New Zealand Certificate in Information Technology (Level 5)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 5 |
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About the course
If you love working with computers, a career in information technology is the perfect pathway for you. Develop essential technical and core IT skills that are needed in the industry or for further study.You will learn:Technical skillsApply the fundamentals of IT technical support concepts and practice, to manage hardware and software resources to meet organisational requirements.Apply the fundamentals of information systems concepts and practice to support and enhance organisational processes and systems.Apply the fundamentals of interaction design concepts and practice to enhance interface design.Apply the principles of software development to create simple working applications.Core IT skillsApply professional, legal, and ethical principles and practices in a socially responsible manner as an emerging IT professional.Apply communication, personal and interpersonal skills to enhance effectiveness in an IT role.Use problem-solving and decision-making techniques to provide innovative and timely Information Technology outcomes.Businesses, organisations and communities will benefit from having IT professionals with a sound base understanding of both the technical and professional aspects of their profession.
About the provider
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.
We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.
We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Christchurch, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.
We also have specialised faculties in music and rural education - MAINZ – Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (Christchurch) and Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.