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Essential Eight Assessment Course (Essential Eight Assessment Course)

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Locations

North
Alanvale

South
Campbell Street

Attendance options

Short course

Study type

On-site

Tuition Fees

Commercial $ 2,000.00

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Please note: The course overview is intended as a guide only. Not all courses are available at all locations or through all study types and attendance options. Please check Locations, Dates and Times below or enquire for further information.

The Essential Eight Assessment Course has been designed by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and is delivered in partnership by TAFEcyber.

The Essential Eight Assessment Course uses a blend of specialist knowledge, experience and hands-on technical training to enable cyber security and ICT professionals to understand the ACSC’s Essential Eight Assessment Guidance Package and the Essential Eight Maturity Model. These skills and knowledge will enable participants to effectively assess and improve their organisation’s cyber security posture.

The Essential Eight Assessment Course will help cyber and ICT professionals:

Understand the intent and application of ACSC’s Essential Eight mitigation strategies.
Learn how to use ACSC-designed tools.
Accurately test the implementation of the Essential Eight security controls.
Develop an accurate an actionable assessment report including a defined action plan to address any weaknesses.

Applicants seeking entry into the Essential Eight Assessment Course must be either Australian citizens or permanent residents. They must also possess either:

A Certificate IV qualification in a technical ICT discipline or greater and a minimum of 2 years of experience in a technical ICT role. OR
Four years of experience in a technical ICT role. Applicants will be vetted to ensure they meet the entry requirements, including verification of their background and experience.

Upon completion of the Essential Eight Assessment Course, participants will be equipped to accurately assess their organisation’s implementation of the Essential Eight security controls using the Essential Eight Assessment Guidance Package and the Essential Eight Maturity Model. In turn, participants will understand how to develop actionable steps in order to improve their organisation’s cyber security posture. Participants will receive a certificate upon successfully passing the exam.

Locations, dates & times

Campus	Date	Attendance/Duration	Study type	Apply/Enquire
South
Campbell Street	10 May 2024 - 31 May 2024	Short course Attendance required Friday 10, 17 & 24 May 9.30am - 3.30pm with formal assessment Friday 31 May 9.30am - 12.30pm	On-Site	Apply now
Campbell Street	6 Sep 2024 - 27 Sep 2024	Short course Attendance required Friday 6,13,20 September 9.30am - 3.30pm with formal assessment Friday 27 September 9.30am - 12.30pm	On-Site	Enquire now

Participant Eligibility

Applicants seeking entry into the Essential Eight Assessment Course must be either Australian citizens or permanent residents. They must also possess either:

A Certificate IV qualification in a technical ICT discipline or greater and a minimum of 2 years of experience in a technical ICT role, OR
Four years of experience in a technical ICT role.

Applicants will be vetted to ensure they meet the entry requirements, including verification of their background and experience. You will be required to complete a declaration to support this process.

Prior to the commencement of the Essential Eight Assessment Course, participants are recommended to familiarise themselves with the ACSC’s Essential Eight publications:

In addition, practice and familiarisation with the following technology platforms (and their use as described in the Essential Eight Assessment Process Guide):

Microsoft PowerShell, AppLocker, Group Policy Settings and Active Directory.
Nmap/ZenMap.
Tenable Nessus.
The ACSC’s Cyber Toolbox (if you are an ACSC Network Partner).
Bloodhound.

Assessment Methodology

Participants will complete a supervised, open-book exam at the conclusion of the course. Participants may consult internet resources and are required to use tools and techniques to execute specific tasks on the target machines to answer some of the exam questions.

To maintain the integrity of the exam process, each participant's work must be their own. Collusion with other participants is strictly forbidden. Any infringement of these conditions will result in the participant's disqualification from receiving the completion certificate and they will be ineligible to retake the assessment.

A minimum score of 80 per cent is required to pass the exam. Participants falling short of the 80 percent pass mark may be offered an opportunity to re-sit the exam within a reasonable timeframe, without having to re-enrol in the Essential Eight Assessment Course.

Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of the course and exam, participants will be awarded the "Certificate of Completion of the Essential Eight Assessment Course".

Participants that successfully complete the course and pass the exam must not state or imply that they are endorsed by ASD or ACSC to conduct Essential Eight assessments. This includes presenting themselves as ‘ASD Essential Eight Assessors’ or ‘ACSC Essential Eight Assessors’ or any other statement that would imply ASD endorsement.

Facilities

Our course is conducted in a suitable face-to-face instructional environment and includes a specially-designed lab environment. Each participant will be provided with an adequately equipped workstation, complete with the necessary tools required by the course and the capacity to interact with other virtual machines on the same network. This environment is specifically designed to facilitate the operation of the requisite testing tools.

Instructors

Our team of qualified instructors, possessing a minimum of a Certificate IV Cyber Security qualification or equivalent in a Cyber Security discipline, will deliver the course. Each instructor has at least 5 years’ of industry and/or teaching experience in a related field and has successfully passed the exam.

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NONC0276A-V01 Essential Eight Assessment Course (Essential Eight Assessment Course)