Available courses

Occupational Certificate: Cloud Administrator

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare learners to function as Cloud Administrators. A Cloud Administrator monitors, maintains, and troubleshoots networks of cloud platforms and computing resources thus ensuring the seamless delivery of all cloud services and maintains protocols to secure cloud environments against unauthorized access, threats, and other risks.

  • The qualification will provide the learners with skills and knowledge on how to perform the below tasks:
    • Implement the cloud management service.
    • Monitor and maintain specific elements of the cloud, cloud users, the cloud environment and overall cloud performance.
    • Maintain security protocols to secure cloud environments against unauthorised access, threats, and other risks.

Occupational Certificate: Internet-of-Things Developer

This qualification prepares students to function as an Internet-of-Things Developer. An Internet-of-Things Developer coordinates all components of an Internet-of-Things (IoT) solution that includes sensors, devices, actuators, networks, and other infrastructure to aggregate and disseminate data, store the data on the cloud and make it available to the data scientist for decision making, thus being responsible for the full cycle from data collection to data delivery. In the broadest sense, the term Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses everything connected through the internet, but it is increasingly being used to define objects that “talk” to each other. 

Occupational Certificate: Cybersecurity Analyst

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Cybersecurity Analyst.

Cybersecurity Analysts apply the practice of protecting assets such as networks, computer systems and information assets from malicious attacks and threats. They assess and mitigate risks and potential intrusions and identify risks and vulnerabilities. They study existing techniques for managing security issues and maintaining the security of information and systems in the working environment, ensuring legal compliance.

On completion of this qualification, the learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of and how to investigate cybersecurity issues and challenges as they affect the legal compliance, communities, society, the ICT sector, and the economy. The learner will understand how cybercrime can affect businesses causing disruption, how to respond effectively to incidences such as vulnerabilities testing and threats and how to analyse their consequences. The learner also evaluates efficient design of efficient security solutions and ensures compliance.

A qualified learner will be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cybersecurity concepts.
    Investigate how cybersecurity affects legal compliance and solidarity in companies and communities.
  • Assess risk to assets and evaluate current cybersecurity protection measures.
  • Implement detection, protection and prevention systems and respond to breaches or incidences.