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Diploma of ICT Professional Practice

Diploma

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry responds to global challenges by embracing new, emerging and existing technologies.

Key details

Degree Type

Diploma

Duration

1 - 3 years full-time

Course Code

P1B

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

About this course

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry responds to global challenges by embracing new, emerging and existing technologies. With the constant need for faster, more efficient ways of doing business and living our lives, upskilling with a Diploma of ICT Professional Practice will allow you to customise your studies, and see you graduate with industry relevant skills and certifications.

Professional industry certifications offer a credible, skills focused means for you to demonstrate advanced competency with a particular sub discipline or technology. The value of professional certification to employers is high, and even for existing employees there is an ongoing need to maintain and build technical skills and knowledge.

This degree will provide you with a broad range of knowledge in key ICT areas including data science, game development, cybersecurity, and Virtual and Mixed Reality. Through the Diploma, you will have the opportunity to attain professional certifications that offer a credible, skills-focused means of demonstrating advanced competency with leading industry technologies and systems. This means you'll graduate with the necessary qualifications desired by employers.

Led by expert staff that deliver distinctive, rewarding, and place-based learning experiences, the teaching environment aims to provide a university experience that is student-centred and personal, enabling you to realise your individual career goals.

On graduation, you may choose to build on your achievements and broaden your skills and knowledge by continuing your study in the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology.

Entry requirements

Applicants who have completed secondary education

This course does not use ATAR as part of the admission process.
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have completed the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) or an equivalent qualification.

Applicants with previous higher education study

To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have completed at least one unit of study (equivalent to 12.5 UTAS credit points) or completed the university preparatory program or equivalent

Applicants with previous TAFE/VET study

To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have completed Certificate III or above.

Applications on the basis of work or life experience

This course accepts applications based on work or life experience.
Applicants who have not completed senior secondary, tertiary, or TAFE/VET study, but who have relevant work and life experience can complete a personal competency statement.

Study locations

Launceston

Hobart

What you will learn

1 Apply industry standard principles, tools, techniques, and processes to create and maintain ICT software and systems.

2 Design and implement efficient solutions with consideration to securing and managing data and information

3 Plan and engage in ICT projects in accordance with professional practice and industry standards.

Career pathways

From contemporary business transactions to online and software-based products, systems and services, our world relies on ICT professionals for maintenance and innovation. That's why gaining professional certifications through your Diploma of ICT Professional Practice is highly sought after by a range of employers.

Graduates often enter technical positions such as software programmer, network administrator, systems or business analyst, and web design/development, before progressing into management roles after 3 - 5 years. Advanced level positions can see you formulating insights as a business analyst, testing networks as a systems manager or protecting important assets as a security specialist.

The employment market for ICT roles promises high growth in the coming years, with an expected of increase of 38.9% (that's 39,200 additional jobs) by 2026.

Here are some of the top jobs projected to grow in the next five years:

ICT Support and Test Engineers 43.7%
Computer Network Professionals 22.2%
ICT Managers 17.7%
ICT Business and Systems Analysts 12.9%

* ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2022 and projections to 2026

Course structure

The Diploma of ICT Professional Practice is an 8-unit course that students can complete within two semesters but can take up to 3 years to complete.

Credit for prior study or work

Credit for a maximum of 4 units of study will be provided upon completion of an Undergraduate Certificate or TAFE Certificate IV or above in ICT (or an equivalent field).

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Computing & Information Systems courses at University of Tasmania.

68.2%

Overall satisfaction

78.4%

Skill scale

61.4%

Teaching scale

64.5%

Employed full-time

$55k

Average salary

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