Can’t make it to class at your local TAFE College? Live too far away? Work irregular hours? Have family commitments or is travel too difficult? Then studying with the Open Training and Education Network (OTEN) may be the answer for you.

OTEN is the specialist distance education and training provider of TAFE NSW, the largest vocational education and training organisation in Australia. OTEN offers over 250 qualifications and courses, and accepts applications to enrol from students all over NSW, from other states and territories of Australia and overseas. Last year over 35 000 students studied through OTEN. Our courses and programs are flexible and may be delivered in many ways – online, CD, printed learning materials, audio, video or some may have a face-to-face component, workshops, practicals or in the workplace.

As a student with OTEN you have the opportunity to study where it best suits you, and when – at home, in the workplace, at the local library, at night, on weekends or in your holidays.

OTEN enrolment applications are accepted continuously for most of the year. What are you waiting for, now is the time to make a decision that may change the rest of your life!

Computing and Information Technology    See also: Electrical, Electronics and Computer Technology
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Electrical, Electronics and Computer Technology
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The Certificate IV in Information Technology is the first step towards a career as a programmer for the computer games industry and leads on into the Diploma of Computer Game Development. The course focuses on introducing students to C++ programming for games, games math and introduces students to 3D games programming.

Students will be guided by industry experienced teachers through a series of tutorials, exercises, assignments and industry guest lectures to cover subjects such as C++ fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, binary arithmetic, vectors, trigonometry, logical and bitwise operations, managing C++ structures, class design, memory management, OO design, pointers, preprocessor basics and version control using professional industry level software.

On completion of the Certificate IV in Information Technology students will have the skills to continue into the Diploma of Computer Game Development and to further their hands on game development skills.

Intakes for the Certificate IV in Information Technology (Games Programming) start in July 2007 and February 2008. Contact the AIE on 02 6162 5131 or email enquiries@aie.act.edu.au for more information

Why Choose the Australian College of Information Technology?

1. 100% Graduate Placement

2. Student teacher ratio of 12:1

3. International Certification from Microsoft and Sun Microsystems CISCO and CompTIA Approved

4. Continue your education through to Masters and Bachelor qualifications on campus

5. In excess of a decade of IT experience and training in the industry