Diploma of Information Technology (Cyber Security, Database & Data Management, Systems Administration)
Adelaide, Australia
Diploma
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: This Diploma of Information Technology (Cyber Security, Database & Data Management, Systems Administration) reflects ICT roles needing technical skills. Students do complex tasks independently, in teams or leading deliverables. Skills include cyber security—protecting data, security architecture, disaster recovery; database management—designing, monitoring data storage and knowledge systems; systems administration—maintaining procedures and troubleshooting applications. Keywords: ICT, information security, database administration, cloud.
Career Outcomes: You'll work across industries or as a sole trader/contractor. Potential roles include cyber security analyst, database administrator, systems administrator, network administrator, IT support technician, security consultant. Roles involve incident response, risk management, database design, system maintenance, technical support.
This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of information and communications technology (ICT) roles who have established specialised skills in a technical ICT function.
Individuals in these roles carry out moderately complex tasks in a specialist field, working independently, as part of a team or leading a deliverable with others. They may apply their skills across a wide range of industries, business functions and departments, or as a business owner (sole trader/contractor).
The skills required for these roles may include, but are not restricted to:
- cyber security: protecting sensitive data and information through security architecture and developing disaster recovery and contingency plans
- database and data management: creating, designing and monitoring systems that store data and optimise organisational knowledge management
- systems administration: reviewing maintenance procedures and support to help troubleshoot system applications
