3 options:

• Full time – Five days Monday to Friday
• Part time (Day) – One day per month for 5 months
• Part time (Evenings) – 2 nights per week for 5 weeks   

None.

These three units can form part of a full qualification in Cyber Security

Part 1 – Protect your personal information and online profile

BSBXCS301 Protect own personal online profile from cyber security

In this part of the course the student will learn to Identify existing and potential security threats to their own personal online profile by understanding how to do the following:

1. Determine where all their current online accounts and profiles are located
2. How to identify common threats to the security of their online profiles
3. Securely backup and restore data

Part 2 – Working Cyber Smart in the workplace

BSBXCS302 Identify and report online security threats

In this part of the course the student will learn the skills and knowledge required to identify and report online security threats to limit potential impact of cyber security breaches in the workplace by understanding the following:

1. Follow internal policies, procedures and plans relating to potential online security breaches
2. Learn how to identify features of common types of potentially fraudulent communications including but not limited to:

• Common types of online scams and security risks, including phishing scams
• Common techniques of phishing and spear phishing used by attackers, including:
• spam email and SMS text
• social engineering, including telephone calls, social media and website requests for information

3. Learn how to implement techniques to verify suspicious requests for information including indicators of insecure connection to websites, in particular where data is being collected.

Part 3 – Identify online security threats and implement actions to secure and protect data including disaster recovery methods

BSBXCS302 Identify and report online security threats

In this part of the course the student will learn how to handle Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and workplace information responsibly by understanding and demonstrating the following:

1. Implement practices and procedures relating to workplace information including the requirements relating to securely managing PII and workplace information
2. Identify and manage sensitive data in your workplace environment including:

• identifying sensitive data
• securely storing, sharing and managing customer information
• encryption, and protocols for its uses
• data classification
• media and document labelling
• monitoring and reporting faults and malfunctions in IT infrastructure

3. Apply privacy policies to all data devices incorporating Industry best practice including but not limited to:

• password protection
• storage locations
• securely sharing
• data deletion

Eligibility Criteria for fee free training

• Are you aged between 15-24 years and not enrolled in secondary school?
• Are you receiving Jobseeker or Job Keeper?
• Are you receiving or a dependent of a person receiving Youth Allowance, AUSTUDY or ABSTUDY?
• Do you hold, or are you a dependent of a person who holds:
  • a Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card; or
  • a Repatriation Health Benefits Card issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs?
• Are you a dependent of a person/s who are inmate/s of a custodial institution?

If you answered yes to any of the above eligibility requirements, you will be eligible for fee-free training.

If you did not answer yes, you may still be eligible to a subsidised rate of $137.70.

Ask your training advisor to check your suitability

Heavily subsidised through WA Government funding, see eligibility criteria and fee table below:

Conditions apply, please contact us for more information.
The Student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as Student service and resource fees.