EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
To gain employment in the IT Technician field you will need the appropriate skill. The CompTIA A+ is your fist steps in learning the functions of hardware and software including: Identification of major desktop components, interfaces, names, locations, purposes, and contents of major system files. You will also need to know command-line functions and utilities to manage the operating system, basic concepts and procedures for creating, viewing, managing disks, directories and files.
This course is intended to help you prepare and progress to employment of more than 16 hrs per week in a wide variety of jobs that are constantly being advertised for the Local Employment Partnerships
This course will give you the necessary skills to apply for jobs across the commercial and public sectors in organisations which have a need for the maintenance of computer systems, desktop support, remote assistance and basic networks. Your skills will also be particularly relevant to ICT Retail Businesses.
THE COURSE
The course is divided into two main areas of learning pertaining to hardware and operating systems.
COURSE LENGTH
The length of the course is flexible - and will in general, include a period of work placement and holidays. This course must be taken as an addition to one of the other technical courses run in the college.
QUALIFICATION(S)
You will need to apply for this course through your Disability Employment Adviser
and to attend a pre-entry interview at the College in which we will discuss your:
Pre-application assessments can be provided through your DEA and can be accessed using this website...tip
To gain employment in the IT Technician field you will need the appropriate skill. The CompTIA A+ is your fist steps in learning the functions of hardware and software including: Identification of major desktop components, interfaces, names, locations, purposes, and contents of major system files. You will also need to know command-line functions and utilities to manage the operating system, basic concepts and procedures for creating, viewing, managing disks, directories and files.
This course is intended to help you prepare and progress to employment of more than 16 hrs per week in a wide variety of jobs that are constantly being advertised for the Local Employment Partnerships
This course will give you the necessary skills to apply for jobs across the commercial and public sectors in organisations which have a need for the maintenance of computer systems, desktop support, remote assistance and basic networks. Your skills will also be particularly relevant to ICT Retail Businesses.
THE COURSE
The course is divided into two main areas of learning pertaining to hardware and operating systems.
- Hardware
- Installation, configuration and upgrading
- Diagnosing and troubleshooting
- Preventive maintenance
- Motherboard/processors/memory
- Printers
- Basic networking
- Operating Systems
- Operating System fundamentals
- Installation, configuration and upgrading
- Diagnosing and troubleshooting Networks
The length of the course is flexible - and will in general, include a period of work placement and holidays. This course must be taken as an addition to one of the other technical courses run in the college.
QUALIFICATION(S)
- CompTIA A+ Certification
You will need to apply for this course through your Disability Employment Adviser
and to attend a pre-entry interview at the College in which we will discuss your:
- Motivation.
- Whether your work expectations are realistic in relation to actual job vacancies, salary level/benefit implications, travel-to-work and disability.
Pre-application assessments can be provided through your DEA and can be accessed using this website...tip