Nitec in Electronics (Broadband Technology & Services) - NEW

Course Overview  |   Entry Requirements  |   Duration and Venue  |   Progression Opportunities  |   Career Prospects  |   Course Structure  

Course Overview

 

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in order to bring your favourite cable TV show to your home?

 

With the Nitec in Electronics (Broadband Technology & Services), you will learn how to install, operate, maintain and troubleshoot optical communications system and ultra-high speed fibre network to ensure optimal performance of networking services.

 

 

Acquire knowledge and skills which are highly relevant to the industry

  • Set up optical medium.
  • Set up optical communications system.    
  • Perform maintenance and troubleshooting of optical communications system.
  • Set up and perform commissioning of broadband networking services..
  • Perform maintenance and troubleshooting of broadband network.

 

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Entry Requirements

 

To apply for the Nitec in Electronics (Broadband Technology & Services) course, you need to have:

 

Subject
Grade
GCE ‘O’ level grades in any 2 subjects
1 - 8
or
  
GCE ‘N’ level passes in Mathematics or Science and 2 other subjects
A - D or 1 - 5


Note: Applicants applying for this course must ensure that they do not suffer from colour-appreciation deficiency on admission. 

 

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Duration and Venue

 

This is a two-year course and is available at:

 

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Progression Opportunities

 

Nitec in Electronics (Broadband Technology & Services) graduates with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 and above may apply for progression to the first year of a related diploma course at the Polytechnics. For more details on diploma courses for progression, please refer to the Joint Polytechnic Admissions website. 

 

Nitec in Electronics (Broadband Technology & Services) graduates with a GPA of 3.5 and above may also apply for progression to a related Higher Nitec course relevant to their course of study.

 

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Career Prospects

 

Nitec in Electronics (Broadband Technology & Services) graduates are employed in all public and private sector organisations where there is a need for optical communication infrastructure and its maintenance. Some of the job titles held by the graduates include Fiber Broadband Technician, Communication Equipment Technician, Telecommunication Technician, Technical Support Specialist for Network & Communications System, Production Supervisor, Electronics Engineering Technician and Sales Support for IT & Network equipment.

 

There are excellent opportunities for career advancement to supervisory positions and beyond. This challenge is for students to upgrade their technical skills and knowledge by taking up higher-level courses.

 

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Course Structure

 

To obtain the Nitec in Electronics (Broadband Technology & Services) certification, you need to accumulate at least 76 credits.

 

Core Modules
38
Specialisation Modules
18
Life Skills Modules
16
Elective Modules
4
Total
76


 

Core Modules(Click here to view module description)
Credits
Electrical and Electronic Principles
7
Digital Electronics
7
Analogue Electronics
7
Electronic CAD and Practice
5
Communication and Industrial Electronics
6
Microcontroller Technology
6
Specialisation Modules Credits
Optical Network Technology
7
Broadband Network Services
7
Project
4

Life Skills Modules
Credits
Life Skills for Personal Development
8
Life Skills at the Workplace
4
Sports and Wellness I
2
Sports and Wellness II
2

Electives

Course Specific
Credits
Technical Mathematics
3
JavaScript Programming
2
C Programming
2
Fundamental Applied Statistics
2
Circuit Simulations
2
Cross Level
Credits
Sensor Technology
2
Project Management
2
Calculus (Integration)
2
Inter-disciplinary Credits
Internet Security
2
Wireless LAN
2
Multimedia Web-based Content Creation
2
Business Etiquette and Grooming
3
Small Business Management
3
Common
Credits
Entrepreneurship
4
Joint ITE-Industry
Credits
Robot Palletizing Operations
2
General
Credits
Communicative English (Level 1 to 8)
3
English Language 'O' I to IV
2 or 3
Mathematics (Level 1 and 10)
3
Mathematics 'O' I to IV
2 or 3
Overseas Experiential Programme
2 or 3
Overseas Institution Elective
2 or 3
Overseas Work Attachment
2 or 3


Note: The offer of electives is subject to the training schedule of respective ITE Colleges. Students are advised to check with their Class Advisors on the availability of the elective modules they intend to pursue.

 

Occupation Traits and Functional Ability Requirements
Nature of Work
Functional Abilities
Remarks
Electronics Technicians check, test, service and maintain common electronic equipment and set up communication networks. They also construct and prototype simple electronic projects to given specifications.
  
This course is less suitable for students who do not possess the functional abilities indicated.  If in doubt, please consult your school career guidance officer or visit ITE College for further academic advising.
In responding to requests for maintenance and repair services, electronic technicians must listen to instructions and at times, need to clarify requests to better understand the nature of the requests. They have to maintain the equipment and/or diagnose the faults using technical manuals, appropriate tools and testing equipment and to decide the best approach to facilitate successful outcomes.
communication skills, interpersonal skills, finger dexterity, physical mobility, sensory (visual, hearing) ability
Electronic technicians normally work in premises of their organisations. Those who work for third-party support companies may often need to commute and spend considerable time working at a client's locations.
communication skills, interaction with strangers, sensory (visual, hearing) ability, finger dexterity, physical mobility, dealing with non-routine schedules

For more information


For general queries on the course, please email training@ite.edu.sg.

 

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