This diploma prepares IT professionals for more advanced positions with cloud technologies.
Start DateFlexible
Study TypeIn centre, online, or a combination
Training TypeDiploma
Duration280 hours flexi study or 12 weeks full-time
This diploma is ideal if you’re looking for a position with greater responsibility than you’ll have with more entry-level roles in an IT department. Upon completion of the diploma, you’ll be well positioned to gain industry-recognised certification in several key areas of IT.
As more and more companies move their infrastructure to the cloud, job openings in IT infrastructure increasingly include a requirement for cloud-computing training and experience. Such roles include systems engineer, network engineer, and database administrator.
For IT professionals the learning never stops, because the technologies we rely on are always changing and evolving. For this reason, it’s key that anyone working in or aspiring to a job in IT infrastructure develop skills in these areas:
For companies, cloud technology makes business processes faster and more efficient. The cloud improves the efficiency of backing up and storing data, and software updates can be deployed as soon as they’re ready. As a cloud engineer, your job will be to keep it all running.
Cloud computing is a fast-growing field with steady and strong demand in the IT labour market. Gaining the skills to work with cloud technologies could lead you to a rewarding career building, maintaining, and securing IT infrastructure.
CompTIA A+ certification or equivalent with a strong interest in IT infrastructure.
Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: –
Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.
What we can help with:
There may be the opportunity to apply for funded grants that can help towards the cost of training. These include the Skills Development Scotland ITAs and the ReAct programme in Wales. All schemes will have different terms and conditions that will need to be met in order to qualify for a grant and these are managed by each individual centre.
We’d recommend you speak to a Course Advisor in your local centre to find out whether they are registered to offer any such schemes and discuss your requirements further.
* Terms and Conditions apply. Speak to a Course Advisor for full information on the options available to you.
As more and more companies move their infrastructure to the cloud, the teams and roles required to support these systems will grow. Building a strong skill set in this area will greatly enhance your employability in the IT sector.
