Certificate in IT Essentials Course Outline

This programme is a great place to start learning about the IT industry. It has a practical, hands-on focus which will provide you with the transferable skills and knowledge to be employed in a range of entry-level support roles in an organisation.

Successful completion of the Level 4 NZ Certificate in IT Essentials also provides automatic entry into Whitecliffe's Information Technology programmes at Level 5 and the Level 7 Bachelor of Applied Information Technology programme.

 

Certificate in IT Essentials Programme Structure

The Level 4 NZ Certificate in IT Essentials is a 60-credit programme, consisting of four x 15 credit courses. This is a six-month programme (18 weeks excluding a 2 week study break), intended to educate students on the basics of ICT.

 

Qualification Outcomes

• Apply essential knowledge and concepts of computer hardware, operating systems, applications, and networks to provide support for hardware and software resources

• Apply knowledge and concepts of business analysis, database, and user experience to provide a foundation for supporting organisational information systems requirements; and they can contribute to a user interface design using web design concepts and knowledge

• Apply software development knowledge to provide a foundation for developing applications, and apply project management and planning tools to meet the requirements of specified IT briefs

• Communicate clearly and professionally to maintain relationships and achieve objectives in a range of contexts within the IT industry; including applying appropriate professional, ethical, and legal principles and practices to comply with legal principles and practices to comply with legal and organisational requirements. This helps provide a foundation for an IT career