Course Description

With digital skills becoming ever more important in today’s world, our Level 3 in Information Technology aims to equip our students with key and in demand skills to find success in the growing sector.

Our IT programme provides a unique project centric approach, by combining multiple subjects into a single, continuous project allowing for much deeper exploration of the subject and closer links to real-life industry scenarios across both years.

The first year of the course will revolve around creating and then marketing a mobile game of your own design on social media, using industry-standard tools and techniques to refine concepts and understand various marketing techniques.

The second year continues this by going on to then create your own video game enterprise as well as developing, managing and hosting your company’s own bespoke website.

With a split of both coursework and exams, the Level 3 IT programme covers the following units:

Year 1:
> Information Technology Systems (Exam)
> Creating Systems to Manage Information (Exam)
> Using Social Media in Business
> Programming
> Mobile Apps Development
> Computer Games Development

Year 2:
> Cyber Security and Incident Management (Exam)
> IT Service Delivery (Exam)
> Website Development
> IT Project Management
> IT Technical Support and Management
> Software Testing / Cloud Storage and Collaboration
> Enterprise in IT

Other Important Information

> Your work will primarily be computer-based, with a mixture of theory and practical sessions.
> You will be continually assessed throughout your course, with your final grade dependent on a mixture of coursework and 4 exams taken throughout the course.
> This study programme includes English, maths and work experience in addition to your main programme.

Future Prospects

The Level 3 IT course allows students to progress to a variety of opportunities in the world of work, such as web development, project management, cyber security, mobile app development and programming roles, as well as opportunities at university-level education or apprenticeships.

Entry Requirements

Five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English and maths at grade C/4 or above.