Certificate III in Information Technology
Certificate III in Information Technology
Kick starts your career in information and communications technology (ICT) with this entry-level qualification from TAFE Queensland. Get the hands-on skills for the role you want with both a foundation stream and range of specialised streams. According to the Australian Government’s Job Outlook service, the number of people working as…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Kick starts your career in information and communications technology (ICT) with this entry-level qualification from TAFE Queensland. Get the hands-on skills for the role you want with both a foundation stream and range of specialised streams.
According to the Australian Government’s Job Outlook service, the number of people working as ICT support technicians is expected to continue to grow very strongly over the coming years. This very large occupation is likely to see around 62,000 job openings over the next five years.
Generalist IT Support stream: Choosing the IT Support stream will give you the skills you need to work as an ICT help desk operator. You’ll discover how to care for computer hardware, provide ICT advice to clients, and provide basic system administration support.
Foundation stream: Providing a broad focus area, this stream has units from networking, programming, web design, cyber and cloud to give a general idea of IT and can step you into all Diploma areas.
Cyber Security Awareness: By choosing this stream, you will learn how to identify security threats and how to maintain the security of digital devices. You will also learn how to protect and secure information assets and how to administer security of systems.
Networking stream: The Network Administration stream will teach you how to set up computer networks, diagnose and action network problems, and install and manage protocols.
Web Development stream: The Website Technologies stream will prepare you to work as an ICT technician building and maintaining websites. You’ll learn how to use social media tools, produce images for the web, and build, review and maintain simple websites.
Swift iOS App Development stream: Swift iOS App Development introduces you to building dynamic apps and user interfaces using Swift – a modern and powerful programming language which powers Apple’s app platforms. You will use XCode which is Apple’s Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to develop software for macOS. You will also learn about app design and creating technical and user documentation to meet client specifications.
What can I do?
Help Desk Officer
Network Support Officer
ICT Technician
REQUIREMENTS
Academic Requirements: Completion of Year 10 (or equivalent). Non school-leavers must have relevant work experience or qualification that indicates likely success of course completion.
International students who are under 18 years of age and are applying for a student visa are required by the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs to have adequate welfare arrangements in place.
Academic IELTS 5.5 (no individual band less than 5.0) or ISLPR 2+ on all skills or other; iBT score of 46 with 8 in Reading /7 in Learning and 18 in writing /16 in speaking; PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English) overall score of 42 with Reading /Learning /writing /speaking score of 36; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) score of 162.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
TAFE Queensland is the biggest provider of further education and vocational training courses in Queensland. On an average, every year more than 180,000 students complete a course at TAFE Queensland. The TAFE Queensland network is made up of six regions delivering training from Thursday Island to the Gold Coast, from Bundaberg to Roma and across the south-east corner. From the vast roster of courses, international students can choose to apply to over 170 courses in subjects as varied as Accounting, Electronics, Beauty Therapy and Commercial Cooking.
