Network Engineer

City College Plymouth

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In Plymouth

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Plymouth

About the course

The primary role of a network engineer is to design, install, maintain and support communication networks within an organisation or between organisations. Network engineers need to maintain high levels of operation of communication networks in order to provide maximum performance and availability for their users, such as staff, clients, customers and suppliers. They will understand network configuration, cloud, network administration and monitoring tools, and be able to give technical advice and guidance.

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Location

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Plymouth (Devon)
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Kings Road, PL1 5QG

Start date

On request

About this course

Entry requirements

Acceptance on this Apprenticeship is via initial assessment.

Individual employers will set the selection criteria, but this is likely to include A levels; a level 3 apprenticeship or other relevant qualifications; relevant experience and/or an aptitude test with a focus on functional maths.

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Subjects

  • Monitoring
  • Networks
  • Network
  • Systems
  • Communication Training
  • Network Training

Course programme

What you'll learn

This Apprenticeship will include:

• designing simple networks from a well-defined specification and apply appropriate security products and processes
• installing and configure network components, including switches, routers and firewalls
• optimising the performance of network systems and services
• monitoring, testing and adjusting network systems and performance to meet accepted standards using diagnostic tools, analysers and other equipment
• applying diagnostic tools and techniques to identify the causes of network performance issues
• applying structured approaches to troubleshooting network issues and repair faults in hardware, software products and the network
• undertaking system upgrades to network hardware, software and operating systems
• integrating network related software into an existing network environment
• interpreting written requirements and technical specifications for network activities and maintaining accurate records of network maintenance activities
• designing simple networks from a well-defined specification and apply appropriate security products and processes
• installing and configuring network components, including switches, routers and firewalls
• undertaking system upgrades to network hardware, software and operating systems.

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