 2007, you will undertake studies built upon best practice and cutting-edge vendor based and open-source tools.
You will learn:
- Identifying suitable emerging technologies
- Applying ethics and privacy
- Design strong risk management
- Customer support management
- Network operating systems design and implementation
- Connecting and configuring hardware
- The role of a support desk in customer satisfaction
- Identifying and resolving cyber security incidents
- Threat analysis and response
- Business Continuity
- Applying IP, ethics and privacy requirements
- Developing and managing service level agreements
- Security architecture and frameworks
- Introductory programming techniques
Delivery mode
Academy IT offers this course through the following delivery modes:
On campus
Work with instructors and classmates in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Blended
Combine the flexibility of online learning with the support of on campus learning.
- Level 4, 45 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
Students must be 18 years of age or older and have completed a relevant Certificate III in an ICT or related qualification or have six months industry experience.
Applicants for this qualification without relevant formal qualifications or experience may be requested to undertake a pre-assessment of industry knowledge and skills prior to enrolment to ensure the required foundational knowledge is in place to build upon with this Certificate IV level study.
Additional requirements may apply.Course fees
- SA Subsidised Training This training may be subsidised by the SA Government for eligible individuals. Places are limited.
For more information about this course and payment options please enquire now.
Career opportunities
The Certificate IV in Information Technology (Networking) will prepare you for the following roles.
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About Academy IT
As an RTO - Academy IT provides accredited training at Certificate & Diploma Levels and operates under strict compliance and quality assurance guidelines.
We provide Microsoft Official Training with certified instructors with industry experience in the technologies they train.
We can support your personal and professional technical training requirements.
