Certifications
Certifying a network and infrastructure skill
Infrastructure is judged on what it holds up, including under degraded conditions. The documents in this field attest design, operation, diagnosis and restoration, with their supervised volume.
Keeping a system up, and proving it
An operations manager hires for the hard nights. The awarded document attests what matters then: diagnosing under pressure, restoring service, documenting the incident and fixing the cause. It carries the supervised volume and the date, two pieces of information an on-call manager reads before granting privileged access.
- Design and cable a documented network architecture
- Operate servers and cloud computing day to day
- Diagnose a failure under pressure and restore service
- Back up, restore and test the recovery plan
- Arbitrate an architecture between cost, availability and security
What each rung represents
- professional qualifications
- 5
- credits combined
- 340
- supervised
- 3400 h
- catalogue programmes
- 1
Five rungs of operation and architecture
| Professional qualification | Duration | Credits | Supervised hours | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network and Telecommunications Technician | 9 months | 60 | 600 h | 5 |
| IT Support and Systems Technician | 9 months | 60 | 600 h | 5 |
| Systems and Network Administrator | 9 months | 70 | 700 h | 5 |
| Infrastructure and Cloud Manager | 1 year | 80 | 800 h | 5 |
| Enterprise Architect | 9 months | 70 | 700 h | 5 |
The specialisation programme
The long programme installs the whole chain, from cable to cloud architecture: 120 credits and 1200 supervised hours over 2 years.
| Programme | Duration | Credits | Supervised hours | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Networks and Cloud | 2 years | 120 | 1200 h | 5 600 000 GNF per year |
Operations questions
Two level 4 qualifications appear here: which one?
One covers networks and telecommunications, the other support and systems administration. The content of their blocks is published on each page: the difference reads on the assessed acts, not on the title.
Does this field overlap with cybersecurity?
Two rungs are common to both pages, and that is faithful to the trade: you do not secure an infrastructure you cannot operate. The detail of the shared blocks appears on each qualification page.
Which rung suits an architect?
Level 7, expert and executive, for 70 credits and 700 supervised hours over 9 months. Exercised experience is the main prerequisite there, and the prior experience route is open to it.
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