Endpoint and network security technician
Harden an IT estate and close the doors most often left open.
- Block code
- CYBER-TECH
The format
Three months, two hours a day.
- Certificate programme · 128 h
- Two hours a day
- 250,000 F — the same fee for all sixty
- All in the same format, at the same fee.
The qualification
A CQP under MINEFOP accreditation.
- Leads to the CQP — Certificat de Qualification Professionnelle, which the ministry used to call the AQP.
- Awarded under MINEFOP accreditation.
- The full programme for the same profession remains open to anyone aiming for the complete qualification.
Sessions
A new session opens every quarter.
Next intake: Monday 5 October, with enrolment open until 2 October. The following one starts on 4 January 2027.
- First-quarter intake — enrolment closes on 2 October5 Oct.
- Second-quarter intake — 20274 Jan.
Objectives
What you will be able to do.
Name what you are protecting, against whom, and at what cost
Recognise the threats actually observed in Cameroon and how they operate
Keep the inventory of hardware, software, accounts and data flows
Carry out a simplified risk analysis and build a plan on a tight budget
Harden a Windows or Linux workstation and a server: accounts, privileges, encryption
Set a firewall policy and secure remote access
Design a 3-2-1 backup and prove restoration through a timed exercise
Programme
Four modules.
Module 0132 h Module 0232 h Hardening workstations and servers
Module 0332 h Network, filtering and remote access
Module 0432 h Backup, restore and the user workstation
Who it is for
Who it is aimed at.
- Beginners with basic ease with computers. Networking and systems notions make the start easier; those who have completed Support and workstation technician are right at home here.
Afterwards
Where it leads.
- Security technician, security-focused systems administrator, SME security lead. Natural next step towards monitoring (Security operations analyst) or audit (Compliance auditor and security awareness).
Method
How it works.
Systematic alternation between short theory sessions and practical work, with most of the time spent on practice
Progression from simple to complex: each module builds on what was learnt in the previous one
Realistic role-plays drawn from Cameroonian business cases
Considered use of generative AI as a working tool, in line with the common core
Regular formative assessments and a final integrative project drawing on all four modules
Assessment
How you are assessed.
Formative assessment at the end of each module (graded role-play and practical exercises)
Practical work assessed against competency sheets
Final integrative project, presented and defended before the trainer
One graded assignment per module in the online course space
Tools
What you work with.
Windows and Linux evaluation versions, in virtual machines
pfSense or OPNsense — lab firewall
BitLocker, LUKS and VeraCrypt — disk and media encryption
A patch management tool and an IT asset inventory
A trial version of an antivirus solution with behavioural detection
A backup tool with immutable copies
Keep exploring
In the same field.
Join the next session
Ready to get started?
Sessions open every quarter. Apply now or request the detailed brochure — our advisers will get back to you.