Humber’s Information Technology Solutions graduate certificate program prepares students without an IT background to step into the IT industry. Our program’s first semester includes an introduction to software development, database concepts and web development. In subsequent semesters, through a range of elective courses, students engage in practical learning in a variety of advanced IT topics including database development and administration, business intelligence, big data, data analytics, machine learning, software development, web development and mobile application development.

In the final semester, students participate in an industry project supervised by one of the Humber industrial partners which helps students apply and enhance their IT, teamwork, interpersonal and project management skills.

Moreover, through a range of capstone showcasing events and employer engagement workshops, students will have a chance to showcase their portfolios and capstone project to employers and practice how to reach prospective employers in today's competitive job market.

Graduates may qualify for full-time and freelance employment as enterprise software developers; junior and intermediate software developers; enterprise programmers; web developers; database developers; database administrators; big data developers; data analysts or engineers, business intelligence report developers; data warehouse developers; and mobile app developers in corporate, small- and medium-sized businesses, government, entertainment, education, health care and the not-for-profit sector.