Career Pathway

Starting a new career or advancing in your current one can feel like a big challenge, but with the right direction, each step forward can become a little clearer. Our Career Pathway page is here to help you map out the journey, offering a clear guide through the courses, diplomas, degrees, and certifications you’ll need to reach your career goals.

Whether you’re just beginning, aiming to climb higher, or thinking about switching to a new field, this page will show you the key steps you need to take. Each pathway is designed for specific roles in the IT and technology sectors, giving you the knowledge and skills to build a strong foundation and move toward advanced qualifications.

Take a look at the pathways below to find the one that matches your career dreams. Remember, every great journey starts with a single step, and your path to success begins right here.

CyberSecurity
Junior Cyber Security Role:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    CISSP / CRISC / CySA+ or equivalent
Cyber Security/Cloud Security Engineer:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    CEH, CISSP, CCSP, SSCP, CRISC, GCIH, GSEC OSCP, CISSP, AWS or any cloud service security specialty is an added advantage.
Cyber Security Manager/Specialist:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CISA, CISM
Head of Cyber Security:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    CISSP, CISM, C|CISO, or CISA
ITEL Suggested Courses:
Information Systems Security (SF)
(SCTP) Advanced Certificate in Cyber Security
CompTIA Security+ (SF)
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
and more.
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) (SF)
Information Systems Security (SF)
Cyber Security Incident Handling and Response (SF)
Security Analysis and Penetration Testing (SF)
Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (SF)
SC-200 Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
CompTIA Security+ (SF)
CompTIA CyberSecurity Analyst (CySA+)
Information Systems Security (SF)
Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (SF)
MS-500 Microsoft 365 Security Administration
CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)
Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) Program
CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)
Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (SF)
Note: The courses listed above are suggestions and may vary depending on the organization’s industry. Additional certifications not mentioned here may also be required.
Networking
Junior Network Role:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    ITIL, Microsoft, CCNA, CompTIA Network, CompTIA Security+
IT Engineer (Infrastructure):
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    VMWare, Fortigate, SQL, M365, MS Teams, and certificate management. ITSM/ITIL, Cloud computing Familiarity with AWS (EC2, CloudWatch, RDS, VPC, Storage Services).
IT Networking Manager:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    Microsoft M365. AWS and Microsoft Azure
Director Level (IT Audit/Governance):
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    CCNP/CCIE, ITIL, CISA, CISSP, CITPM
ITEL Suggested Courses:
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (SF)
CompTIA Network+ (SF)
CompTIA Security+ (SF)
ITIL® Foundation Certificate in Service Management (SF)
Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (SF)
and more.
VMware Vsphere: Install, Configure, Manage (SF)
Fortigate 7.2 Security
Implementing SQL Database Administration (SF)
MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) – 20740 (SF)
AWS SysOps Administrator Certification Bootcamp (Associate Level)
ITIL® Foundation Certificate in Service Management (SF)
and more
ITIL® Foundation Certificate in Service Management (SF)
Cloud Technology Solutions Architect Associate (SF)
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamental
AZ-700 Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) – 20742 (SF)
Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE)
and more
Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions (ENSDWI)
Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR)
ITIL 4 Strategist: Direct, Plan and Improve (DPI)
CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
Information Systems Security (SF)
AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
Project Management (SF)
Note: The courses listed above are suggestions and may vary depending on the organization’s industry. Additional certifications not mentioned here may also be required.
Cloud System Infrastructure
Engineer/System Analyst:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    Microsoft 365 cloud technologies, Azure cloud technologies
Cloud/Infrastructure Manager:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    AWS, Azure, GCP Microsoft 365 Administration
Cloud/Cybersecurity Director:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    CISSP, CISM, or PMP, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure, GCP Microsoft 365 Administration etc.
ITEL Suggested Courses:
MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator
MD-102: Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamental
AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator
CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (SF)
Cloud Technology Solutions Architect Associate (SF)
CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (SF)
Cloud Technology Solutions Architect Associate (SF)
MD-102: Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator
Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE)
AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure
AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
DevOps Advanced
ITIL® Foundation Certificate in Service Management (SF)
AWS SysOps Administrator Certification Bootcamp (Associate Level)
Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (SF)
Cyber Security Incident Handling and Response (SF)
Security Analysis and Penetration Testing (SF)
Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) Program
Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE)
Project Management (SF)
Note: The courses listed above are suggestions and may vary depending on the organization’s industry. Additional certifications not mentioned here may also be required.
Data Science
Data Engineer/Data Analyst:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    SQL, Power BI, Hadoop
Data Scientist :
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    Python, machine learning techniques, Hadoop, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud etc.
Director :
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    Python, machine learning techniques, SQL, Hadoop, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Data Analytics
ITEL Suggested Courses:
Implementing SQL Database Administration (SF)
DP-300 Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions
PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst
Big Data Analytics (SF)
DP-3011 Implementing a Data Analytics Solution with Azure Databricks
AWS SysOps Administrator Certification Bootcamp (Associate Level)
Implementing SQL Database Administration (SF)
DP-500 Designing and Implementing Enterprise-Scale Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI
Data Science and Machine Learning (SF)
DP-100 Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure
DP-3014 Implementing a Machine Learning Solution with Azure Databricks
DP-300 Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions
AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure
DP-420 Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB
AZ-600 Configuring and Operating a Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure Stack Hub
Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) Program
Big Data Analytics (SF)
DP-3011 Implementing a Data Analytics Solution with Azure Databricks
Note: The courses listed above are suggestions and may vary depending on the organization’s industry. Additional certifications not mentioned here may also be required.
Software Development
Junior engineer:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    Java, JavaScript, Python, C++, C#, HTML, CSS
Software Developer:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    Transact SQL, Azure DevOps, PostgreSQL, UNIX / LINUX
Software Engineer Lead:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    C#, Java and/or Python, Kubernetes etc.
ITEL Suggested Courses:
DP-420 Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB
AI-102 Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
DevOps Foundation
DevOps Advanced
AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
PL-500 Microsoft Power Automate RPA Developer
AZ-220 Microsoft Azure IoT Developer
Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE)
Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) Program
DP-420 Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB
Design Mobile Applications on Android OS Platform (SF)
AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
PL-400 Microsoft Power Platform Developer
EC-Council Certified Secure Programmer (Java)
Xamarin Mobile Application Development for iOS and Android
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Note: The courses listed above are suggestions and may vary depending on the organization’s industry. Additional certifications not mentioned here may also be required.
Business Analysis (IT)
Business Analyst:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    Certification of Competency in Business Analysis™ (CCBA®) or Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®)
    Business Analyst (CCBA / CBAP)
Senior Business Analyst/Manager:
  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications
    CCBA®, CBAP®, SQL
ITEL Suggested Courses:
Business Analysis Professional (SF) Business Analysis Professional (SF)
Implementing SQL Database Administration (SF)
Project Management (SF)
Business Analysts in ERP/Supply Chain may need:
MB-920 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP)
MB-330 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management – Functional Consultant
Note: The courses listed above are suggestions and may vary depending on the organization’s industry. Additional certifications not mentioned here may also be required.
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