PCES Certification Course in Australia

The PCES credential proves you understand core security concepts and can use Python to monitor, report and automate security tasks, a practical entry point into one of the fastest growing fields in IT. It signals readiness for security support and operations roles where scripting skills are increasingly expected.

With Logitrain the official PCES exam fee is included, you keep the digital course material, and every course carries our price beat guarantee. Train in person in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, or live online across Australia, with the exam delivered online on demand through the OpenEDG Testing Service.

There are no hard prerequisites, but PCES assumes basic programming ability.

We recommend Python at the level of the PCEP Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer course, or equivalent experience with variables, files and functions.

Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam.

• PCES-30-01, Certified Entry-Level Security Specialist with Python

You can book and sit the exam within three months of finishing your course. It is delivered online on demand through the OpenEDG Testing Service with live online proctoring, so you can take it from home, the office, or any private space with a webcam, microphone and reliable internet connection.

Exam format: single-select and multiple-select items, with a passing score of 75 percent.

This course includes the full PCES-30-01 course material in digital format, yours to keep for revision before the exam.

• Explain core IT security principles and terminology
• Recognise common threats, risks and attack types
• Apply basic protective measures and controls
• Understand system hardening fundamentals
• Apply authentication and access control concepts
• Describe cloud and remote security basics
• Use Python to monitor processes with psutil
• Run system commands safely with subprocess
• Perform basic network checks with the socket module
• Apply encryption basics with the cryptography library
• Work with secure connections using ssl and paramiko
• Verify file integrity and detect changes
• Generate structured reports in CSV, JSON or PDF
• Automate routine security and monitoring tasks

This course is likely to add to the employment related skills of the participants. The skills developed are likely to be used in the course of being an employee or working in a business.

• Aspiring cyber security specialists
• Career changers entering security
• IT support and system administrators adding security skills
• Developers moving toward secure coding and operations
• Students and graduates targeting security roles

• Core IT security principles
• Confidentiality, integrity and availability
• Common threats and attack types
• Risk and protective measures
• Security terminology and concepts
• System hardening fundamentals
• Securing operating systems and services
• Authentication concepts
• Access control models
• Managing users and permissions
• Cloud security basics
• Remote access security
• Python fundamentals for security tasks
• File handling and data structures for security work
• Monitoring processes with psutil
• Running commands with subprocess
• Network basics with the socket module
• Performing basic scans
• Encryption basics with cryptography
• Secure connections with ssl
• Remote operations with paramiko
• Verifying file integrity
• Detecting and logging changes
• Generating CSV reports
• Generating JSON reports
• Generating PDF reports
• Automating monitoring and reporting
• Responsible and ethical security practice
• Documenting security findings
• Security best practices for beginners

• PCEP Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer course: the Python foundations behind security scripting.
• PCEA Certified Entry-Level Automation Specialist with Python course: automate the tasks security teams repeat.
• Cyber security courses: the wider Logitrain security category.
• Cyber Security Job Ready Program: training, projects and work experience for a security career.
• Programming and coding courses: the full Logitrain programming category.

Got a team to train? Logitrain can deliver the PCES Certified Entry-Level Security Specialist with Python course in house at your premises anywhere in Australia, with the same trainer, course material, mock test and included official exam as the public courses. It suits teams who want everyone trained together on dates that suit the business.

What is the PCES certification?

PCES, Certified Entry-Level Security Specialist with Python, is an entry level credential from the OpenEDG Python Institute that proves you understand security fundamentals and can use Python for monitoring, reporting and automation.

Is the exam included in the course fee?

Yes. The official PCES exam fee is included, and you can sit the exam within three months of finishing the course.

Do I need experience before this course?

You should have basic programming ability. Python at PCEP level or equivalent is recommended before you start.

Which exam version does this course cover?

The course prepares you for the current PCES-30-01 exam.

How long is the PCES course?

Two days full time, or two weeks part time across evenings or weekends.

Where can I train?

In person in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, or live online in real time anywhere in Australia.

Is PCES a coding or a security certification?

Both. It combines cyber security fundamentals with practical Python for monitoring, automation and reporting.