Information, Digital Media and Technology (Programming)

Course No: ICT30115    Course Award: Certificate III

Overview

This is the Programming flavour of the Cert III in IT course. The knowledge and skills area covered in this stream are- Introductory Programming in the Visual Basic Language; Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint; Introductory Web Page Development;

Hands-on experience in Hardware & Software Installation; and gaining some IT Specialist skills required to gain employment and work with confidence in the ICT sector. This course is also available in two other streams - Web Design & Multimedia. 

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Length

Full time students are timetabled to complete all necessary subjects over an 18 week semester.

Next Intake

Next semester starts in July 2018

Enrolments are now open

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Prerequisites

There are no entry requirements for this qualification, however it is recommended that the equivalent of Year 10 at school with good grades in English and Mathematics would be a minimum, and that prior use of a Microsoft Windows environment would all be beneficial.

Preferred prior knowledge for candidates would include:

• Certificate II in ICT, or other relevant qualifications
• Demonstrated experience in a range of work environments using basic information technologies covering each subject’s content of this course 

What will I be able to do when I finish this course?

Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include help desk officer, help desk assistant, ICT operations support, ICT user support.

Additional Information

The subjects required for this qualification are grouped into into several streams :

• Introduction to programming
• Web Technology  – introduction to HTML and CSS
• Office applications (Word processing, spreadsheets and database) 
• Hardware Support – looking at many aspects of valuable hardware knowledge 
• Communication/OHS/ICT sustainability skills and knowledge

Course Leader Details

Name: Nirmal Chowdhury    Phone: 9472 1400

Email: nirmal.Chowdhury@tafensw.edu.au

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