4 Reasons Why You Should Study Telecommunications Network Engineering

Telecommunications has become a fundamental industry with stable long-term job growth. It connects the world, from the mobile phone in your pocket to the World Wide Web. With an Advanced Diploma of Telecommunications Network Engineering (ICT60615), you can become qualified in IT and Networking and meet the industry’s growing needs of today and tomorrow.

To assist you in making your decision, we have put together 4 reasons why you should study a Diploma of Telecommunications Network Engineering:

1. The Telecommunications Industry is Strong

The way we communicate is continuously changing and evolving with new technological advances. Significant investment in the sector is occurring as a result of the high demand for data-driven services and new uses for telecommunication.

Globe News Wire, states that Australia has one of the most competitive and mature telecommunications markets in the world. Its growth is significant – to put this growth into figures, Australians’ use of fixed broadband and mobile data has increased by 175% and almost 250% respectively since 2015, according to the Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019 report.

This growth is also expected to stay. The Australian Government predicts the future growth of all telecommunications trade workers to be stable and likely to continue growing over the next 5 years.

 

2. Earning Potential 

Working as a telecommunications trade worker has its perks. Not only can you enter the workforce with a VET level qualification, but your graduate income potential is high.

The Australian Government, Job Outlook website notes on average, full-time Telecommunications Technicians earn a weekly pay of $1,655. That’s a yearly salary of $86,060!

To help our Sarina Russo Institute students achieve entry-level jobs like this, we offer them free access to employment assistance through Joblinx. Joblinx assists students to gain work experience, part-time and graduate employment and provides access to a full range of training programs to facilitate the development of skills needed for success in a global workplace.

We want all of our students to succeed and we love to support and celebrate all of our students’ victories.

READ MORE: How can Joblinx help you linking education with employment?

 

3.The Future of Telecommunications is Bright

The telecommunications industry in Australia has started to substitute traditional energy sources with renewable energy.

This is a great advancement for the industry as it combats growing environmental problems, lowers dependence on fossil fuels and carbon emissions and ensures equipment is resilient and can operate during natural disasters.

These new advancements are a result of the ongoing Australian Government’s, Advancing Renewables Program, which aims to support a broad range of development, demonstration and pre-commercial deployment projects.

One of the projects underway is ‘Resilient Wind Energy for Telecommunication Sites’ which will deploy 11 innovative small wind turbine systems, including 10 at off-grid telecommunications sites across Australia.

These new renewable energy projects assisting the telecommunications industry have put a spotlight on the industry and assisted its strong, long-term growth.

 

4. Pathway to University

If higher education is where you want to go, Sarina Russo Institute can assist with this as our ICT60615 Advanced Diploma of Telecommunications Network Engineering is an Australian accredited, nationally recognised qualification. No matter what OP/ATAR result you receive, you will be able to pathway to university.

Better yet, our ICT60615 Advanced Diploma of Telecommunications Network Engineering provides students with 8 subject credits towards a Bachelor of Information Technology at JCU Brisbane. Once you complete your diploma with us you will be able to transition to a Bachelor of Information Technology at JCU Brisbane with ease and less completion time. There is no better time to study telecommunications and join a strong workforce that has great and unending career prospects.

 

If studying telecommunications network engineering sounds right for you, at Sarina Russo Institute, we offer an ICT60615 Advanced Diploma of Telecommunications Network Engineering. With this diploma, students can become qualified in IT and Networking and learn valuable skills to work as a technical specialist with high-level skills and knowledge in telecommunications and IT networks.

If you have any questions or queries about studying at Sarina Russo Institute or completing a diploma program, please don’t hesitate to email our Career Counsellor at: enquire@sri.edu.au