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Programme Types offered at Damelin Correspondence College

Programme Types offered at Damelin Correspondence College (DCC)

1. National Qualifications are credit-bearing qualifications registered on the NQF (National Qualifications Framework) and accredited by a Quality Assurance Body, such as a SETA (Sector Education and Training Authority). A skills programme is an accredited component of a National qualification.

2. Agent Programmes are programmes for which Damelin Correspondence College offers tuition, but where DCC does not issue the final certificate. The Agent Body issues the final certificate and manages the final examinations.

3. Damelin Correspondence College Programmes are DCC’s own programmes that are not linked to the NQF and are not credit-bearing. However, they are in high demand and carry the approval of the Damelin Correspondence College Academic Board.

Damelin Correspondence College Programmes fall into four categories:

• Damelin Correspondence College Career Programmes are DCC’s own programmes that are designed to teach you the skills and knowledge to succeed in a particular career.

• Damelin Correspondence College Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Short Courses are courses that help you add to your current professional knowledge in a particular field, and hence boost your abilities within your career.

• Damelin Correspondence College Orientation Programmes are short courses that introduce you to a particular field or career and that offer you the opportunity to explore an interest or skills set without having to enrol on a full programme.

• Damelin Correspondence College Self-Employment Programmes are designed to refine your skills in a particular field of interest; to teach you how to make a living from a particular skill, interest or hobby, and to help you start your own business.


Introduction

Launch your Computer Career the Damelin way!As a Networking Engineer, an International Certification will giveyou the recognition and the credentials to pursue a rewardingand satisfying career.

With International Accreditation, your passport around the worldstarts here! With Microsoft and CompTIA Certification you willbecome a professional in the following aspects of Networking:

• Analysingbusinessrequirementsforsystemarchitecture;• Designingsolutions;and• Deploying,installing&troubleshootingsystemproblems.


CompTIA Network+2009 Objectives Certification

The CompTIA Network+ 2009 Objectives Certification is an internationally recognised, vendor-neutral certification that proves a technician’s competency in managing, maintaining, troubleshooting, installing and configuring basic network infrastructure.

Programme TypeThe CompTIA Network+ 2009 Objectives Certification is an internationally recognised, vendor-neutral certification that proves a technician’s competency in managing, maintaining, troubleshooting, installing and configuring basic network infrastructure.

Programme TypeThe CompTIA Network+ 2009 Objectives Certification is an Agent Programme.

Career OpportunitiesEarning an N+ Certification means that you possess the knowl-edge and customer relations skills essential for being a successful Networking Technician. Once you are a certified N+ Technician, you will be able to provide on-site support for network users in a variety of work environments, including professional offices and small businesses, work groups or departments, and corporate information services (IS). As an N+ professional, you are able to configure and install the TCP/IP client server, essential to business network efficiency.

Entrance RequirementsGrade 10 (Std. 8) or CompTIA A+ Certification, or equivalent, or relevant work experience in technical support environment (1 year).

Course DurationYou should be able to complete this course in 12 months.

Course Content• NetworkingBasics•Wired computer-to-computer connections• Network-to-networkconnections



•Wiredinternetworkingdevices•Wiredcommunicationstandards•Wirelessnetworking• Securitythreatsandmitigations• Securitypractices• Networkaccesscontrol•Monitoring• Troubleshooting

Assessment and Exam InformationThe Network+ Course is externally examined at a Prometric Testing Centre. Please contact your nearest testing centre on 0800 991 120 two weeks in advance, before writing the external CompTIA N+ exam. Please note that your exam fee is not included in your tuition fee.

AwardOn successful completion of your external exams you will receive the internationally recognised CompTIA Network+ 2009 Objectives Certification.

Included with your course

•Textbookssupplied

*Damelin Correspondence College reserves the rightto change the kit items without prior notice.


Microsoft IT Academy Program Member

Damelin Correspondence College is an active member of the Microsoft IT Academy!

Microsoft Certification continues to be a sought-after credential highly valued in the marketplace, and the job market is con-tinuing to grow in areas including technical support, network administration, database development, and administration and application development.

What is the Microsoft IT Academy Program? The Microsoft IT Academy Program is a membership pro-gram that enables academic institutions to deliver training on Microsoft IT Professional, Developer, and Office technologies to their student communities, as well as to offer resources on the latest technologies to their faculty.

With the Microsoft IT Academy Program branding, our institu-tion stands out as a premier, quality IT program member that is supported with up-to-date technology and information provided directly by Microsoft.

The Microsoft IT Academy Program works with academic insti-tutions to offer top-quality education programs on Microsoft technologies in order to help students reach their academic and career potential. The program benefits are as follows:

•Offerworld-classtechnologycurriculumtohelp students acquire cutting-edge, job relevant IT skills.

•Providerichonlinelearningresourcesfor learning for students’ and instructors’ professional development.

•Linkacademiclearningtoreal-worldjobskillstohelp students graduate with the IT skills they need to become successful in today’s job market.


•Createaskilledworkforceforemployerssothatapplicants with the right technology education and skills are avail able in the workforce.

•ConnectstudentsandinstructorstoMicrosoftfor continued engagement for lifelong personal and professional technology skills development.

Professional IT skills are highly advantageous. For students and prospective employees, status as a Microsoft Certified Professional translates into enhanced job opportunities in today’s thriving high-tech marketplace.

• MicrosoftCertificationhelpsstudentsmeetthe benchmark.

Many companies have integrated Microsoft certification intotheir hiring decisions. For businesses, certification provides an objective, reliable benchmark to aid in hiring, promoting, and planning employee career paths, or outsourcing services and development. Damelin Correspondence College can help prepare our students to become job-ready with the business and professional skills they need so that local companies may employ them.

• MicrosoftITAcademyProgrammembersareina select group that will receive early information and training on new product releases, beta versions, guidelines and tips on new courses. This means that our students have access to courses on newly released technologies that will help keep them ahead of the industry curve.



Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Certification

Technology plays a role in virtually every business around the world. Possessing the fundamental knowledge of how technol-ogy works and understanding its impact on today’s academic and workplace environment is increasingly important—particu-larly for students interested in exploring professions involving technology.

For millions of people around the globe, Microsoft Certifications are known and trusted differentiators of an individual’s tech-nology competency. MTA is a new entry-level credential from Microsoft that validates essential technology knowledge, ena-bling students to explore academic and career options, and take the first step toward building a successful career in technology.

The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification helps schools teach and validate fundamental technology knowledge, provides students with a foundation for their careers, and helps them gain the confidence they need to succeed in advanced studies. The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification is the ideal and preferred path to Microsoft’s world-renowned advanced technology certification programs, such as Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP).

Programme Type The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Certification is an Agent Programme.

Entrance Requirements Grade 12 (Std. 10) or CompTIA A+ or CompTIA N+ or MCSE 2003 or Damelin Correspondence College Introduction to Programming Certificate, or relevant work experience (2 years).

Assessment and Exam InformationThese modules are externally examined at Certiport Testing Centres. To find your nearest testing centre, please visit www.certiport.com/portal/pages/locatorview.aspx. Please note that your exam fee is not included in your tuition fee.


AwardsOn successful completion of your external examinations, you will receive your internationally recognised MTA Certification from Microsoft.


Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)

To earn an MTA certification, you must pass only one of the following exams.

CertificationDeveloper exams

Software Development Fundamentals:

This exam is designed to provide candidates with an assessment of their knowledge of fundamental software development concepts. It can also serve as a stepping stone to the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist exams.

Exam 98-361

Windows Development Fundamentals:

This exam is designed to allow candidates to assess their knowledge of and skills of devel-oping applications to run on the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Exam 98-362

Web Development Fundamentals:

This exam is designed to allow candidates to assess their knowledge and skills around Web applications using Microsoft and other technologies.

Exam 98-363

Database Administration Fundamentals:

This exam is designed to allow candidates to assess their knowledge of and skills with databases and operations.

Exam 98-364

Exam number


CertificationIT Professional exams

Networking Fundamentals:

This exam is designed to pro-vide candidates with an assessment of their knowledge of fundamental net-working concepts. It can also serve as a stepping stone to the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist exams.

Exam 98-366

Security Fundamentals:

This exam is designed to pro-vide candidates with an assessment of their knowledge of fundamental secu-rity concepts. It can also serve as a step-ping stone to the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist exams.

Exam 98-367

Windows Server Administration Fundamentals:

This exam is designed to provide candidates with an assessment of their knowledge of fundamental server administration concepts. It can also serve as a stepping stone to the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist exams.

Exam 98-365

Exam number


Damelin Correspondence College Standard PC Requirements

To run the Damelin Correspondence College Networking courses, make sure all equipment is designed for Microsoft Windows Server 2008.

Hardware Requirements:• Personalcomputerwithminimum1GHz(x86)or1.GHz (x64)processor(2GHzorfasterrecommended).• 1GBofRAMormore(4GBrecommended;8GBenables you to host all the virtual machines specified for all the practice exercises in your course).• 40GBfreeharddiskspace(60GBrecommended;80GB enables you to host all virtual machines specified for all the practice exercise in your course).• DVD-ROMdriveorDVD-Writerdrive.• SuperVGA(1,024x768)orhigherresolutionvideoadapter and monitor.• KeyboardandMicrosoftmouseorcompatible pointing device.• Networkadapterandmedia

Platform and Software Requirements:

•WindowsServer2008orWindowsVistaorWindows7. This Network Operating System (NOS), Operating System (OS), or platform depends on the course chosen.


From theGeneral Manager

Take your next step now! Follow through on your decision to enhance

your life and your future prospects by

enrolling for a Damelin Correspondence College Computer Networking

course today!

Why study with Damelin Correspondence College?• Quality study material designed specifically for home-study.

• The freedom to study at YOUR own pace, where and when it suits YOU.

• The widest range of courses for today’s world.

• Free consultations with Damelin Correspondence College’s career counselling and development specialists.

• Free study choice advice from Damelin Correspondence College’s Student Consultants.

• The convenience of online enrolment, contact and advice.

• Affordable, easy payment options.

• Ongoing study support and attention from qualified tutors.

Umalusi AccreditationDamelinCorrespondenceCollege(Pty)Ltdhasbeenawardedprovisionalaccreditation by Umalusi. Umalusi is the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training in South Africa - seewww.umalusi.org.za.

EmployersarelegallypermittedtoclaimfromtheSkillsLevyFundforinvesting in their employees’ education, and are required to quote the following Provisional Accreditation No.: FET 00475 PA.

DHET RegistrationDamelinCorrespondenceCollege(Pty)Ltdhasbeengrantedprovisionalregistration by the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private FET College, until 31 December 2014. ProvisionalRegistrationNo.2008/FE07/037-seewww.dhet.gov.za. Forfurtherinformationpleaserefertoourwebsite:www.dcc.edu.za.

DamelinCorrespondenceCollege(Pty)Ltdiscommittedtomeetinglegislative requirements regarding accreditation and registration of private education and training providers in South Africa.

Wishing you every success in your studies and your future!

WillemLouw

Damelin Correspondence College General Manager

correspondenceThe Career Development College


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Damelin Correspondence College (Pty) Ltd. Provisionally registered as a private FET college with the Department of Higher Education and Training until 31 Dec 2014. Prov. Reg. No. 2008/FE07/037 Provisionally accredited by Umalusi, the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training, www.umalusi.org.zaUmalusi Prov. Accr. No. FET 00475 PADCC is a Registered Credit Provider: NCRCP 2325

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