The Certificate IV in Information Technology (General) provides the skills and knowledge for an individual to be competent in a range of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) fields at Certificate IV level. It will equip you with a broad range of information and communications technology skills and knowledge to prepare you for an exciting career in the industry. There is an emphasis on developing software applications, workplace skills, operating systems and websites.
This course covers many aspects of ICT including Microsoft applications, computer programming, networks, hardware tools, operating systems, workplace skills and multimedia.
Graduates will have a wide range of skills enabling them to enter careers in ICT technical support roles within small to medium enterprises. Alternatively graduates may continue their studies in the second year of the Diploma of Information Technology (General).
The Certificate IV in Information Technology (General) is the first year of the Diploma of Information Technology (General).
When the Gordon has received your completed Offer and Acceptance Agreement and payment, we will send you a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) form. Take this form to the Australian High Commission (or Australian Embassy) in your country to apply for a Student Visa.
The Gordon Institute of TAFE grew out of the need for technical training in the brave new world of the 1800s industrial age. From its origins as a mechanics institute and a night school for tradespeople, the Gordon has become the embodiment of quality vocational education and training in Geelong and beyond.
During the late 1800s, Geelong's increasing importance as an industrial centre, along with a worrying overseas trend showing Britain was losing its traditional markets to the United States and Europe, spurred leading Geelong citizens to campaign for greater technical training. However, it was another overseas event that hastened the Gordon's development.
The heroic exploits of British general Charles Gordon had captured Geelong's imagination. His death during the siege of Khartoum in Africa prompted calls for a memorial. One proposal, backed by a military battalion brass band, suggested a statue but others wanted something more meaningful. What better memorial could there be, it was said, for a man whose life was devoted to civic duty and, especially, to the education of the disadvantaged, than a vocational institute?
Since opening in 1887, in a single-storied hall and operating mainly night classes for tradespeople, the Gordon has developed into an institution operating across five campuses. The Gordon offers 220 nationally recognised courses in seven teaching schools, as well as 240 specialist courses exploring a wide range of career options. There is an annual enrolment of 26,000 students.