Diploma of Information Technology – ICT50220
Diploma of Information Technology – ICT50220
Shape what’s next for your career in IT Information technology is a dynamic industry, with growing demand for key technical skills becoming more prevalent across a variety of sectors. Seize your opportunities for career progression in IT with a qualification from RMIT. In the Diploma of Information Technology you will…
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Shape what’s next for your career in IT
Information technology is a dynamic industry, with growing demand for key technical skills becoming more prevalent across a variety of sectors. Seize your opportunities for career progression in IT with a qualification from RMIT.
In the Diploma of Information Technology you will be guided by experienced teachers with extensive IT industry experience to develop a project portfolio designed to help launch a career in IT.
As part of your study, you will learn how to:
create a web-based solution for a client
develop mobile applications
apply project management skills to an IT project.
Gain hands-on experience with real industry clients and graduate with the skills to manage and deliver successful IT projects from start to finish.
Through RMIT’s Diploma of Information Technology you will develop specialised IT knowledge in programming, web development – such as PHP and content management systems – operating systems, networking, database modelling and implementation. RMIT will also help you develop enterprise skills maximise employment success.
Career
Employment outcomes for IT graduates vary depending on the level of qualification. In the vocational education sector, 83.7 per cent of diploma graduates are employed six months after graduation. This diploma also offers graduates a pathway to more specialised studies, opening up additional career paths in information technology and related industries.
Employment for ICT professionals is anticipated to grow strongly between now and November 2018. Graduates should take advantage of opportunities to advance and/or specialise in a wide range of technologies and be prepared to continue training throughout their career to remain industry relevant.
Graduates work in:
IT project management
software development
database development
networking
web development.
Further study
You are guaranteed entry to the Associate Degree in Information Technology with 8 course credits (equivalent to 96 credit points) when you successfully complete the Diploma of Information Technology.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Since its establishment in 1887, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) has been meeting the needs of the community surrounding it. Originally a Working Men’s College, RMIT showed its flexibility during World War Two, training over 20,000 servicemen in communications to help with the war effort.Now, it is a true pioneer in international education, championing cross-border study opportunities with campuses in various countries. Granted formal university status in 1992, RMIT is ranked 21st in the world for universities that are less than 50 years old.RMIT is the largest higher education institution in Australia, currently with more than 82,000 students. With nearly 20% of those students coming from overseas, it is a university that truly welcomes diversity and is a melting pot of different cultures. RMIT has three campuses in Vietnam, a European hub in Barcelona, an office in Indonesia, and partners with 200+ institutions in 42 countries to provide study opportunities worldwide.
