ComBank partners with SLT Campus/Cisco to offer IT hardware courses
View(s):Students in grades 5 to 10 in selected schools can now benefit from a comprehensive 150-hour IT hardware course funded by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon and implemented in collaboration with SLT Campus (Pvt) Ltd and Cisco Networking Academy.
Students following the IT hardware course at Wevita Maithri Maha Vidyalaya in Bandaragama (above) and Agamathi Balika Vidyalaya, Panadura
This course was launched as part of the bank’s Online Education programme conducted as a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative.
The ‘IT Essentials’ course has been initially launched at the Wevita Maithri Maha Vidyalaya in Bandaragama and Agamathi Balika Vidyalaya, Panadura, and covers the fundamentals of computer hardware and software, and advanced concepts such as security, networking, and the responsibilities of an IT professional, according to a bank media release.
A globally accepted ‘Cisco IT Essentials’ certificate will be presented to the students who successfully complete this course.
While the Commercial Bank of Ceylon bears the costs of accredited IT instructors to conduct the courses, Cisco provides the course content, holds exams, and manages the issuance of certificates free of charge and SLT Campus delivers IT courses.
The course will enhance skills related to selecting and installing the appropriate computer components to build, repair, or upgrade personal computers; installing and performing management and maintenance of Windows operating systems; configuring computers to communicate on a network; configuring devices to connect to the Internet and Cloud services; installing and sharing a printer to meet requirements; implementing basic host, data, and network security; and troubleshooting advanced hardware and software problems.
Furthermore, the course will explain how to correctly use tools and work safely in a lab; how to perform preventive maintenance and troubleshooting on personal computers; how to use, configure, and manage laptops and mobile devices; and how to configure, secure and troubleshoot mobile, OS X, and Linux operating systems, the release said.
Commercial Bank has also previously partnered with Cisco Networking Academy to offer an ‘IT Essentials’ course for teachers and students free of charge. It also supported the ‘IT Essentials-Instructor’ certificate course for teachers at the Cisco Networking Centre at the University of Moratuwa under this programme.