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Institute of Technical Education
Higher Nitec

Higher Nitec in Operational & Information Technology

Campus

ITE College West

Course type

Full-time

Industry

Information Technology

Master OT and IT: Manage, Secure and Integrate in Hybrid Environments Our course equips you with the skills to manage and integrate operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) networks, as well as handle cybersecurity incident

Course duration: 24 months

What you'll learn

  • Support Network Infrastructure

  • Support IT/OT Server

  • Support Virtualisation Hosts

  • Support OT Supervisory Control System

  • Manage Security Infrastructure for IT/OT Systems

  • Support Cyber Security Incident Management

  • Support System Integration

Certification Requirements, Course Structure and Module Objectives [PDF, 136 KB]

General Electives and Life Skills Modules [PDF, 127 KB]

Entry requirements

GCE 'O' level grades in English Language, Mathematics and 1 approved subject:

  • Grade 1-8 in English Language

  • Grade 1-7 in Mathematics (Elementary/Additional)

  • Grade 1-8 in an approved subject: [Biology / Biotechnology / Chemistry / Combined Science / Computing / Computer Studies / Design & Technology / Electronics / Fundamentals of Electronics / Human & Social Biology / Integrated Science / Physics / Engineering Science / Science (Chemistry, Biology) / Science (Physics, Biology) / Science (Physics, Chemistry) / Physical Science / Science (Physics, Biology, Chemistry)]

OR

Nitec GPA:

  • For more details on minimum entry requirements for Nitec graduates, please click here.

Students will be required to purchase a laptop for the course. This is in addition to the course fees. Financial assistance is available to eligible students under ITE Opportunity Fund subject to terms and conditions. For more details on the minimum laptop specifications, please click here [PDF, 122 KB].

Progression opportunities

Higher Nitec in Operational & Information Technology graduates may apply for progression to Work-Study Diploma courses at ITE:

Higher Nitec in Operational & Information Technology graduates with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 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.

Career opportunities

Graduates have a wide range of career opportunities across various industries such as manufacturing, oil & gas, finance & banking, due to their expertise in both information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT).  The IT users are public or private organisations using computer systems (networked or stand-alone) in their business operations, as well as users from the operations. Some of the job titles held by graduates include Associate Systems Support Engineer, IT/OT Engineer.

Related courses

Higher Nitec in IT Systems & Networks

Higher Nitec in Cyber & Network Security

Higher Nitec in Business Information Systems

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