Transition to Cyber Security
Kick start your cyber security career
You'll gain a broad range of skills and techniques in cyber security that are a springboard to further study. The course is designed to give you confidence in exploring techniques in tackling cyber attacks.
This course is fee free* for residents of Western Australia. Some eligibility conditions apply for the fee free training and other fees may apply for some courses. Please refer to the FAQs for more information.
* Please note that eligibility requirements apply to some of the fee free training.
This job ready skill set is part of the Skills Ready program. All job ready skill sets are available for everyone to study, some are free for everyone, some are free for eligible people (including displaced workers, concession students and youth up to 25 years not at school).
More skill sets can be found on our Skill sets and short courses page, and for other qualifications be sure to check the Courses page, to see everything we have to offer.
Overview
Campus East Perth
When Semester 2, 2024 | Semester 1, 2025
How Combined (Online and On Campus) | On campus
Kick start your career and existing passion for cyber security with this specialised skill set
This course will provided you with techniques that are a springboard for further study and then onto a platform for deciding from the many different Cyber Security employment avenues available.
You will cover four underpinning areas that give you confidence in exploring techniques in tackling cyber attacks and gain a broad range of skills.
This course is focused on people who have made the decision to start their journey to becoming a Cyber Security professional. It will give you key skills required to continue your studies. Completion of the skill set adds credit towards the Certificate IV of Cyber Security, which is held in high regard Australia wide and helps lead into the Advanced Diploma in Cyber Security.
- Securing various OS platforms (including an introduction to Hardware Security)
- An understanding of popular attack trends and the best-practice responses using proven Cyber Security frameworks
- Use current industry analytical tools to investigate network, system and application incidents for anomaly detection
- Learn Python scripting language for programming techniques used in the field
I have the following attributes:
- I want to start my journey to becoming a Cyber Security professional
- A fundamental level of understanding in IT principles such as programming and networking, or a keenness to learn
Important information
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Semester 1, 2025
Details
Course fees
(Tuition fee* $0.00 + Resource fee $70.00 )
(Tuition fee* $0.00 + Resource fee $70.00 )
Free training
The free training is available to residents of Western Australia, and eligibility requirements apply to some of the free training, as outlined on the Fee Free page and the Infection control training page. Tuition and resource fees will apply for non-eligible students.
Enquiries regarding course fees can be made by calling us.
*Fee disclaimers
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for the entire course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. Please view the full list of Fee disclaimers.
Please note fees listed include all units required to gain this qualification. If you're a continuing student and have successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in, to complete this course.
Enquiries regarding fees can be made by calling us.
Units
Core
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| ICTPRG435 | Write scripts for software applications |
| VU23214 | Configure and secure networked end points |
| VU23216 | Perform basic cyber security data analysis |
| VU23217 | Recognise the need for cyber security in an organisation |
Semester 2, 2024
Details
Course fees
(Tuition fee* $0.00 + Resource fee $70.00 )
(Tuition fee* $0.00 + Resource fee $70.00 )
Free training
The free training is available to residents of Western Australia, and eligibility requirements apply to some of the free training, as outlined on the Fee Free page and the Infection control training page. Tuition and resource fees will apply for non-eligible students.
Enquiries regarding course fees can be made by calling us.
*Fee disclaimers
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for the entire course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. Please view the full list of Fee disclaimers.
Please note fees listed include all units required to gain this qualification. If you're a continuing student and have successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in, to complete this course.
Enquiries regarding fees can be made by calling us.
Units
Core
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| ICTPRG435 | Write scripts for software applications |
| VU23214 | Configure and secure networked end points |
| VU23216 | Perform basic cyber security data analysis |
| VU23217 | Recognise the need for cyber security in an organisation |
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