Helpdesk/Desktop Support
Year Up's Helpdesk/Desktop Support curriculum provides students with hands-on learning in hardware and software support. Training includes diagnosis and troubleshooting of common hardware and software problems in a personal computer, types and functions of operating systems, OS installation (physical and virtual), and an introduction to basic functions using the command line interface in Windows and Linux environments. Students are also introduced to network protocols, ports, and topologies, as well as customer service concepts like problem-solving, active listening and de-escalation.
Skills Development at a Glance: What Students Learn
- Assemble and disassemble a personal computer; install, configure, update, and troubleshoot hardware and operating systems
- Diagnose and troubleshoot common hardware and software issues
- Identify and apply appropriate customer service strategies that foster customer satisfaction
- Navigate an industry-standard ticketing system (i.e. Zendesk, Remedy, Helpdesk Pro)
- Set-up a functioning peer-to-peer LAN and troubleshoot LAN operations
- Design a workable set of IP addresses for a given set of networks
- Identify and explain common TCP and UDP ports, network protocols, and their purpose
- Distinguish between number bits, format, and addressing capability of IPv4 vs. IPv6
Specialty Training Focus Areas:
- Operating Systems
- Computer Hardware
- Computer Networking Support
- Customer Service
- Year Up’s Standard Training
Training at Work: Typical Job Tasks
- Provide first level contact and communicate resolutions to customer issues
- Properly escalate unresolved queries to the next level of support
- Track, route and redirect problems to correct resources
- Support the maintenance and upgrade of network devices
- Support users with issues involving network connectivity such as internet connection and printer problems
Path to a Career: Training-Enabled Role Pathways
- Helpdesk Support
- Desktop Support
- Application Support
- Telecommunications Specialist
- Network Support
Example Roles Filled By Graduates:
- Helpdesk Support Analyst
- Application Support Analyst
- Desktop Support Analyst
- Network Analyst
Locations Currently Offering This Training Specialty:
- Diablo Valley Campus
- Downtown Campus
- Roxbury Campus
- Downtown Campus
- AMSC Campus
- Downtown Campus
- Downtown Campus
- Providence Campus
- Wall Street Campus
- Washington, D.C. Campus
- Wolfson Campus (through Jan 2021)
- Virtual Campus - PHL
- San Francisco Campus
- Facebook Campus
- Silicon Valley Campus
- Central City Campus
- Virtual Campus - SFL
- Midtown Campus
- HCCC Campus
- SCC Campus
Hands-on Experience: Example Internship Companies
Hands-on Experience: Example Internship Companies
Cyber Security
Year Up's Cyber Security curriculum provides students with an overview of computing systems and an understanding of the need and impact of cyber security for identifying threats and securing computer and network systems. Training includes background on the components of a personal computer, types and functions of operating systems, a fundamental introduction to network protocols, ports, and topologies, information security basics, techniques to assess security risks and secure computer and network systems, and tools to monitor and respond to security threats.
Skills Development at a Glance: What Students Learn
- Monitor internal systems according to established protocols to identify security incidents
- Document and escalate incidents into organizations ticketing system
- Triage potential security incidents and direct them to appropriate teams
- Features and techniques needed to secure network communications
- Understand risk management and the network monitoring tools that support it
- Understand Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS); vulnerability scanning and penetration testing
- Identify threats to network services, devices, traffic, and data
- Common causes for company vulnerabilities
- Identify and explain common TCP and UDP ports, network protocols, and their purpose
Specialty Training Focus Areas:
- Cyber Security
- Computer Hardware
- Computer Networking Support
- Year Up’s Standard Training
Training at Work: Typical Job Tasks
- Assist with developing security policies and procedures
- Configure and support security tools such as firewalls and anti-virus software
- Create training materials to inform users of secure practices
- Perform security upgrades
- Identify and report abnormalities in network activity
Path to a Career: Training-Enabled Role Pathways
- Incident Monitoring & Response
- Security Operations Center (SOC)
- Security Compliance
- Penetration Testing
- Computer & Digital Forensics
Example Roles Filled By Graduates:
- Incident Monitoring & Response Analyst
- Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst
- Penetration Tester
- Computer & Digital Forensic Analyst
Locations Currently Offering This Training Specialty:
Hands-on Experience: Example Internship Companies
Hands-on Experience: Example Internship Companies
Project Management Support
Year Up's Project Management Support specialty trains towards foundational skills in business and project management. Students learn the basics of business including business functions, tools and processes; project management concepts, techniques and roles, and the use of frameworks and processes including building project charters, work breakdown structures, project scheduling, project budgeting, building marketing plans, HR management plans, risk management plans, and doing stakeholder analysis, competitor analysis, and projected revenue analysis with the help of tools such as Microsoft Project and Excel.
Skills Development at a Glance: What Students Learn
- Key tools (Gantt charts, Microsoft Project) and methodologies (Agile, Scrum)
- Basic concepts and common methods of project management: the ten project knowledge areas and the five phases of the project management lifecycle
- The interplay between the triple constraint (scope, time, cost) in the Project Management Plan
- Project selection criteria and project evaluation methods (cost-benefit analysis, feasibility study)
- Strategies for planning a project: developing a work breakdown structure (WBS) and timeline, calculating task estimates, managing task dependencies, tracking progress, identifying/managing risks, and defining/measuring goals
- Common communication artifacts and tools for executing a project: project plan, statement of work (SOW), status reports, & meeting notes
- Define and measure the goals of the project relative to the intended project outcomes
Specialty Training Focus Areas:
- Project Management Support
- Business Fundamentals
- Business Operations
- Year Up’s Standard Training
Training at Work: Typical Job Tasks
- Help prepare project proposals, time-frames, schedule, and budget
- Act as key contact and communicate project status to participants
- Support Project Manager in the successful planning and execution of a project
Path to a Career: Training-Enabled Role Pathways
- Project Support
Example Roles Filled by Graduates:
- Project Support Analyst
- Junior Project Analyst
- Business Controls Specialist
- Project Coordinator
- Administrative Associate
- Administrative Coordinator
Locations Currently Offering This Training Specialty:
Hands-on Experience: Example Internship Companies
Hands-on Experience: Example Internship Companies
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2645 College Drive
Woodbridge, VA 22191
Start dates
Fall 2021 Training
We focus our career training to meet the hiring needs of our local partners. Below are the training specialties that will be offered to students beginning in Fall 2021.
Information Technology
Desktop Support
Learn how to support hardware, operating systems, and network devices, and provide first-level contact and service to customer issues.
Learn how to identify and report threats to network services, devices, traffic, and data and techniques to secure network communications.
Business Operations
Learn project management tools and concepts, and how to prepare project proposals, execute projects, and measure project outcomes.
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Corporate Internship Partners
Earn a 6-month internship at a top company, and put your training to work with valuable real-world experience.
Example Internship Partners
Capital One
General Electric
BNY Mellon
Neustar
Bank of America
Academic & Community Partners
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Academic & Community Partners
Northern Virginia Community College
