Cloud Administrator speaks to the increasingly technology-driven economy. Cloud Computing is one of the Fourth Industrial Revolution drivers of change in the economy and is also aligned to the development of human capital as described in the future of work by the Presidential Commission on the 4th Industrial Revolution (PC4IR). Furthermore, the qualification stems from the MICT SETA Sector Skills Plan (18/19) which identifies change drivers as: Digitisation and convergence, analytics and big data, Information security, cloud computing and Internet of Things.

This qualification will prepare learners to conduct administration, maintenance and monitoring of servers; configure, deploy, manage, maintain and troubleshoot cloud ecosystems, and networks services for optimal performance. With this qualification the ICT sector will be strengthened and prepared for future developments and growth in cloud computing.

Typical learners include school leavers, qualified learners from TVET colleges and those currently in employment without formal recognition of competencies. No professional registration or licencing is expected for Cloud Administrators to seek employment in the sector. Cloud Administrators can be employed across various industries that use Cloud services for their clients or for their internal operations. The Cloud Administrators can further progress their career as Cloud Specialists, Cloud Engineers and Cloud Architects as well as Managers.