{"@id":"https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-cf964bc4-27d5-4107-a44e-1ebbf735716f","@type":"ceterms:MicroCredential","@context":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/schema/context/json","ceterms:ctid":"ce-cf964bc4-27d5-4107-a44e-1ebbf735716f","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Information Technology Career Framework MicroBachelors® Program from WGUx"},"ceterms:image":"https://prod-discovery.edx-cdn.org/organization/logos/c6b09d83-d95e-4f98-8486-aa45e3945c28-95a40141ad67.png","ceterms:ownedBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-b8931cac-4246-412a-b2cd-b94f58124471"],"ceterms:offeredBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-b8931cac-4246-412a-b2cd-b94f58124471"],"ceterms:inLanguage":["en"],"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"Build towards a career or advance in Information Technology with foundational skills in hardware, software, networks, security, and programming\n\n\nIt is forecasted that the need for IT professionals will continue to rapidly grow as technology continues to evolve at such incredible rates. IT jobs are in high demand particularly within non-tech sectors such as professional services, manufacturing, and financial services industries among others, and IT roles in these sectors are more accessible making them high potential career path entry-points.\n\nAdvance your information technology (IT) skill set by completing Western Governors University's MicroBachelors IT Career Framework program certificate. Designed for IT practitioners, educators, and business professionals, this program introduces IT infrastructure concepts and services to support the operation and management of an enterprise environment.\n\nThroughout the MicroBachelors program certificate, you will engage in real-world career development opportunities to enhance your understanding of IT as a discipline. You will learn about the many roles and functions of the IT department, fundamentals of networking and security concepts, and programming elements such as variables, data types, flow control, and design concepts.\n\nEarning this MicroBachelors program certificate will equip you with knowledge of highly relevant tools and techniques to prepare you for a variety of career options and opportunities in the field of IT. Then, build on this program certificate and continue your professional development by applying to one of Western Governors University's many undergraduate degree programs in IT.\n\n\nWhat you will learn:\n\n- Learn to identify the basic concepts essential to network security;\n- Learn to examine basic computer programming elements such as describing steps of the software design process;\n- Learn to identify how technology contributes to the success of today's businesses;\n- Learn the knowledge and skills necessary to understand how information technology systems convert data into organizational knowledge to aid in decision-making\n\n\nProgram Certificate Requirement:\n\nComplete and pass the courses of Information Technology Foundations, Network and Security Foundations, and Scripting and Programming Foundations.\n\n\nFrom Program Certificate to a Bachelor's Degree:\n\nLearners who successfully earn the MicroBachelors Information Technology Career Framework program certificate are eligible to apply for an undergraduate IT program at a number of institutions, including Western Governors University. If accepted, the MicroBachelors program certificate may count towards the degree. Learn more about WGU undergraduate IT programs here:  https://www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/bachelors-programs.html\n\n\nCredit Election:\n\nLearners who successfully earn the MicroBachelors Information Technology Career Framework program certificate can, upon admission to WGU, apply the 10 Competency Units (CUs) of program credit at no additional cost. Additional credit election institution options may become available in the future.\n\n\n\nJob Outlook:\n\n- The program will help you build a stronger understanding of the core IT disciplines of technology hardware and software, networking, and programming;\n- This knowledge will provide a foundation for launching your IT career or if you are already working in the field of IT the courses will strengthen your foundation and provide a broad understanding of core IT disciplines;\n- To further strengthen you career prospects consider utilizing this program as a launching pad to pursue a degree at WGU;\n- This program will strengthen your application for IT Support/Helpdesk roles, as well as front-line network support, web scripting and business analysis."},"ceterms:subjectWebpage":"https://www.edx.org/microbachelors/wgux-information-technology-career-framework","ceterms:credentialStatusType":{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"http://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/CredentialStatus","ceterms:targetNode":"credentialStat:Active","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"CredentialStatus"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Active"}}}