The CCPE Technical and Employability Competencies serve as quality indicators of an individual’s readiness to enter an industry or to pursue further education. Competency statements apply to current industry needs, contain both employability skills and technical skills, and leave opportunity for specialized training and career advancement.
Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures to protect an organization's computer networks and systems. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses. Their responsibilities are continually expanding as the number of cyberattacks increases.
Associate of Applied Science Degrees in Information Systems Technology and Cybersecurity Career Studies Certificates are available from Lord Fairfax Community College.
Install, configure, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system. Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and may perform necessary maintenance to support network availability. May monitor and test Web site performance to ensure Web sites operate correctly and without interruption. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software. May supervise computer user support specialists and computer network support specialists. May administer network security measures.
Associate of Applied Science Degrees in Information Systems Technology and Networking Specialist Career Studies Certificates are available from Lord Fairfax Community College.
Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems, such as local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system. Perform network maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption.
Networking Specialist Career Studies Certificates are available from Lord Fairfax Community College.
Provide technical assistance to computer users. Answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, or via telephone or electronically. May provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail, and operating systems.
Associate of Applied Science degrees in Information Systems Technology are available from Lord Fairfax Community College.
Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures to protect an organization's computer networks and systems. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses. Their responsibilities are continually expanding as the number of cyberattacks increases.
Cybersecurity Career Studies Certificates are available from Lord Fairfax Community College.
Install, configure, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system. Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and may perform necessary maintenance to support network availability. May monitor and test Web site performance to ensure Web sites operate correctly and without interruption. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software. May supervise computer user support specialists and computer network support specialists. May administer network security measures.
Networking Specialist Career Studies Certificates are available from Lord Fairfax Community College.
Cybersecurity professionals maintain the security and integrity of information technology systems, networks, and devices. According to the National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, cybersecurity professionals securely provision, operate, and maintain; protect and defend; investigate; collect and operate; analyze; and provide oversight and development.
Some cybersecurity support technicians and analysts are employees in small or large companies, nonprofits, and government agencies; some are outside contractors that provide services to other organizations; and others are self-employed.
Information technology generalists perform various support functions, particularly if they work in a small-to-medium-size company that has a small IT department with few specialist positions. IT generalists set up technology for employees, maintain internal networks, support telework functions, and provide help desk support. Workers in this position work with IT colleagues, staff at all levels within an organization, external clients, and vendors.
IT generalists maintain functioning information technology equipment and networks, provide support to technology users, ensure security of information and IT infrastructure, and uphold company policies regarding use, security, and redundancy of data.