Server Engineer is a pretty generic term.... which is not Networking.
If you are looking down the TAFE path, there are a couple of networking based Certs/Diplomas that cover off server admin and CCNA (training for CCNA, you still need to go sit the exam externally). I would recommend eCentral. I started @ Swan Tafe before heading down the Uni path - probly would go eCentral if I had to do it all again.
Uniwise, Murdoch offers a degree (Internetworking & Security) that covers CCNA, CCNP and PIX/ASA.
Pretty sure
ECU offers a networking based course. They also seem to have a good forensics / security department.
Although postgrad studies is $$
Your boss's response is bang on the money. Any business will always want to know how any training is going to contribute to your productivity - some may even request you to sign a disclaimer reimbursing costs if you leave within X amount of time. Why should they be sending you to a $X,000 course only for you to jump ship to another employer.
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Originally Posted by catcha
Hi all,
I know there are a few IT people in this forum and thought I'll ask another question.
I currently working for a federal government agency as IT support in the city on a non ongoing contract,
I’ve only been in IT for since start of 2008 as Service desk then slowly worked towards field technician and then well my current position.
Service desk and field technician was my previous job in a private company before I landed this.
Done a few certs like XP, server 2003 done win 7 training yet to do exam.
I have a degree in Business but that’s about it nothing related to IT.
I want to study something along the lines of networking but don't know which tafe is recommended in WA. Maybe a graduate diploma in networking or certificate. normal stream of IT has too much programming which I hate may be essential in some cases but when you do networking its not 
I find my job as a dead end job as I dabble in bits and pieces while it is a government job, I can’t really specialise in anything as our department is so big, it’s all in separate areas e.g., messaging, server, networking, etc and all in Canberra.
I want to be a server engineer but really only thing I do is rebuild users profile and check a few permission which is the extent of playing around with servers, or and adding printers to DHCP and assigning ip address. That about as exciting as it gets.
I suppose I need some advice from people that have been in the industry for lot longer. I recently did my review and boss says well, you can say you want to to IITL and etc, but you have to convince me so i can convince upper management. And Even then they will say they don’t have budget, so really it’s a waste of time but its formality’s. And IITL is boring sure you want to do it?.
I’m like hello nearly every employer asks for it in job ads.
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