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Administering systems or deploying networks
Two titles from the official catalogue meet in the same server room, at two levels of responsibility. One installs and connects, the other configures, secures and answers for the services. Here are their frameworks, hours and competency blocks.
Two levels of one machine room
The network and telecommunications technician works on the physical and logical link: cabling, active equipment, addressing, carrier links, commissioning, first-line diagnosis. The systems and network administrator answers for the service delivered: directory, servers, virtualisation, backup, security, monitoring and continuity. The first makes the link exist, the second keeps the service running over it.
Both frameworks
| Criterion | Systems and Network Administrator | Network and Telecommunications Technician |
|---|---|---|
| Target occupation | infrastructure administrator | network technician |
| Level | Level 5 — Senior technician and supervisor | Level 4 — Skilled employee and operative |
| Duration | 9 months | 9 months |
| Credits | 70 credits | 60 credits |
| Supervised hours | 700 h | 600 h |
| Competency blocks | 5 | 5 |
| Catalogue reference | TP15 | TP07 |
Step and hours, in figures
- qualification level
- 5
- qualification level
- 4
- supervised
- 700 h
- supervised
- 600 h
Systems and Network Administrator
Network and Telecommunications Technician
Systems and Network Administrator
Network and Telecommunications Technician
What each title attests
Systems and Network Administrator
- Server administration
- Enterprise networking and security
- Virtualisation and backup
- Monitoring and continuity
- Professional conduct
Network and Telecommunications Technician
- Physical infrastructure
- Enterprise networks
- Operations and monitoring
- Telecoms and access links
- Professional conduct
Your decision criterion
- 01
Place your current experience
The level carried by each title, visible in the table, states the responsibility expected: that is the first marker.
- 02
Choose what you want to take pride in
A link that comes up first time, or a service available continuously for twelve months: both are achievements.
- 03
See the full trajectory
The catalogue chains these two titles with infrastructure management roles: your choice opens what comes next, it does not close it.
The points people want to check
Is prior IT work required?
The level of each title, shown in the table, sets the expected entry. The record is reviewed block by block at admission.
Does practical work use real equipment?
Yes, on dedicated environments reproducing a corporate infrastructure, with the tools used in live operations.
Do these titles lead to systems security?
They form the expected base, and the catalogue names the security titles that follow, with their blocks.
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