Learning IT Foundations is essential for anyone who wants to get started in the tech sector. These core skills are the building blocks behind every role in software, cloud, data, cybersecurity, and DevOps, helping you understand how technology really works and giving you the confidence to learn faster as you grow.

Our IT Foundations program gives you a structured, beginner-friendly path covering Computer Architecture, Operating Systems and Applications, Networks and Communications, Virtualisation and Containers, Cloud Computing, Database Fundamentals, Data Engineering Fundamentals, Programming Fundamentals, Data Structures and Algorithms, Mathematics for Computing, an ML/AI Starter Pack, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Software Development, Operations Fundamentals, and DevOps Fundamentals.

IT isn’t just one skill, it’s a connected system. Understanding how hardware, operating systems, networking, code, data, and cloud fit together helps you move beyond memorizing tools to actually troubleshooting, building, and adapting in real environments.

If you’re transitioning into tech or starting from scratch, IT Foundations is the best way to build the right fundamentals, create momentum, and confidently move into specialized paths like software engineering, cloud, data, AI, cybersecurity, or DevOps.