Diploma of ICT Professional Practice

Program Overview

The Diploma of ICT Professional Practice equips students with a comprehensive understanding of key ICT areas, including data science, game development, cybersecurity, and virtual and mixed reality. Through professional certifications, students gain advanced competency in industry technologies and systems, preparing them for technical roles in software programming, network administration, and web development. The program's focus on project management and modeling skills enhances students' employability in the growing ICT job market.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Diploma of ICT Professional Practice provides students with a comprehensive understanding of key ICT areas, including data science, game development, cybersecurity, and Virtual and Mixed Reality. Through the program, students have the opportunity to attain professional certifications that demonstrate advanced competency with leading industry technologies and systems. Upon graduation, students are equipped with the necessary qualifications sought by employers and can pursue further studies in the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology.

Outline:

The Diploma of ICT Professional Practice consists of eight prescribed units that students can complete within two semesters, although it can take up to three years to complete. The course structure includes:

• KIT102 Introduction to Data Science: Explores the relationship between data, information, and knowledge, covering data management, analysis, and visualization techniques.
• KIT109 Games Fundamentals: Introduces game design concepts, explores different gaming platforms, and provides hands-on experience in game development using an agile methodology.
• KIT111 Data Networks and Security: Provides a foundation in distributed networked environments, internetworking standards, and network architecture.
Covers security principles, threat analysis, and incident response.
• KIT118 Introduction to Cybersecurity Policies and Practices: Examines cybersecurity management in business contexts, including threat and risk analysis, security policy development, and privacy issues.
• KIT203 ICT Project Management and Modelling: Introduces project management principles, techniques, and tools for ICT projects, covering project planning, execution, and evaluation.
• KIT207 Game Design and Production: Focuses on game design and production processes, including game prototyping, documentation, and user experience testing.
• KIT208 Virtual and Mixed Reality Technology: Explores virtual and mixed reality concepts, technologies, and their potential impact on human-computer interaction.
• KIT214 Intelligent and Secure Web Development: Covers cloud computing platforms, web service technologies, and data exchange formats.

Careers:

Graduates of the Diploma of ICT Professional Practice are well-prepared for technical positions such as software programmer, network administrator, systems or business analyst, and web design/development. With advanced certifications, they can progress into management roles after 3-5 years. The employment market for ICT roles is expected to grow significantly in the coming years, with an anticipated increase of 38.9% by 2026. High-growth job projections include ICT Support and Test Engineers (43.7%), Computer Network Professionals (22.2%), ICT Managers (17.7%), and ICT Business and Systems Analysts (12.9%).