National Vocational Certificate in COMPUTER STUDIES
Goal: The Vocational Computer Studies Certificate is designed to produce enterprising and self-reliant personnel
in computer operations.
Objectives:
A product of NVC in Computer Science should be able to:
- Understand the computer environment and posses skills needed to use common software packages in a very competent manner in the business and industrial sector.
- Operate and maintain basic Operating Systems
- Install and run common software
- Input and retrieve data from databases
- Detect minor technical faults in a Computer
- Carry out routine (preventive) maintenance of Computer facilities.
- Start and manage a small computer-based business
- Nine years of basic education (3 years of Junior Secondary and school leaving certificate) is the minimum
requirement for entry Or - Special consideration may be given to sponsored candidates with lower academic qualification Or
- Candidates (matured) who are computer literate have good aptitude capable of benefiting from the
programme.
