Full Time H P (Hewlett Packard) IT Essentials 1 (In Partnership with Cisco Academy)

H P (Hewlett Packard) IT Essentials 1 (In Partnership with Cisco Academy) (Subject to appoval)

Aimed at: Learners on NC and HN Computing courses, individuals from the community and people in employment who wish to diagnose, repair, configure and install (hardware and operating systems), troubleshoot and upgrade personal computers.

Additional Information: You will use tutor-led, on line learning through the Hewlett Packard IT Essentials I course which will prepare you for the CompTia A+ examination. To gain A+ certification, you must pass both a Core Hardware exam and an Operating System Technologies exam. The learning covered includes:

Location: East End Capus

Available: Full-Time, Part-Time

Units Include:

• Installation, configuration and upgrading
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting
• Preventative maintenance
• Motherboard, processors and memory
• Printers
• Basic networking
• Operating System fundamentals
• Installation, configuration and upgrading
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting
• Networks

Progression:

• Those Students who successfully complete this programme can register, through the College, for a credit transfer for two SCQF Level 6 Higher National Units - Operating System Concepts and Hardware Concepts. This is a valuable asset for learners progressing to other further education providers.