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Staff & student IT support

ICTS is a support organisation that assists staff and students at the University of Cape Town in using information and communication technologies to enhance their work

Who does ICTS support?

ICTS offers a different set of services and support to two distinct groups of users: staff and students.

Support for Staff

UCT staff and postgraduate students are supported by the IT Helpdesk.

First-level support

The IT Helpdesk offers first-level support to staff and postgraduate students.

All calls to the IT Helpdesk are logged using a call management system called HEAT, which facilitates the tracking, reporting and resolution of calls.

Staff and postgraduate students can contact the helpdesk using one of three methods

• Log an online call
• Phone ext 4500
• Send an email to icts-helpdesk@uct.ac.za

Second-level support

If a helpdesk consultant is unable to assist a caller over the phone, and it is determined that a desktop visit is required, the call is referred to the second-level (on-site) support team.

Third-level support

Certain types of calls, e.g. requests for more technical systems administrative functions and support, are routed directly to the Technical Support Services team.

Support for Students

Student labs

Undergraduate information and communication technology (ICT) support is provided in the student labs.

The student lab administrators are the interface for undergraduate students into ICTS.

Students requiring assistance should contact the administrators in the student lab to which they have access, and not the IT Helpdesk.

Networking in residences

ICTS supports Student Housing & Residence Life (SH&RL) by providing students in residence with access to ResNet, the residence network.

Tsebo Litabe, the SH&RL IT Coordinator and ResNet Administrator, is the ICT point of contact for students in residence.

For more information on ICTS and its services please visit the ICTS website.

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