Course Details
Topic 1: Networking Fundamentals
- Network concepts
- Cloud and virtualization concepts
- Remote access methods
Topic 2: Network Infrastructures
- Local area networks (LANs)
- Wide-area networks (WANs)
- Wireless networking methods and characteristics
- Network topologies and access methods
Topic 3: Network Hardware
- • Switches
- • Routers
- • Physical media
Topic 4: Protocols and Services
- Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model
- Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) model
- IPv4 concepts
- IPv6 concepts
- Well-known ports
- Name resolution concepts
- Roles of networking services
Topic 5: Network Infrastructures
- Troubleshooting process in a small-medium business network
- Hardware troubleshooting tools
- Windows software tools to troubleshoot a problem
- Linux software tools to troubleshoot a problem
Course Info
Promotion Code
Promo or discount cannot be applied to WSQ courses
Minimum Entry Requirement
Knowledge and Skills
- Able to operate using computer functions
- Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5 (Average of Reading, Listening, Speaking & Writing Scores)
Attitude
- Positive Learning Attitude
- Enthusiastic Learner
Experience
- Minimum of 1 year of working experience.
Minimum Software/Hardware Requirement
Softtware: Windows / Mac
Hardware: Laptop
About Progressive Wage Model (PWM)
The Progressive Wage Model (PWM) helps to increase wages of workers through upgrading skills and improving productivity.
Employers must ensure that their Singapore citizen and PR workers meet the PWM training requirements of attaining at least 1 Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) Statement of Attainment, out of the list of approved WSQ training modules.
For more information on PWM, please visit MOM site.
Funding Eligility Criteria
Individual Sponsored Trainee | Employer Sponsored Trainee |
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SkillsFuture Credit:
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Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding:
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Steps to Apply Skills Future Claim
- The staff will send you an invoice with the fee breakdown.
- Login to the MySkillsFuture portal, select the course you’re enrolling on and enter the course date and schedule.
- Enter the course fee payable by you (including GST) and enter the amount of credit to claim.
- Upload your invoice and click ‘Submit’
SkillsFuture Level-Up Program
The SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme provides greater structural support for mid-career Singaporeans aged 40 years and above to pursue a substantive skills reboot and stay relevant in a changing economy. For more information, visit SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme
Get Additional Course Fee Support Up to $500 under UTAP
The Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) is a training benefit provided to NTUC Union Members with an objective of encouraging them to upgrade with skills training. It is provided to minimize the training cost. If you are a NTUC Union Member then you can get 50% funding (capped at $500 per year) under Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).
For more information visit NTUC U Portal – Union Training Assistance Program (UTAP)
Steps to Apply UTAP
- Log in to your U Portal account to submit your UTAP application upon completion of the course.
Note
- SSG subsidy is available for Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents, and Corporates.
- All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their SkillsFuture Credit to pay. For more details, visit www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/credit
- An unfunded course fee can be claimed via SkillsFuture Credit or paid in cash.
- UTAP funding for NTUC Union Members is capped at $250 for 39 years and below and at $500 for 40 years and above.
- UTAP support amount will be paid to training provider first and claimed after end of class by learner.
Job Roles
- Network Administrator
- IT Support Specialist
- Network Support Technician
- Network Operations Specialist
- Systems Administrator
- IT Infrastructure Specialist
- Cloud Network Specialist
- Network Security Analyst
- IT Service Desk Technician
- Wireless Network Engineer
- Network Maintenance Specialist
- Network Configuration Technician
- Data Center Support Engineer
- Junior IT Engineer
- Technical Support Engineer
- Systems Support Technician
- Field Network Technician
- Network Monitoring Analyst
- Network Implementation Specialist
- IT Systems Engineer
Trainers
Saw Chaik Lee: Saw Chaik Lee is a ACTA certified trainer. Saw Chaik Lee has 38 years experiences in the IT industry serving in both end-user and vendor environments. He has been in the training industry in the last 18 years, teaching courses in Cisco, Riverbed, Blue Coat, Check Point, CompTIA, Mile2, IAPP, Nokia and SUN Microsystems. He worked in several senior positions providing technical support (designing, implementing, maintenance), technical consulting and project management for local and multi-national system integrator companies, and MNCs in manufacturing and financial sector. Have diverse set of expertise covering Routing and Switching, Security, System administration (Windows/Unix), Voice and Data center virtualization. Developed and conducted over 40 plus courses ranging from Infocomm security essential, Telecommunication and Internet related topics.
Alfred Yap Swee Leong: Alfred Yap is an ACLP certified trainer with strong financial and shopper marketing domain background and extensive experience in information technology. In addition, he is both an IBM certified Cloud Computing Practitioner and an IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner.
Alfred Yap has spent decades teaching adult learners since the 90s. Kickstarting his teaching career as a trainer for Oracle University. Thereafter, he has had vast experience conducting ICT related training to various companies in the Consulting, Media, and Training industry.
Alfred Yap earned his undergraduate degree from USF, America and master degree from NTU, Singapore majoring in Knowledge Management. His current interests include Cyber Security, Cloud computing and Blockchain.
Truman Ng: Truman Ng is a ACTA certified trainer that graduated with Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from NUS in year 2002. He designed Artificial Intelligence (AI) controller for DC-DC Power Convertor by using Fuzzy Logic and Neural Network (NN) as his university Final Year Project.
Truman has over 15 years project experiences across Database & Web Design, PLC machinery, Data Center Design , Structure Cabling System(SCS) and Enterprise Network Design and Implementation. He used to be a network architect for Hewlett Packard, working with a group of virtual team from the US in handling network design and projects in the States.
Truman is the founder of Nexplore (S) Pte Ltd. He provides solutions of Cloud SaaS, IaaS & PaaS and Software Defined Network (SDN), VoIP and Internet Security. He was engaged by Huawei Global Training Center to provide 60+ consultations and trainings for Internet Service Providers(ISP) from Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Australia, Poland, Iran, South Africa, Swaziland, Cote Dlvoire, Syria, Uzbekistan, New Zealand and countries over the world.As achievement, Truman has successfully completed 100+ IT network projects for Bank, Hotel and Factory within 5 years.Truman is certified in PMP, Cisco CCNP, CCIP, CCDP, HP Ase and Huawei HCNP, HCIE R&S, HCNA Cloud, HCNA Security, etc.