Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka

The objective of this project is to empower government officers with necessary technical skills they need in maintaining and managing multi user computer systems and networks. Thus this project is closely linked to the ICTA initiative ‘Deployment of an Information Infrastructure for Government’. The first phase of this infrastructure deployment has already completed under ICTA project, Lanka Government Network (LGN), connecting over 300 government organizations in Western, Southern, Central, Uva & Sabaragamuwa provinces. ICTA expects Advanced ICT technical training to uplift the knowledge of government officers who are currently working in the IT departments attached to these organizations and those who are responsible for carrying out activities of the IT department. These government officers will be offered training in four industry recognized certifications namely CompTIA A+ Certification (A+), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Red Hat Certified Technician (RH133), Certified MySQL Associate (CMA) to improve efficiency and effectiveness of using ICT applications & infrastructure in their respective organizations.

The candidates successfully completing the courses will be able to

• Perform the tasks involved in the role with limited assistance from peers, product documentation and vendor support services. (Generally self-sufficient)
• Follow technical developments in order to ensure utilization of new technologies.
• Grasp new technologies and implement them with a limited technical support from the external parties
• Assist superiors to make decisions in ICT related activities

CompTIA A+ Certification for Government Officers

Course Description – CompTIA  A+ Certification

Duration: 48 hrs per participant.

Upon completion of this course trainees must be able to perform tasks such as installation, configuration, diagnosing, preventive maintenance and networking.

 

I. Test 220-301 0r 226 01: Core Hardware

 

• Identifying, Adding and Removing System Components
• System Resources and Installing and Configuring IDE, and SCSI Devices
• Installing, Configuring and Optimizing Computers
• Diagnosing and Troubleshooting
• Memory, Motherboards, and Processors
• Printers, Maintenance and Safety Issues
• Basic Networking

 

 

II. Test 220-302 or 226 02: Operating System Technologies

 

• OS Technologies: Concepts and Installation
• OS Technologies: Configuration
• OS Technologies: The Networking Environment
• OS Technologies: Management and Troubleshooting

 

Name	Organization
H.P. Sujith	Ministry of Social Services and Social Welfare
D.J.P. Perera	Ministry of Petroleum & Petroleum Resources Development
S.A.Seneviratne	Ministry of Industrial Development
K.D.B.D Hewage	Department of Prison
M.A.Hiran Prasanna	Samurdhi Authority of Sri Lanka
E.Kushan	Foreign Employment Bureau
W.H.G.N. Wanshapala	Department of Prison
W.T.D. Weerakkody	Colombo Divisional Secretariat
K.C. Kumarathunga	Gampaha District Secretariat
P.G.Wijethunga	Kalutara District Secretariat
N.P Kalutota	Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Nuwan Kumarasinghe	Department of Meterology
D.T.N. Jayasumana	Department of Survey Generals
M.D.P.N. Gunathilake	Ministry of Highways and Road Development
W.M.U.D. Kumara	Prime Ministers Office
D.D. Kalawana	Department of Registrar Generals
A.K.S. Priyadarshana	Foreign Employment Bureau
W.A.R. Wijesinghe	Department of Pensions
S.H. Harindra Deshapriya	Colombo District Secretariat
Bandula Ranathunga	Department of Local Government
K.H.L. Irosha	Galle District Secretariat
D. Gunawardena	Matara District Secretariat
A.S. Damunugalla	Kandy District Secretariat
D.L.A.Wijenayake	Nuwara-eliya District Secretariat
A.W.N.Premasiri	Mathale District Secretariat
G.C.B.K. Silva	Ratnapura District Secretariat
K.D.T.D. Gunarathne	Badulla District Secretariat
G.D.S. Sudesh Rohitha	Monaragala District Secretariat
D.W.S Ranjith	Hambanthota District Secretariat

 

 

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) for Government Officers

Course Description – Exam 640-802

Duration - 72 hrs per participant.

Upon completion of this training course trainees must be able to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN and basic mitigation of security threats, introduction to wireless networking concepts and terminology, and performance-based skills. Trainees should also have knowledge in use of these protocols: IP, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Serial Line Interface Protocol Frame Relay, Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2), VLANs, Ethernet, access control lists (ACLs).

Describe how a network works

• Describe the purpose and functions of various network devices
• Select the components required to meet a network specification
• Use the OSI and TCP/IP models and their associated protocols to explain how data flows in a network
• Describe common networked applications including web applications
• Describe the purpose and basic operation of the protocols in the OSI and TCP models
• Describe the impact of applications (Voice Over IP and Video Over IP) on a network
• Interpret network diagrams
• Determine the path between two hosts across a network
• Describe the components required for network and Internet communications
• Identify and correct common network problems at layers 1, 2, 3 and 7 using a layered model approach
• Differentiate between LAN/WAN operation and features

 

Configure, verify and troubleshoot a switch with VLANs and interswitch communications

• Select the appropriate media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect switches to other network devices and hosts
• Explain the technology and media access control method for Ethernet networks
• Explain network segmentation and basic traffic management concepts
• Explain basic switching concepts and the operation of Cisco switches
• Perform and verify initial switch configuration tasks including remote access management
• Verify network status and switch operation using basic utilities (including: ping, traceroute, telnet, SSH, arp, ipconfig), SHOW & DEBUG commands
• Identify, prescribe, and resolve common switched network media issues, configuration issues, auto negotiation, and switch hardware failures
• Describe enhanced switching technologies (including: VTP, RSTP, VLAN, PVSTP, 802.1q)
• Describe how VLANs create logically separate networks and the need for routing between them
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot trunking on Cisco switches
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot interVLAN routing
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VTP
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RSTP operation
• Interpret the output of various shows and debug commands to verify the operational status of a Cisco switched network.
• Implement basic switch security (including: port security, trunk access, management vlan other than vlan1, etc.)

 

Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP Services to meet network requirements in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network.

• Describe the operation and benefits of using private and public IP addressing
• Explain the operation and benefits of using DHCP and DNS
• Configure, verify and troubleshoot DHCP and DNS operation on a router.(including: CLI/SDM)
• Implement static and dynamic addressing services for hosts in a LAN environment
• Calculate and apply an addressing scheme including VLSM IP addressing design to a network
• Determine the appropriate classless addressing scheme using VLSM and summarization to satisfy addressing requirements in a LAN/WAN environment
• Describe the technological requirements for running IPv6 in conjunction with IPv4 (including: protocols, dual stack, tunneling, etc).
• Describe IPv6 addresses
• Identify and correct common problems associated with IP addressing and host configurations

 

Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic router operation and routing on Cisco devices

• Describe basic routing concepts (including: packet forwarding, router lookup process)
• Describe the operation of Cisco routers (including: router bootup process, POST, router components)
• Select the appropriate media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect routers to other network devices and hosts
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RIPv2
• Access and utilize the router to set basic parameters.(including: CLI/SDM)
• Connect, configure, and verify operation status of a device interface
• Verify device configuration and network connectivity using ping, traceroute, telnet, SSH or other utilities
• Perform and verify routing configuration tasks for a static or default route given specific routing requirements
• Manage IOS configuration files. (including: save, edit, upgrade, restore)
• Manage Cisco IOS.
• Compare and contrast methods of routing and routing protocols
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot OSPF
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP
• Verify network connectivity (including: using ping, traceroute, and telnet or SSH)
• Troubleshoot routing issues
• Verify router hardware and software operation using SHOW & DEBUG commands.
• Implement basic router security

 

Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN

• Describe standards associated with wireless media (including: IEEE WI-FI Alliance, ITU/FCC)
• Identify and describe the purpose of the components in a small wireless network. (Including: SSID, BSS, ESS)
• Identify the basic parameters to configure on a wireless network to ensure that devices connect to the correct access point
• Compare and contrast wireless security features and capabilities of WPA security (including: open, WEP, WPA-1/2)
• Identify common issues with implementing wireless networks. (Including: Interface, missconfiguration)

 

Identify security threats to a network and describe general methods to mitigate those threats

• Describe today's increasing network security threats and explain the need to implement a comprehensive security policy to mitigate the threats
• Explain general methods to mitigate common security threats to network devices, hosts, and applications
• Describe the functions of common security appliances and applications
• Describe security recommended practices including initial steps to secure network devices

 

Implement, verify, and troubleshoot NAT and ACLs in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network.

• Describe the purpose and types of ACLs
• Configure and apply ACLs based on network filtering requirements.(including: CLI/SDM)
• Configure and apply an ACLs to limit telnet and SSH access to the router using (including: SDM/CLI)
• Verify and monitor ACLs in a network environment
• Troubleshoot ACL issues
• Explain the basic operation of NAT
• Configure NAT for given network requirements using (including: CLI/SDM)
• Troubleshoot NAT issues

 

Implement and verify WAN links

• Describe different methods for connecting to a WAN
• Configure and verify a basic WAN serial connection
• Configure and verify Frame Relay on Cisco routers
• Troubleshoot WAN implementation issues
• Describe VPN technology (including: importance, benefits, role, impact, components)
• Configure and verify a PPP connection between Cisco routers

 

Name	Organization
M.T. Dimuthulatha	Ministry of Trade, Marketing Development, Co-operatives and Consumer Services
D.K.R.N. Pradeep	Ministry of Land and Land Development
K.D.K.P Kumara	Department of Auditor General
M.J.S.N. Fernando	Department of Buildings
E.M.D Ekanayake	Department of Census and Statistics
P.K.D Nonis	Department of Government Printer
U.L.A.S. Perera	Department of Pensions
K.R.P. Jayasekara	Department of Examinations, Evaluation and Testing Services
R.W.J.C. Rajasinghe	Department of Animal Production & Health
S.H.S. Chandana De Silva	Department of Land Settlement

 

Linux System Administration (RH133 Certification) for Government Officers

Course Description – Exam RH 133

Duration - 32 hrs per participant.

Upon completion this Linux administration module candidates must have good knowledge in the system boot process, use various system administration utilities, setup and manage user accounts and groups, perform file system setup, maintenance, checks and repairs, backup/restore, and mount/un-mount, configure basic networking, and handle basic security issues and procedures.

 

• UNIT 1 – Installation
  • Hardware Overview
  • CPU and Memory
  • Preparing to Install
  • Multiboot systems
  • The RHEL Installer
  • Installer Features
  • RHEL Installation Overview
  • Partitioning Hard Drives
  • Sample Partition Structure
  • Configuring File Systems
  • Software RAID
  • LVM: Logical Volume Manager
  • Network Configuration
  • Firewall Setup
  • Security Enhanced Linux
  • SELinux Installation Options and Control
  • Package Selection
  • Validating the Installation
  • noprobe Mode and Driver Disks
  • Post-Install Configuration
  • Hands-on Lab: Installation

 

• UNIT 2 - System Initialization and Services
  • Boot Sequence Overview
  • BIOS Initialization
  • Boot Loader Components
  • GRUB and grub.conf
  • Kernel Initialization
  • init Initialization
  • Run levels
  • /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
  • /etc/rc.d/rc
  • Daemon Processes
  • System V run levels
  • /etc/rc.d/rc.local
  • Virtual Consoles
  • Controlling Services
  • System Shutdown
  • System Reboot
  • Hands-on Lab: Managing Startup

 

• UNIT 3 - Kernel Services and Configuration
  • Objectives
  • Agenda
  • Kernel Modules
  • Kernel Module Configuration
  • The /proc filesystem
  • /proc/sys configuration with sysctl
  • General Hardware Resources
  • System Bus Support
  • Hotswappable Bus Support
  • System Monitoring and Process Control
  • Hands-on Lab: Configuring kernel parameters

 

• UNIT 4 - Filesystem Management
  • System Initialization: Device Recognition
  • Disk Partitioning
  • Managing Partitions
  • Managing Data: Filesystem Creation
  • Journaling for ext2 filesystems: ext3
  • Mount Options and Configuration
  • The Auto-Mounter
  • ext2/ext3 Filesystem Attributes
  • Virtual Memory Files
  • Filesystem Maintenance
  • Adding a Drive
  • Hands-on Lab: Filesystem Management

 

• UNIT 5 - Network Configuration
  • Device Recognition
  • Network Interfaces
  • mii-tool
  • ifconfig
  • ifup/ifdown
  • Interface Configuration Files
  • Configuration Utilities
  • Binding Multiple IP Addresses
  • DHCP/BOOTP
  • Global Network Parameters
  • Default Route
  • Static Routes
  • Name Resolution
  • DNS Client Configuration
  • DNS Utilities
  • Network Diagnostics
  • Hands-on Lab: Static Network Settings

 

• UNIT 6 - RPM and Kickstart
  • The RPM Way
  • RPM Package Manager
  • Installing and Removing Software
  • Updating a Kernel RPM
  • RPM Queries
  • RPM Verification
  • Other RPM Utilities and Features
  • Automatic Dependency
  • Resolution
  • Red Hat Network (RHN)
  • RHN in the Enterprise
  • RHN Registration
  • The up2date utility
  • Remote Administration
  • Network Installation Server
  • Using Kickstart to Automate Installation
  • Hands-on Lab: RPM and Kickstart

 

• UNIT 7 - User Administration
  • User Policy Considerations
  • The User Account Database - /etc/passwd
  • Adding a New User Account
  • User Private Groups
  • Group Administration
  • Modifying/Deleting Accounts
  • Password Aging Policies
  • Login Shell Scripts
  • Non Login Shell Scripts
  • Switching Accounts
  • sudo
  • Network Users
  • Authentication Configuration
  • NIS Client Configuration
  • LDAP Client Configuration
  • File Ownership
  • Linux File Permissions
  • SUID / SGID Executables
  • The Sticky Bit
  • The Setgid Access Mode
  • Default File Permissions
  • Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  • SELinux
  • Controlling SELinux
  • SELinux Contexts
  • Troubleshooting SELinux
  • Hands-on Lab: User and Group Administration

 

• UNIT 8 - Printing and Administration Tools
  • CUPS: Common Unix Printing System
  • Controlling Access to cron
  • System crontab Files
  • System Logging
  • syslog Configuration
  • Tape Drives
  • Using tar/star
  • Using dump/restore
  • Using cpio
  • Remote Backups
  • Other Backup Software
  • Hands-on Lab: Printing and Admin Tools

 

• UNIT 9 - The X Window System
  • XOrg: The X11 Server
  • XOrg Server Design
  • XOrg Server Configuration
  • XOrg Modularity
  • Server and Client Relationship
  • Configuration Utilities
  • Remote X Sessions
  • Hands-on Lab: The X Window System

 

• UNIT 10 - Advanced File system Management
  • Software RAID Configuration
  • Software RAID Recovery
  • Converting LVM1 to LVM2
  • Creating Logical Volumes
  • Resizing Logical Volumes
  • The Linux Quota System
  • Hands-on Lab: Logical Volumes, RAID and Quotas

 

• UNIT 11 - Troubleshooting
  • Basic Guidelines

 

Name	Organization
W.K.S. Dayawansa	Ministry of Finance & Planning
S.S.Thrikawalgoda	Ministry of Finance & Planning
P.M.K.N Kithsiri	Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
T.N.P. Bhanuka De Silva	Ministry of Tourism
P.K.B. Pallewatta	Ministry of Industrial Development
K.L.C.S Weerasuriya	Department of Census and Statistics
Asith Gunarathna	Department of Census and Statistics
W.A.L. Kumara	Department of Meterology
K.J.R.Perera	Department of Sports Development
P.S. Ariyarathne	Department of Survey Generals
W.S.H.M.K.S. Bandara	Department of Immigration and Emigration
Y.M. J. Bandara	Department of Immigration and Emigration
M. Wijesinghe	Ministry of Public Administration
M.A.P. Imal Gunawardena	Department of Pensions
M.W.R. Shyaminda	Medical Supplies division
A.M.Fariz	Ministry of Water Supply & Drainage
P.H.C.S. Perera	Medical Supplies division
A.D.T. Amarasekara	Ministry of Public Administration
E.M.S.P.B.Ekanayake	Ministry of Trade, Marketing Development, Co-operatives and Consumer Services
L.K.C.N. Dias	Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition
W.P.W.D. Pathirana	Medical Supplies division
C.S. Rathnayake	Sri Lanka Customs
R.A.A.P.L. Perera	Sri Lanka Army
P.L.L.P Pannila	National Disaster Relief Services Centre
W.K. Ranil Chinthaka	Department of Government Information
M.W. Premarathna	Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition
Thilak Chandana	Department of Attorney General
Sisira Dissanayake	samurdhi Authority of Sri Lanka
R.D.B. Dananjaya Ranasinghe	Colombo Divisional Secretariat

 

Certified MySQL Associate (CMA) for Government Officers

Course Description - Exam 010-002 Course Curriculum

Duration - 72 hrs per participant.

Upon completion of this training module trainees will be able to administrate existing enterprise databases and the analysis, design, and creation of new databases. Data modeling, database optimization, understanding and implementation of schemas, and the ability to interpret and write complex SQL queries, proactively monitor systems for optimum performance and capacity constraints

 

• Theory, Terminology and Concepts
  • Client/Server Concepts
  • Database and Database Objects

• Data Definition using SQL
  • Databases
  • Data Types
  • Tables
  • Constraints and Indexes
  • Views

• Basic Data Manipulation using SQL
  • Recurring SQL Constructs
  • Adding data
  • Modifying data
  • Removing data
  • Searching data

• Advanced Data Manipulation using SQL
  • Expressions
  • Grouping and Aggregate Functions
  • Joining Tables

• Transactions
  • Transaction Concepts
  • SQL for working with Transaction

• Import/Export
  • Tools for Import/Export
  • SQL for Import/Export

 

Name	Organization
Ms. H.H.D.A.W. Damayanthi	Department of Rubber Development
Ms. A.K. Rathnayake	Department of Survey Generals
Ms. T. Senanayake	Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition
Mr. W.R.P. Wickramaratne	Sri Lanka Customs
Mr. B.W. Wickramasinghe	Department of Census and Statistics
Ms. W.P.G. Kalani	Sri Lanka Army
R.M.A.B Ranasinghe	Department of Post
E.M.S.B. Ekanayaka	National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka
Chamila Abewardena	Hanwella Divisional Secretariat
Y.B. J.N. Jayawardane	National Disaster Relief Services Centre
Mr. K.A.B.S. Rupasinghe	Department of Survey Generals
Mr. S. Dissanayake	Ministry of Public Administration
Mr. W.H.P.W Weerasiri	Department of Census and Statistics
Mr. P. Wanniarachchi	Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition
C.Senanayake	FEB
T. Srikumar	Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition
Ms. H.K. Irangani	FEB
Mr. Y.G.R.P. Perera	Department of Police
Mr. H.M. Janaka Rathnayaka	Department of Police
P.G.B.C. Kandegedara	Samurdhi Authority of Sri Lanka

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Name	Organization
T A Kamiss	Department of Agriculture
K.T.D. Wasalage	Department of Agriculture
P.N.K.Weerasuriya	Department of Agriculture
D S D Wickramaratne	Department of Agriculture
M.F.M. Rizwan	Department of Agriculture
Susantha Jayasinghe	Department of Meteorology
Athula Priyantha.P.A	Department of Meteorology
Ms. Mithma Gunasekera	Disaster Management Centre
Thanuja Fernando	Department of Rubber Development
Colvin Fernando	Educational Publications Department
G.G.A.K.KULATUNGA	Health Education Bureau
Janaka Suneth Bandara	Health Education Bureau
P.K.B.Pallewatta	Ministry of Industry & Commerce
Bandula Amarasinghe	Ministry of Industry & Commerce
A.D.T. Amarasekara	Ministry of Public Administration
M.C.M. Ashar	Ministry of Public Administration
Mahinda Wijesinghe	Ministry of Public Administration
G.V.D.Priyantha	Department of Census and Statistics
E.M.Disala Ekanayake	Department of Census and Statistics
W.M.G.Kulathunga	Department of National Museums
Manaram De Silva	Department of National Museums
H.N.Samarakone	Department of Animial Production and Health
N.Sivakaran	Government Factory
Harinda Prashad	Ministry of Disaster Management
Asoka Perera	National Productivity Secretariat
D.K.R.Nalin Pradeep	Ministry of Land and Land Development
N.Kugathasan	Department of Export Agriculture
Jeewanika Gunasekara	Department of National Zoological Gardens
H.M.G.P.E.Karunarathne	Ministry of Youth
C.N.Premawardhana	Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research & Training Institute