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ICTSS00174 Hardware Technician Skill Set

ICTSS00174 is the nationally recognised Hardware Technician Skill Set: a short group of units from the ICT training package, not a full qualification. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced ICTSS00048. 75 people enrolled in 2025, up 400% on the year before.

Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Register status
Current
Replaced ICTSS00048 in 2022
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 400% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
NCVER Total VET Activity

Who is training

More people are choosing the Hardware Technician Skill Set every year. Across Australia, 15 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 75, up 400% in a year. National data for ICTSS00174 starts in 2022.

NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications Framework

What does studying it involve?

The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.

Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to ICTSS00174 like any program on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training lists

What does it cost, and who funds it?

State funding for ICTSS00174 is being verified against official program lists.

Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.

Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
training.gov.au · unit packaging

What is in the skill set

This skill set is 6 units.

  • ICTICT314Connect internal hardware components
  • ICTICT317Maintain standard operating environments
  • ICTSAS305Provide ICT advice to clients
  • ICTSAS308Run standard diagnostic tests
  • ICTSAS309Maintain and repair ICT equipment and software
  • ICTSAS310Install, configure and secure a small office or home office network
training.gov.au national register, ICTSS00174 release 1
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What full qualifications come from the ICT training package?

Diploma of Information Technology
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Certificate IV in Telecommunications Engineering Technology
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Certificate III in Telecommunications Technology
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Certificate III in Telecommunications Network Build and Operation
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Certificate II in Telecommunications Technology
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Certificate II in Applied Digital Technologies
ICT20120 · qualification guide
Where to study

Where can I study ICTSS00174?

No Get Course partner currently lists this skill set. Check the national register for organisations approved to deliver it, and remember that approval to deliver is a regulatory fact, not a recommendation. You can browse live courses from our partners and enquire today.

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How we calculate these figures

Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 16 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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