Inspired by the CIDA City Campus, T-Systems South Africa spearheaded the development of a world-class specialist ICT (Information and Communications Technology) training facility to address the skills shortage within the ICT industry in South Africa. The ICT Academy offers internationally recognised ICT qualifications:
The ICT Academy works closely with its corporate partners. From an initial investment of R4 million by T-Systems, in partnership with German investment and development organisation DEG, support and infrastructure has grown. The Partners play a crucial role in the Academy: they lend their expertise to provide the basis for the curriculae and administration of the Academy, and supply certification to the students.
Please visit the partners page to see all the corporate partners that make this initiative possible.
The ICT Academy started in 2003 and has since certified over 750 graduates. Leading companies have given their backing and students are groomed to enter the workplace with highly sought after international qualifications.
Candidates are selected from a pool of students at CIDA City Campus. Attendance requirements are tough – students must study for their ICT certificates in tandem with their CIDA BBA degree.
The ICT Academy continues to inspire South Africa with its magnificent approach to economic development: the same students who arrive at CIDA with no previous computer experience can graduate after 4 years ready for jobs from programming to networking to SAP consultancy.
For a full listing of our courses, please follow this link.
Please note that at the current moment, the Academy only offers classes to CIDA City Campus registered students. Starting from 2008, classes will be offered to Non-CIDA individuals who are interested in getting International qualifications in the ICT field.
If you are interested at enrolling with the ICT Academy, please follow this link.
The ICT Academy is devoted to preparing the students to be productive members of the South African economy and; importantly, the societies in which they come from. Meet the people behind the scenes who make this possible and operational on a day-to-day basis.
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