Domestic students
$2,536.76
total program cost
Practical Cybersecurity for IT Professionals Microcredential
Program at a glance
Credential
Microcredential Microcredentials are short, targeted programs that focus on specific skills needed by employers or communities. They are often industry-recognized and can help you enter the workforce quickly or continue your education.
Delivery mode
Online (scheduled) Online (scheduled)
Time commitment
Part-time You take fewer courses at once and progress more slowly. This option offers more flexibility for work or personal commitments.
Duration
5 months 20 weeks
Program codes
- Code: MCPCIT
Cost
$2,536.76 total program cost Domestic students: $2,537 total program cost
Location
- Distance Full program offered in Distance
Available for
- Domestic students
Program features
TBD
Program overview
About the program
Learn applied approaches to securing small-business and enterprise network infrastructure and data systems. With an emphasis on cybersecurity policies and network design, develop in-depth skills to protect IT infrastructure to ensure business continuity.
What you'll learn
• How to develop and implement organizational cybersecurity policies
• How to install, configure, and maintain security equipment and applications
• How to monitor, detect, and respond to cybersecurity events
• Identity services and authentication
• Encryption techniques
• Client and server security
• Intrusion detection and next-generation firewalls
• Remote access (VPN) implementation
Skills you'll learn
• Designing and implementing comprehensive cybersecurity measures for small-business and enterprise environments
• Protecting digital assets and mitigating cyber threats
• Applying industry tools and best practices to secure information systems
• Creating operational security frameworks for business continuity
Okanagan College Microcredential
The Practical Cybersecurity for IT Professionals Microcredential is designed to equip learners with applied approaches for securing small-business and enterprise network infrastructure and data systems. With an emphasis on cybersecurity policies and network design, learners gain valuable knowledge and skills to protect organizational IT infrastructure and develop procedures for business continuity. In this 160-hour microcredential, learners acquire practical skills to develop operational frameworks for organizational security policies and learn to install, configure, and maintain equipment and applications to support these policies. Core skills include monitoring, detecting, and responding to cybersecurity events as well as an in-depth knowledge of identity services and authentication, encryption, client and service security, intrusion detection, next generation firewalls, and remote (VPN) access implementation. This microcredential emphasizes real-time learning that delves into cybersecurity domains and provides the latest tools, techniques and best practices used by industry professionals to secure information systems.
Graduates will have experience and knowledge to design, implement, and maintain comprehensive cybersecurity measures for small-business and enterprise network infrastructure and data systems by applying industry tools and best practices. Graduates will be able to create a catalyst for immediate change to effectively protect digital assets and mitigate cyber threat to enterprise environments.
Tuition and fees
- Domestic students: $2,537 total program cost
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All amounts are approximate and are subject to change.
This program qualifies for the Future Skills Grant, which can cover up to $3,500 of your tuition costs.
Admission and program requirements
It is recommended that learners have at least two years of server administration, network administration, and IT project management experience. While professional experience in cybersecurity is beneficial, it is not mandatory. Courses are taken in sequence and are not to be taken separately.
A minimum of 50% of the program must be completed through OC.
FAQ
Classes are held online on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6–9 p.m., plus every second Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This flexible schedule makes it easier to balance your studies with full-time work.
No. Cybersecurity experience is an asset, but it is not required. We recommend at least two years of experience in server administration, network administration, or IT project management.
No. Courses must be taken in sequence and completed as part of the full program. Individual courses are not available on a standalone basis.