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APIIT - Certificate in Information & Communication Technology (CICT)

Course Details

• Full Time
• Duration: 1 year 4 months
• Intake Date: 03 July 2025, 25 September 2025, 20 November 2025
• Awarding Body: APIIT, Certificate

About APIIT

Why choose APIIT?

• Malaysia’s Premier Digital Tech Institution
• No.1 for International Students in Malaysia (QS World University Ranking 2025)
• 6 star rating (Outstanding) - MyQuest 2019

Admission Requirements

General Requirements

• SPM: 1 Credit in any subject at SPM level with a minimum of a pass in Mathematics, Bahasa Malaysia and Sejarah (History)
• IGCSE/O-LEVELS: 1 Credits (Grade C & above) in any subject with a Pass in Mathematics at IGCSE/O-Levels
• UEC: 1 Credit (Grade B & above) in any subject with a Pass in Mathematics at UEC
• A qualification that APIIT accepts as equivalent to the above

English Requirements

• International Students:
  • IELTS: 4.0
  • TOEFL IBT: 30-31
  • Pearson (PTE): 36
  • MUET: Band 3

Programme Outline

What We Teach

This APIIT Certificate in Information & Communication Technology (CICT) is designed to provide:

• Strong communication, leadership and ICT skills as well as fundamental knowledge to take on a career in this challenging and ever changing IT world
• Opportunities for progression into Diploma Programme or to embark on a career in Computing, Software Engineering, and various other applications of IT

Semester 1

• Basic Mathematics
• Data Communications & Network
• Database Concepts
• Fundamentals of Information System
• Basic Research Skills

Semester 2

• Integrated Systems Technology
• Introduction to Mobile Systems
• Introduction to Operating Systems
• Introduction to Computer Architecture

Semester 3

• Web Design & Technology
• System Analysis & Design Fundamentals
• Fundamentals of Cyber Security
• Fundamentals of Visual Programming
• Networking & Cloud Technologies

Semester 4

• Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisation (M’sian Students)
• Malay Communication Language (Int’l Students)
• Personal Skills
• Youth Development

Internship (8 Weeks)

Students will undertake an Internship/Industrial Training for a minimum period of 8 weeks to prepare them for a smooth transition from the classroom to the working environment

Further Studies

Upon successful completion of this programme, you will be eligible to progress into any of the following diploma programmes offered at APU:

• Diploma in Information and Communication Technology
• Diploma in Information and Communication Technology with a specialism in Software Engineering
• Diploma in Information and Communication Technology with a specialism in Data Informatics
• Diploma in Information and Communication Technology with a specialism in Interactive Technology
• Diploma in Business Information Technology
• Diploma in Design and Media

Facilities

• The APU Centre Point & Atrium serves as a melting pot of cultures from all over the world

Fees & Certification

• Malaysian: RM18,800
• International: RM21,200 (USD4,930)
• MQA Cert: Programme code : (R2/0611/3/0021)(02/30)(MQA/FA5379)