Computer networks play a vital role for businesses and access to cloud services has become increasingly important with many of us working from home.

Ensuring the reliability and security of ICT systems and services is a fundamental requirement for uninterrupted commercial activities. And relevant and up-to-date training plays a key part in reaching that objective.

Too often ICT training concentrates on describing processes rather than providing a deeper understanding of the underlying concepts. But those technical concepts form the foundation upon which engineers can adapt to changes in technology and equipment suppliers.

PTT’s new “Domain and cloud services” online course, along with its sister course “Network services“, provide trainees with a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and techniques they need to maintain and manage ICT networks and services.
With social distancing restrictions, these two online courses can also play an important role in the delivery of digital apprenticeships such as those conforming to the Infrastructure Technician and Network Engineer standards.

The fifth generation of wireless communication technology (5G) is now swiftly being adopted by mobile operators worldwide. However, many aspects of the technology are little understood by the general public, leading to recent wild and incorrect assumptions about the safety of 5G systems.

PTT’s online courses “Introduction to mobile systems” and “Mobile radio communications” describe the evolution from 2G to 5G systems and provide a thorough and understandable technical overview of modern mobile networks. The high speeds and low latency of 5G networks promise to revolutionise the mobile industry through innovative applications of this technology.

These courses are suitable for those joining the mobile sector in a technical role or for those who wish to gain an appreciation of how mobile networks work.

Modern business life depends on reliable access to data and services hosted by computer networks. The operation of those networks rely on often complex interaction between various hardware and software components. Yet the services they provide must be resilient to natural and manmade calamities and the data stored on those networks should be protected against corruption and loss.

PTT’s new online course, Network services explains the role of the various hardware and software elements of computer networks in delivering the services businesses rely on.

This network services course also discusses the measures that should be taken to ensure dependable access to those services and the data harvested and employed by them.

The course covers many of the knowledge objectives of the following digital apprenticeships:
Infrastructure Technician, Unified Communications Troubleshooter, Network Engineer.

Our online courses are ideal for home study allowing staff to use their time constructively to upskill for a more productive future when life returns to normal and can assist in ensuring digital apprenticeships continue without interruption.