IT and Telecoms Professional covers a wide range of areas within IT. The IT professional industry is recognised as a skill shortages area with jobs in demand as highlighted alongside other subjects as part of the STEM Agenda (including Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).
IT is at the heart of every organisation and is extremely important as technology becomes more enhanced. It has recently been highlighted as an extremely important factor in the Northern Ireland Economy, in particular, software and database development, systems architecture and internet specialist skills.
Tasks and responsibilities can vary greatly, dependant on the IT role and may involve a great deal of analytical thinking and problem solving. These include:
There are four available pathways with this qualification, each with its own sector specific units to compliment a spine of core modules. Core modules make up a mixture of topics that are specific to any IT related job role. These include;
Pathways that are specific to IT job roles include;
Units that are focused on within Helpdesk include;
Units that are focused on Business User Include;
Units that are focused on Creative include;
Units that are focused on Technical include;
There are a number of different roles that a IT Telecoms qualification can lead to:
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