Information & Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology is more than our ipods, mobile phones or laptops. It’s everywhere.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is trying to reverse climate change, animating our latest movies, working on cures for debilitating diseases, and helping business large and small run smoothly.

Few other industries are as diverse as ICT and few other skills are so flexible and universal. It’s the stuff that keeps us at the cutting edge. It’s professional, quirky, creative, young and fast-paced.

The new term ICT recognises that technology is now as much about communication as it is about information. It’s broader than it’s ever been. And it’s an industry that just keeps growing.

Topics on this page include:

» ICT in Industry - The Facts
» ICT: Start Here. Go Anywhere
» Technology Careers
» Technology Courses
» Associations & Peak Bodies

ICT in Industry - The Facts

It’s a booming global sector

Worth about $3.8 trillion

Jobs are growing

Almost 514,000 people are working in tech jobs across Australia - that’s more than in finance and insurance
ICT contributes more to our national economy than agriculture, defence or education and almost as much the booming mining sector

ICT work is right here!

About a third of the Australia’s ICT sector is based in Victoria
The local industry grew by about 13,000 jobs over just the past three years
ICT exports in Victoria are about double those of the wine industry and almost as high as our automotive sector, totalling about $2.4 billion each year
There are an abundance of small ICT specialist agencies as well as a large number of multinationals - Victoria hosts big names like HP, Computershare, Microsoft, Ericsson and IBM

Salaries are on the rise

Get an idea what your dream ICT job is worth (new window)

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ICT: Start Here. Go Anywhere.

From film to finance, from farming to pharmaceuticals, technology skills are in demand. Employers are just waiting for new graduates.

There are as many courses as job descriptions, so anyone can find their niche. Be creative, get technical, engineer solutions, or help people. Design websites, develop games or tinker with new tech-toys. And make good money doing it.

These are the skills of the future, locally and internationally. So starting with a technology course really can take your career anywhere.

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Technology careers

So what sorts of jobs are out there for people with ICT skills? Hear it from the people in the field and see why a huge range of personalities are finding ICT lands them the career of their dreams.

Be creative

Engineer solutions

Telecommunications Engineer - Arvin | Data Modeller - Jayson | Network Administrator - Jason | Systems Engineer - Lachlan | Consultant/Systems Analyst - Lachlan

Get technical

Analyse business

Market and sell

ICT Technician - Damian | Web Designer - Krystalyn | Systems Engineer - Lachlan | Multimedia Developer - Brendan | Interface Designer - Gabriel

Help people

Multimedia Designer - Jay | ICT Technician - Damian | IT Support (Help Desk) - Kate

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Technology courses

To get the technology skills you need for a great career, have a look at these university websites and search for ICT study options in Vocational Education & Training. You'll find that most courses won't require IT VCE subjects as a prerequisite.

The following links will take you to the ICT courses offered by these institutions and open in a new browser window:

Australian Catholic University - Information Systems
The University of Ballarat - Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences
Deakin University - Faculty of Science and Technology
The University of Melbourne - Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
The University of Melbourne - Department of Information Systems
The University of Melbourne - Department of Accounting and Business Information Systems
La Trobe University - School of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences
Monash University - Information Technology
RMIT - School of Business Information Technology
RMIT - Computer Science and Information Technology
Swinburne University - Information & Communication Technologies
Victoria University - Computer Science and Mathematics
TAFE Course Directory
Vocational Education & Training (VE&T)

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Associations, peak bodies & government organisations

Visit these organisations to find out more about different areas of the ICT industry including information about jobs, career paths and training opportunities.

ACS Foundation
Australian Computer Society
Australian Information Industry Association
Australian Interactive Media Industry Association
Australian Industry Group
Australian Robotics and Automation Association
Game Developers Association of Australia
Internet Industry Association
Melbourne PC User Group
System Administrators Guild of Australia
VicIT Directory
Victorian IT Teachers Association