Certificate in Information Technology Essentials

Applicants must

• Turn 17 within their first year of study at Whitecliffe
• Have gained one of the following qualifications:

NZ Certificate in Computing
(User fundamentals, Level 2, Ref: 2591)

NZ Certificate in Computing
(Intermediate, Level 3, Ref: 2591)

NZ Certificate in Computing
(Advanced user, Level 4, Ref 2593).

OR

• Demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills, or experience

International applicants must

• Turn 18 within their first year of study at Whitecliffe
• Hold a New Zealand or overseas qualification assessed by NZQA to be equivalent to any stated above.
• Have achieved prior to enrolling an IELTS General or Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower 5, or equivalent (whitecliffe.ac.nz/english-proficiency-outcome)
• Meet New Zealand visa entry requirements
  whitecliffe.ac.nz/international-students

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Requirements:

Recently we have found ourselves working remotely due to Covid-19, we recommend that you have your own device to support your studies. The following specifications are intended to help you make the best choice of laptop, desktop, or tablet for the job.

Recommended IT Specifications:

Minimum Hardware requirements

• Mac – Intel processor with 64-bit support; 2 GHz or faster processor with SSE 4.2 or later, or;
• MacBook Air with M1 Chip, or;
• Intel or AMD processor with 64-bit support; 2GHz or faster processor with SSE4.3 or later
• 8GB RAM (Recommended 16GB)
• 250GB SSD or higher hard drive with 10GB free space minimum
• Wireless capability 802.11n dual-band
• Up-to-date antivirus software

Minimum Operating System

• Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1809 or later; LTSC versions are not supported (a must for IT students), or;
• Apple macOS Mojave (version 10.14) or later

• Internet and data plan.

Not Supported:

• Chromebooks
• Windows X or Windows S OS
• Tablets (except Windows Surface Pro or iPad Pro)