Flagship Kansas

Association

IT Specialist

Competency-based occupation
Onet code: 15-1244.00

1

Years

35

Skills

365h

Related instruction
Classroom Instruction Topics
  • CompTIA A+ Certification Training OR Ed2go CompTIA A+ Core 1 and Core 2
  • Microsoft MS-900 Certification: M365 Fundamentals
  • MS-500 Microsoft 365 Security Administration Lectures & Sims
  • MD-100 Windows Clients Certification Course. Windows 10 & 11
  • The Complete Soft Skills Course for Techies and Coders
  • Smart Tips: Soft Skills for Technical Professionals
  • Questioning Skills
  • Communication Skills - Learn How To Communicate Effectively
  • Unconscious Bias OR Emotional Intelligence
  • Prepare for the Microsoft Managing Modern Desktops Exam (MD-101)
  • Prepare for the Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals Certification Exam (MS-900)
  • Prepare for the Microsoft 365 Security Administration (MS-500) Exam
  • Office 365 for Administrators: Troubleshooting Issues for Users (Office 365/Microsoft 365)
  • Business Etiquette: Phone, Email, and Text
  • Build Your Skills In Customer Service
  • Develop Your Communication Skills and Interpersonal Influence
  • The special skills of social customer care (linkedin.com)
  • What are the benefits of emotional intelligence?
  • Writing in Plain Language
  • Unconscious Bias
On-the-job Training
  • Maintain computer networks to enhance performance and user access.
    • Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
    • Perform routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and maintain control records.
  • Implement security measures for computer or information systems.
    • Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
    • Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software.
    • Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
  • Create electronic data backup to prevent loss of information.
    • Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
  • Resolve computer network problems.
    • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
  • Resolve computer software problems.
    • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
  • Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems.
    • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
  • Monitor the performance of computer networks.
    • Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.
    • Monitor network performance to determine whether adjustments are needed and where changes will be needed in the future.
  • Develop computer or information security policies or procedures.
    • Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
  • Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems.
    • Analyze equipment performance records to determine the need for repair or replacement.
  • Provide technical support for computer network issues.
    • Confer with network users about solutions to existing system problems.
    • Implement and provide technical support for voice services and equipment, such as private branch exchange, voice mail system, and telecom system.
  • Analyze project data to determine specifications or requirements.
    • Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
    • Gather data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirements.
  • Identify information technology project resource requirements.
    • Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
  • Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems.
    • Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
    • Research new technologies by attending seminars, reading trade articles, or taking classes, and implement or recommend the implementation of new technologies.
  • Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.
    • Confer with network users about solutions to existing system problems.
  • Propose integrated computer systems.
    • Propose, configure, and test computer hardware, networking software and operating system software.
  • Monitor computer hardware performance.
    • Monitor, configure, and test computer hardware, networking software and operating system software.
  • Monitor software performance.
    • Design, configure, and test computer hardware, networking software and operating system software.
  • Document operational activities.
    • Perform routine technology operations and maintain control records.
  • Install computer hardware.
    • Install operate and maintain network, firewalls routers and switches.
    • Install operate and maintain laptops, desktops and all in one computers.
    • Install operate and maintain peripherals, printers, scanners etc…
  • Document network-related activities or tasks.
    • Collect data and document customer interactions during service calls, maintain logs related to network functions, as well as maintenance and repair records.
  • Collect data about customer needs.
    • Gather data on customer pain point to use to identify trends.
  • Conduct research to gain information about products or processes.
    • Research new technologies by attending seminars, reading trade articles, or taking classes, and implement or recommend the implementation of new technologies.
  • Maintain the inventory of equipment.
    • Maintain an inventory of parts for emergency repairs.
  • Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.
    • Research new technologies by attending seminars, reading trade articles, or taking classes, and implement or recommend the implementation of new technologies.
  • Create Tier 1 Operational Activities
    • Create Standard Operation Procedures
  • Train Others
    • Instruct users during trouble shooting procedures
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