Advanced Diploma of Information Technology - ICT60220

Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
CRICOS: 03234B

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of information and communications technology (ICT) roles who have significant experience in specialist technical skills, or managerial business and people management skills.Individuals in these roles carry out complex tasks in a specialist field, working independently, leading a team or a strategic direction of a business. They apply their skills across a wide range of industries and business functions, or as a business owner (sole trader/contractor). The skills required for these roles may include, but are not restricted to:advanced data management information: creating, designing and monitoring complex systems that store data, and optimising organisational knowledge managementcyber security: protecting sensitive data and information through security architecture, and developing disaster recovery and contingency plansfull stack web development: building advanced user interfaces, developing representational state transfer application program interfaces (REST APIs) and designing user experience solutionsfurther programming: applying advanced ICT languages to maintain security and manage dataIT strategy and organisational development: managing and communicating strategic ICT business solutionssystems development and analysis: modelling and testing data objects, data processes and preferred ICT system solutionstelecommunications network engineering: managing logistics, organisational specifications, regulations and legislative requirements across network projects.Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification considerationsNo licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Subjects

• Lead and manage effective workplace relationships
• Design user experience solutions
• Manage project risk
• Manage ICT project initiation
• Implement change management processes
• Manage the testing process
• Implement and maintain uses of containerisation
• Install and configure network access storage devices
• Manage application layer solutions
• Develop plans to manage structured troubleshooting process of enterprise networks
• Manage and communicate ICT solutions
• Create and develop REST APIs
• Design and configure secure integrated wireless systems
• Design and implement a security system
• Undertake penetration testing for organisations
• Configure security devices for organisations
• Manage solution architecture and impacts
• Build advanced user interfaces
• Apply intermediate object-oriented language skills
• Analyse stakeholder requirements
• Gather data to identify business requirements
• Test new software and hardware releases
• Conduct network system optimisation and administration
• Design and manage internet protocol TV in a service provider network
• Align systems with product and technology strategy
• Manage project governance
• Manage information security compliance of cloud service deployment
• Manage ICT project closure
• Lead the evaluation and implementation of current industry specific technologies
• Translate domain and solution architectures into platform requirements and designs
• Manage project procurement
• Design and build integrated VoIP networks
• Manage innovation and continuous improvement
• Assess security risk management options
• Manage ICT project delivery
• Apply business acumen to network planning
• Produce ICT network architecture designs
• Perform ICT-focused enterprise analysis
• Configure enterprise virtual computing environments
• Implement security risk management plans
• Lead analysis of information and communications technology business strategy
• Implement cyber security operations
• Implement voice applications over secure wireless networks
• Manage team effectiveness
• Prepare business cases for sustainability and competitive advantage in ICT projects
• Analyse and organise repair of highly complex networks
• Rectify client services following network outages and faults
• Configure and manage a storage area network
• Manage enterprise virtual computing environments
• Design and configure IP-MPLS networks with virtual private network tunnelling
• Produce engineering solutions
• Produce and evaluate architecture designs for convergent cellular mobile networks
• Manage network testing strategies
• Plan, configure and test advanced server-based security
• Manage strategic contracts
• Evaluate threats and vulnerabilities of IoT devices
• Acquire digital forensic data
• Evaluate and apply digital signal processing to communication systems
• Design and implement a security perimeter for ICT networks
• Implement best practices for identity management
• Evaluate vendor products and equipment
• Configure network devices for a secure network infrastructure
• Design enterprise wireless local area networks
• Manage common channel signalling networks
• Manage IP, ethics and privacy in ICT environments
• Develop ICT strategic business plans
• Evaluate networking regulations and legislation for the telecommunications industry
• Plan, configure and test advanced internetwork routing solutions
• Design ICT security frameworks
• Manage assessment and validation of ICT solutions
• Develop advanced mobile multi-touch applications
• Prepare network project briefs
• Investigate applications of cloud networks in network switching
• Assess integration of international network equipment into Australian networks
• Configure, verify and troubleshoot WAN links and IP services
• Develop strategies to implement advanced technology security systems
• Develop security risk management plans
• Develop knowledge management strategies
• Design and configure desktop virtualisation
• Manage project quality
• Design and implement quality assurance processes for business solutions
• Design and implement wireless network security
• Manage network traffic
• Manage dense wavelength division multiplexing transmission systems
• Plan and configure advanced internetwork switching solutions
• Undertake project work
• Promote workplace cyber security awareness and best practices
• Design and implement virtualised cyber security infrastructure for organisations
• Configure and manage intrusion prevention system on network sensors
• Conduct and manage life cycle assessments for sustainability
• Perform cyber security risk assessments
• Analyse optical transmission systems
• Develop contracts and manage contract performance
• Manage development of technical solutions from business specifications
• Monitor and troubleshoot virtual computing environments
• Manage ICT project planning
• Evaluate an organisation's compliance with cyber security standards and law
• Plan transmission networks
• Manage ICT project systems implementation
• Develop knowledge management strategies
• Implement secure encryption technologies
• Design, build and test network servers
• Design dense wavelength division multiplexing systems
• Build data warehouses
• Design and implement integrated server solutions
• Elicit ICT requirements
• Apply critical thinking for complex problem solving
• Manage data persistence using noSQL data stores
• Plan and monitor business analysis activities in an ICT environment
• Analyse satellite communications systems
• Apply advanced programming skills in another language
• Manage automated ICT system applications
• Install and configure container orchestration services
• Lead and manage organisational change
• Interact with clients on a business level
• Determine best-fit topologies for wide area networks
• Integrate sustainability in ICT planning and design projects
• Determine acceptable developers for projects
• Produce radio link budgets
• Manage development and application of testing artefacts
• Develop communities of practice
• Manage optical ethernet transmission
• Configure call processing network elements for secure VoIP networks
• Manage network security
• Implement security for applications
• Develop cloud computing strategies for businesses
• Configure and manage advanced virtual computing environments
• Plan and direct complex ICT projects
• Develop technical requirements for business solutions
• Manage end to end architectural solutions across multiple domains
• Organise and lead agile projects
• Manage the use of development methodologies
• Implement knowledge management strategies
• Create cloud computing services
• Analyse cellular mobile network systems
• Plan and manage troubleshooting advanced integrated IP networks
• Create cyber security standards for organisations
• Identify and resolve network problems
• Manage project scope
• Use network tools
• Manage voice, data and internet protocol network solutions
• Conduct knowledge audits
• Identify and implement business innovation
• Prepare and present evidence in court
• Monitor and improve knowledge management systems
• Lead applied research in ICT sustainability
• Determine database functionality and scalability
• Install an enterprise virtual computing environment
• Install and maintain valid authentication processes

Study information

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