CISCO IT Essentials – Flavius Mareka TVET College

CISCO ACADEMY

IT ESSENTIALS

DURATION: 1 Semester of 2 hours twice a week OR 10 days of 7 hours per day
PROGRAMME OFFERED AT : Kroonstad Campus
INSTRUCTORS: Qualified CISCO instructors to offer IT Essentials

 

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Overview

FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING:

  • Computer laboratory
  • Computers with internet connection and also old computers for practical training
  • Tools to work with computer components
  • POD hubs and switches according to CICSO Specifications

TEXTBOOKS:

CISCO is supplying registered students with an on-line manual.  The manual may be made available on the College intranet (Kroonstad campus only).  Textbooks can be procured from bookstores selling academic books.

 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

  • IT Technician
  • Network Administrator
  • IT Essentials will lead to CCNA 1 CCNA 3 Qualification

Objectives

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

  • Define Information Technology (IT) and describe the components of a personal computer.
  • Describe how to protect oneself, equipment and environment from accidents, damage, and contamination.
  • Perform a step by step assembly of a desktop computer and install and navigate an operating system.
  • Explain and perform preventative maintenance.
  • Explain the steps of the troubleshooting process and perform basic troubleshooting.
  • Install and navigate an operating system.
  • Upgrade or replace components of laptop, printer, or scanner based on customer needs.
  • Configure computers to attach to an existing network.
  • Implement basic physical and software security principles.
  • Apply good communication skills and professional behavior while working with customers.

Assess customer needs, analyze possible configurations and provide solutions or recommendations for hardware, operating systems, networking and security

 

Requirements

MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS TO THE PROGRAMME:

Students with Grade 12 Certificate

COURSE FEES:

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