About HiTech Institute Australia

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of information and communications technology (ICT) roles who have significant experience in specialist technical skills, or managerial business and people management skills.

Individuals in these roles carry out complex tasks in a specialist field, working independently, leading a team or a strategic direction of a business. They apply their skills across a wide range of industries and business functions, or as a business owner (sole trader/contractor).

The skills required for these roles may include, but are not restricted to:

• Advanced data management information: creating, designing, and monitoring complex systems that store data, and optimising organisational knowledge management.
• Cyber security: protecting sensitive data and information through security architecture and developing disaster recovery and contingency plans.
• Full stack web development: building advanced user interfaces, developing representational state transfer application program interfaces (REST APIs), and designing user experience solutions.
• Further programming: applying advanced ICT languages to maintain security and manage data.
• IT strategy and organisational development: managing and communicating strategic ICT business solutions.
• Systems development and analysis: modelling and testing data objects, data processes and preferred ICT system solutions.
• Telecommunications network engineering: managing logistics, organisational specifications, regulations, and legislative requirements across network projects.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of information and communications technology (ICT) roles who have established specialised skills in a technical ICT function.

Individuals in these roles carry out moderately complex tasks in specialist fields, working independently, as part of a team or leading deliverables with others. They may apply their skills across a wide range of industries, business functions and departments, or as a business owner (sole trader/contractor).

The skills required for these roles may include, but are not restricted to:

• Advanced networking: configuring and managing virtual computing environments, and security within ICT networks.
• Advanced programming: applying intermediate and advanced programming skills, managing data, and building advanced user interfaces to manage organisational requirements.
• Back-end web development: developing and maintaining website information architecture and data.
• Business analysis: designing and implementing technical requirements, quality assurance processes and contingency plans for businesses.
• Cloud architecture: developing, improving, and designing cloud infrastructure, including disaster recovery plans.
• Cloud engineering: building, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure and virtual networks.
• Cyber security: protecting sensitive data and information through security architecture and developing disaster recovery and contingency plans.
• Database and data management: creating, designing, and monitoring systems that store data and optimise organisational knowledge management.
• Front end web development: designing dynamic and complex websites, user experience solutions and documents using extensible mark-up languages.
• Game art and design: creating complex 2D and 3D modelling and animation software through scripts and storyboards.
• Game programming: creating complex 2D and 3D interactive games and media, building graphical user interfaces and applying artificial intelligence in game development.
• Systems administration: reviewing maintenance procedures and support to help troubleshoot system applications.
• Systems analysis: modelling and testing data objects, data processes and preferred ICT system solutions.
• Telecommunications network engineering: managing logistics, organisational specifications, regulations, and legislative requirements across network projects.