Qualification Description

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 management
  • cyber security: protecting sensitive data and information through security architecture, and developing disaster recovery and contingency plans
  • full stack web development: building advanced user interfaces, developing representational state transfer application program interfaces (REST APIs) and designing user experience solutions
  • further programming: applying advanced ICT languages to maintain security and manage data
  • IT strategy and organisational development: managing and communicating strategic ICT business solutions
  • systems development and analysis: modelling and testing data objects, data processes and preferred ICT system solutions
  • telecommunications network engineering: managing logistics, organisational specifications, regulations and legislative requirements across network projects.

Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification considerations

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Entry Requirements

Nil

Packaging Rules

Total number of units = 16

6 core units  plus

10 elective units , of which:

  • at least 7 units must be selected from the elective units listed below
  • up to 3 units may be selected from the remaining listed elective units or from this or any currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course where the units are packaged in an Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) Level 5 or 6 qualification.

Elective units must be relevant to the work environment and the qualification, maintain the integrity of the AQF alignment, not duplicate the outcome of another unit chosen for the qualification, and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.

Units selected from other Training Packages or accredited courses must not duplicate units selected from or available within the ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package.

Where relevant, the choice of elective units set out in the packaging rules above can serve to provide the qualification with one or more of the following specialisations. The rules to achieve a specialisation are detailed at the qualification end.

  • Advanced data management information
  • Cyber security
  • Full stack web development
  • Further programming
  • IT strategy and organisational development
  • Systems development and analysis
  • Telecommunications network engineering.

ICTNWK615 - Design and configure desktop virtualisation_ADIT

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design, and configure, the desktop virtualisation technologies needed to support an enterprise virtualisation business solution.

It applies to senior networking staff responsible for increasing the sustainability of an enterprise.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Unit Sector

Networking

ICTCYS606 - Evaluate an organisation's compliance with cyber security standards and law_ADIT

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify cyber security standards and laws and evaluate an organisation’s working practices and compliance to these standards and laws as well as determine changes required to continue compliance.

It applies to those who work in an internal audit function, including those who specialise in cyber security and compliance and are responsible for implementing and monitoring an organisation’s compliance to cyber security standards and laws both locally and internationally.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Unit Sector

Cyber security

ICTDBS604 - Build data warehouses_ADIT

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design, develop and implement a data warehouse within an organisation.

It applies to those who manage knowledge management teams or work in a team based senior role and has line management responsibility, looking after data warehouses.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Unit Sector

Database

ICTICT530 - Design user experience solutions_ADIT

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design solutions using a user experience (UX) methodology, with the users’ experience at the centre of design. In this unit, a user refers to a customer or client who will interact and use a product, service and/or platform.

The unit applies to those working as business and systems analysts, as well as developers of software, games, websites, applications, products and services. UX design aims to improve, optimize and add value to the users’ experience of a designed solution (product, service or platform).

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Unit Sector

General ICT

ICTPRG537 - Implement security for applications_ADIT

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement security for software applications, including code access security, security access control, cryptographic and secure, input and output handling.

It applies to individuals who work as software developers, software engineers, system and security administrators and testers, and responsible for coding secure software applications.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Unit Sector

Programming and software development