QCTO Accredited Occupational Qualification:
Cloud Administrator
Full Qualification | NQF Level 4 | SAQA ID – 118699
Move your infrastructure to the cloud and keep it running securely with our Cloud Administrator Occupational Qualification.
- Credits: 149
- Duration: 12 months
- Internationally Recognised QCTO Certificate
Understanding the Cloud Administrator Qualification
Cloud Administrator Overview
The Cloud Administrator Occupational Qualification prepares staff to implement cost-effective cloud systems, transition locally hosted infrastructure to the cloud, and then keep it working. Learners monitor, maintain and troubleshoot cloud platforms and computing resources, and maintain the security protocols that protect a cloud environment against unauthorised access and other risks.
The content is current rather than generic: containers, cloud-native architecture and Kubernetes sit alongside cloud platform fundamentals, storage availability and cloud database work. At NQF Level 4 and 149 credits over twelve months, it is an accessible entry into cloud operations for staff who are already technically inclined.
What individuals will learn
- Introduction to cloud computing and the cloud service model
- Cloud computing elements and how they fit together
- Containers, cloud-native architecture and Kubernetes
- Cloud security, risks, vulnerabilities and mitigation
- Data and databases in the cloud
- The fundamentals of the major cloud computing platforms
- Cloud computing governance, legislation and ethics
- The impact of 4IR on business and the skills it demands
- Design thinking principles applied to innovation
- Server maintenance and optimisation in a cloud environment
- Monitoring on-demand availability of data storage, capacity and storage services
- Cloud network administration and support for optimal performance
Details to know
Our occupational qualifications are conducted with maximum use of practical application of the skills acquired. After facilitator led training has taken place via the course material, group work and scenario driven exchanges, learners will have the opportunity to relate the information back to their workplace. We offer a fun and relaxed learning environment, where participants will learn from each other, gain knowledge and acquire skills that will result in improved work performance.
This qualification is designed for any individual who is, or wishes to be, part of the information and communication technology (ICT) industry. It will give students the skills they need to excel in this area of your organisation.
Learners will need competency in the following areas:
- NQF Level 3
After completing a Cloud Administrator Occupational Qualification an individual can work in the following roles:
- Cloud Administrator
- Cloud Support Technician
- Cloud Operations Administrator
- Cloud Infrastructure Administrator
- Cloud Systems Administrator
- Cloud Network Support Technician
This Occupational Qualification is fully accredited with QCTO. By choosing an Occupational Qualification that is accredited with QCTO, you can ensure you obtain BEE points for your Skills Development efforts and your students receive an education that is of high quality.
Businesses that we have done staff training for:
How to make the most of a Cloud Administrator QCTO Qualification
Why choose this Qualification?
Network administration is the single largest practical module. Provide Cloud Network Administration and Support for Optimal Performance carries 16 of the 55 practical credits, more than double any other practical module. That weighting is right, because in a live cloud environment the majority of user-facing problems are connectivity and performance problems, not provisioning problems.
Security runs through all three components. Cloud security, risks and mitigation appears as a knowledge module, ensuring the integrity of the cloud ecosystem appears as an 8-credit practical module, and network availability and reliability according to security protocols carries 20 workplace credits. An administrator with access to your cloud environment is a security exposure unless trained otherwise, and this qualification treats it that way.
Fifty-six credits of workplace experience on live services. Work experience covers on-demand availability of server resources, of data storage and storage services, and network reliability, the first and last at 20 credits each. Combined with the container and Kubernetes content, this produces someone who can hold an operational cloud environment together rather than someone who has read about one.
Cloud Administrator NQF Level 4 Module Breakdown
Qualification Breakdown
KM-01 Introduction to Cloud Computing (Credits 8)
KM-02 Cloud Computing Elements (Credits 8)
KM-03 Containers, Cloud Native and Kubernetes (Credits 4)
KM-04 Cloud Security, Risks, Vulnerabilities and Mitigation (Credits 3)
KM-05 Data and Databases in the Cloud (Credits 6)
KM-06 Fundamentals of Cloud Computing Platforms (Credits 3)
KM-07 Introduction to Cloud Computing Governance, Legislation and Ethics (Credits 1)
KM-08 4IR and Future Skills (Credits 4)
KM-09 Design Thinking Principles for Innovation (Credits 1)
PM-01 Conduct Effective Server Maintenance and Optimisation (Credits 8)
PM-02 Monitor On-Demand Availability of Data Storage, Storage Capacity and Storage Services over the Internet (Credits 8)
PM-03 Provide Cloud Network Administration and Support for Optimal Performance (Credits 16)
PM-04 Ensure Integrity of the Cloud Ecosystem by Implementing Security Measures (Credits 8)
PM-05 Access and Visualise Structured Data Using Spreadsheets (Credits 8)
PM-06 Participate in a Design Thinking for Innovation Workshop (Credits 3)
PM-07 Function Ethically and Effectively in the Workplace (Credits 4)
WE-01 On-Demand Availability of Server Resources and Services over the Internet (Credits 20)
WE-02 On-Demand Availability of Data Storage, Storage Capacity and Storage Services over the Internet (Credits 16)
WE-03 Ensure Availability and Reliability of Network Connection According to Workflow and Security Protocols (Credits 20)
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