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QQI Level 6
Advanced Certificate
– Cybersecurity Associate

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LOCATION:

Phase 2 is delivered onsite in Bishopstown Campus.

CERTIFICATION:

  • QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Cybersecurity.

INTRODUCTION:

The Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Cybersecurity Apprenticeship is run by Cork College of FET in collaboration with Fasttrack to IT (FIT).

A cybersecurity worker’s job involves applying an understanding of cyber threats, hazards, risks, controls, measures and mitigations to protect organisations, systems and people. A cybersecurity worker may specialise in the technical side of cyber security, working in areas such as security design and architecture; security testing; investigations; and response, or the risk analysis side, concentrating on areas such as operations; risk; governance and compliance.

WHAT SKILLS WILL I LEARN?

When you finish your cybersecurity apprenticeship you will be able to:

  • Discover (through a mix of research and practical exploration) vulnerabilities in a system.
  • Analyse and evaluate security threats and hazards to a system, service or process.
  • Carry out a security risk assessment.
  • Research and investigate common attack techniques and recommend how to defend against them.
  • Understand basic data security theory – concepts such as security, identity, confidentiality, integrity, availability, threat, vulnerability, risk and hazards.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

  • FIT requires that candidates for the Software Developer Associate apprenticeship have reached 18 years of age at the time of application.
  • 5 Passes at Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level, include maths and English.
  • All applicants must satisfy Aptitude Assessment administered by FIT.

HOW DO I BECOME AN APPRENTICE?

To become an apprentice you must first be hired by an employer. Your employer must be approved by SOLAS. As an apprentice you have a formal contract of employment. You can search for apprenticeship job vacancies on www.apprenticeship.ie. You can find out more tips about how to get and apprenticeship HERE.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

You may progress onto further education within a Technological University or University. Many apprentices go on to open their own business.

BISHOPSTOWN CAMPUS:

Email: apprenticeship@corketb.ie
www.fit.ie