BTEC IT Practitioners : National Award, Certificate & Diploma

BTEC

In Luton

£ 1,000 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    BTEC

  • Location

    Luton

  • Duration

    2 Years

The qualification will give you the essential knowledge, understanding and skills to progress into a number of specific areas of work which will incorporate the use of ICT, and move on to a more responsible job if already in employment. The BTEC National Diploma for IT Practitioners is extended from the BTEC National Award and Certificate by giving you more in-depth knowledge of a wider variety of areas in the IT field. There are six compulsory core units plus a further twelve units from specialist areas. Your first year of study includes nine units common to all routes and in the second year specific chosen specialist pathways include the remaining units in Networking, Systems Support, Web Design, Software Development and Games Design.

Important information

Government funding available

Facilities

Location

Start date

Luton (Bedfordshire)
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Enterprise Way, LU3 4BU

Start date

On request

About this course

Access to a computer outside of college is useful but not essential.

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Subjects

  • IT

Course programme

National Award, Certificate & Diploma

Course Content
The qualification will give you the essential knowledge, understanding and skills to progress into a number of specific areas of work which will incorporate the use of ICT, and move on to a more responsible job if already in employment. The BTEC National Diploma for IT Practitioners is extended from the BTEC National Award and Certificate by giving you more in-depth knowledge of a wider variety of areas in the IT field.
There are six compulsory core units plus a further twelve units from specialist areas. Your first year of study includes nine units common to all routes and in the second year specific chosen specialist pathways include the remaining units in Networking, Systems Support, Web Design, Software Development and Games Design.

Entry Requirements
Access to a computer outside of college is useful but not essential.

Progression / Leads to
Employment opportunities:
With the international recognition of BTEC courses such as this, you can progress straight into employment. If successful there are a wide variety of potential careers that you can explore, within sectors such as the growing computer games industry, product development, technical support, technical sales, telecommunications and hardware engineering. Jobs that are commonly taken after completion of the qualification are: systems analyst, technical support person and network manager.
Further vocational and academic qualifications:
Three GCE A Levels, and it is possible for you to progress further into higher education, as successful BTEC National qualifications give UCAS points for university applications.

Course Code :TAF1-BTAW10
Start Date : 06/09/2010
Day/ Time :Varies
Duration : 2 Years
Location : Technology Campus
Level : 3
Fee : £1,000.00
Fee Waivers Available : 16-18, Income Based Benefits

BTEC IT Practitioners : National Award, Certificate & Diploma

£ 1,000 + VAT