IT Pearson Level 3 Foundation Diploma

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Due to high demand for our 2024/2025 intake, this course is now approaching capacity. If you're still interested in joining us, please submit an application and we'll be in touch to discuss your available options.

Are you interested in games programming, website programming and cybersecurity?

If so, this course will give you the IT knowledge, practical skills and experience you will need for your future career.

You will study the relationship between hardware and software, managing and communicating information and data, the principles of designing and developing digital technologies and processes to support organisations, as well as data modelling and analytics, mobile internet technologies, creative technologies and enterprise for IT.

This course is the first year of the two-year IT Level 3 extended diploma - successful completion of the foundation diploma will enable you to progress to the second year extended diploma.

To access this course you are required to have:

Minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including maths, English and one technical subject such as science, IT, graphics, design & technology, etc OR
Level 2 ICT-related qualification at Merit or Distinction

During this course you will study the following modules

Year 1

Information technology systems
Creating systems to manage information
Using social media in business
Programming
Data modelling
Mobile apps development
Computer games development

Year 2

Website development
IT project management
Cyber security and incident management
IT technical support and management
IT service delivery
Business process modelling tools

Throughout the course you will gain a range of skills including:

Effective writing skills for websites, programming and reports
Understanding and analysing data models presented in a variety of ways, including databases and spreadsheets
Creative development - eg graphic design, games programming, website design
Understanding of technical text and the language used in the digital world
Learning independently
Researching actively and methodically
Presentation skills using different software
Effectuve team work
Preparation for assessment methods used in degrees.

Successful completion of this course will enable you to progress to:

IT Level 3 extended diploma
HNC or HND higher education qualification
Undergraduate degree, such as computer science, games development, computing or web page design
Apprenticeship
Employment in the IT industry