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technicien/technicienne en support utilisateur
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Qualification and skills most often required
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Les employeurs demandent généralement : un diplôme universitaire en informatique; ou un diplôme d’études collégiales (DEC); ou une attestation d’études collégiales (AEC) en techniques de l’informatique et de l’expérience, selon le niveau de difficulté du poste offert. Des connaissances en analyse et en résolution de problèmes sont recherchées. La connaissance des principaux systèmes d’exploitation, des protocoles de télécommunication, de la sécurité informatique, de la gestion des réseaux locaux et étendus, de la micro-informatique et des logiciels de bureautique est demandée. La patience, la courtoisie, la disponibilité, le sens de la communication, du tact et des aptitudes en pédagogie sont des qualités recherchées. Le bilinguisme est demandé.
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Reason for
labor demand
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L’informatisation croissante des entreprises et le nombre grandissant de travailleuses et de travailleurs qui se servent des outils informatiques amènent les entreprises à fournir une assistance directe ou une assistance en ligne aux utilisatrices et aux utilisateurs des technologies de l’information et des communications, ce qui crée des besoins de main-d’œuvre dans cette profession. Une accessibilité croissante à Internet, la mise en place de nouveaux systèmes d’exploitation et de nouvelles plateformes ainsi que la popularité grandissante des assistants personnels multifonctions de type BlackBerry viennent accroître les besoins de main-d’œuvre dans cette profession.
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Job titles
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| call centre agent - technical support |
| client support representative - systems |
| computer help desk representative - systems |
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Nature of work
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| Technicians in this group provide first-line technical support to computer users experiencing difficulties with computer hardware and with computer applications and communications software. They are employed by computer hardware manufacturers and retailers, software developers, in call centres and in information technology units throughout the private and public sectors. Technicians in this group are also employed by independent technical support companies or they may be self-employed. |
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Fields of interest
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| Teaching, educating |
| Writing, working in communications and information |
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Main duties
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| User support technicians perform some or all of the following duties: |
| - Communicate electronically and in person with computer users experiencing difficulties to determine and document problems experienced |
| - Consult user guides, technical manuals and other documents to research and implement solutions |
| - Emulate or reproduce technical problems encountered by users |
| - Provide advice and training to users in response to identified difficulties |
| - Provide business systems, network and Internet support to users in response to identified difficulties |
| - Collect, organize and maintain a problems and solutions log for use by other technical support analysts |
| - Participate in the redesign of applications and other software |
| - May supervise other technical support workers in this group. |
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Main characteristics of the occupation
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User Support Technicians (2282)
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Employment requirements
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| * Completion of a college program in computer science, computer programming or network administration is usually required. |
| * College or other courses in computer programming or network administration are usually required. |
| * Certification or training provided by software vendors may be required by some employers. |
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Skill type
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| Natural and applied sciences and related fields |
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Skill level
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| Technical |
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| * Progression to computer programming, interactive media development, Web development or systems analysis is possible with experience. |
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