Advanced Diploma of Cyber Security

• Government Subsidised Place
• Payment Plan
• VET Student Loans

This training is provided to eligible individuals with funds made available by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments

February and July

Full time: 12 months

Part time: flexible (the time taken to complete this course will vary depending on the number of units you are enrolled in) 

Evening: selected units are offered in the evening each semester

You must:

• have successfully completed Australian Year 12 or international equivalent,
• Certificate IV in Cyber Security or equivalent
• direct entry will be considered for a mature age applicant who has worked in the cyber security industry with the addition of a bridging unit from the Certificate IV in Cyber Security. You may be required to attend an interview to establish that you have the necessary cyber security skills and knowledge to undertake advanced diploma level learning.
• have a current Working With Children Check and a National Police Check if you wish to participate in work placement activities

PRE-TRAINING REVIEW

To assist prospective students to determine whether a course is suitable and appropriate for the individual needs the Institute and CAE will assess all students’ language, literacy and numeracy and digital literacy by asking you to undertake a self-assessment review prior to the enrolment.

A course advisor will discuss the outcomes of the review and make recommendations about whether the course is suitable for you, and identify additional support where required.

Successful completion will enable you to apply for entry to our Bachelor of Computer Systems or degrees at other higher education providers.

VTAC into the Certificate IV in Cyber Security or direct entry

Recognition of Prior Learning is available.

This course is government accredited and has national recognition

The qualification is aligned with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 6

This Advanced Diploma in Cyber Security qualification provides the skills and knowledge for an individual to integrate into Cyber Security teams in both large and small organisations. 

Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include:

• cyber operations analyst
• network security administrator
• cyber security systems administrator
• cyber security systems coordinator
• enterprise cyber systems administrator
• cyber security operations administrator
• cyber network services administrator
• cyber security network support administrator

To be awarded the Advanced Diploma of Cyber Security participants must complete a total of:

• 9 core units, plus
• 11 elective units

A minimum of 2 units must be selected from each of the 4 elective streams (General, Intrusion Analyst, Penetration Testing and Security Engineering streams). The remaining 3 units may be selected from the 4 elective streams or from any endorsed training package or accredited course at Diploma level or above where they are consistent with the vocational outcomes of the course.

Units selected from other training packages or accredited courses must not duplicate units selected from the core or elective streams.