Who is it for?
To get the most out of this course, you'll be already working in an IT role and have at least three years' experience optimising and maintaining database solutions, preferably in a medium or large enterprise. You'll also be keen to demonstrate to employers - present and future - that you have a commitment to the industry, and are willing to increase your knowledge in order to provide a better service for your clients.
Where can it lead?
This course reinforces and adds to your existing experience, giving you a valuable qualification that highlights your expertise to current and future employers. It can open doors to promotion in your present workplace, probably into a leadership role, or lead to career advancement in the general IT industry via a more advanced position.
Salary?
Computing continues to be a growth industry, and qualified professionals are in demand. Your commitment to learning and increased productivity will give you the inside edge when it comes to promotion within your organisation, opening up better paid roles and a rewarding career path.
Can I apply?
For this course, you'll need to be a professional database administrator in a medium to large enterprise with:
- knowledge and experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2005
- at least three years dedicated to database work, which includes two or more of design, development, deployment, optimisation, maintenance, or support.
You also need expertise in:
- defining high-availability solutions
- automating administrative tasks
- defining security solutions
- monitoring and troubleshooting the database server
- designing and executing deployments
- defining the infrastructure (e.g. storage, hardware, number of servers, etc.)
Course Code
861
Period of study
120 hours
What support do I get?
You will have access to our dedicated ICS Technology Student Community, which will allow you to share and collaborate with your peers, get interactive and expert feedback from tutors and browse our resource library.
You will also receive 12 months of email tutorial support.