Courses
Are you feeling increasingly left behind in this fast paced, ever changing digital age? Are you one of 11.3 million adults who struggle to use digital technologies effectively in life and work? If so why not develop your Essential Digital Skills on one of our short courses? Our courses are delivered by experienced teachers, who'll support you to develop a range of key digital skills, which will make you better equipped to use digital technologies in life and work. Upon successful completion of the course, you’ll also gain a qualification which is recognised and valued by employers.
Learners will learn about cybercrime and the risks and effects it has on individuals and organisations. They will understand routine protective methods used to maintain cyber security including the principles of vulnerability and penetration testing and user access control.
Coding is what makes it possible for anyone to create computer software. Websites, apps, and social media are all made with code - it is a language that tells computers what action to perform. This qualification is designed for anyone who is looking to gain an introduction to coding. As the world is evolving digitally and the digital sector is growing, this qualification will give you an insight into the principles of coding, and how coding is used in practice for software development.
Network Engineers deal with both hardware and software issues. They are a key part of putting things right quickly when networks fail, and they communicate problems that they have identified with network integrity or performance rapidly to ensure service is resumed and downtime minimised. Network Engineers help customers both technical and non-technical to install computer networks, maintain them, and offer technical support to users where necessary. An employee in this occupation will be responsible for supporting a cyber security function (frequently a Security Operations Centre or Network Operations Centre) working under supervision. This course has been designed with industry experts to prepare learners for employment within different roles in the digital and IT sectors or enable progression to higher routes. Learners will utilise the college's specialist equipment and expert tuition in a flexible blended approach.
A Software Development Technician typically works as part of a software development team, to builds simple software components (whether web, mobile or desktop applications) to be used by other members of the team as part of larger software development projects. They will interpret simple design requirements for discrete components of the project under supervision. The approach will typically include implementing code, which other team members have developed, to produce the required component. The Software Development Technician will also be engaged in testing that the specific component meets its intended functionality. This course has been designed with industry experts to prepare learners for employment within different roles in the digital and IT sectors or enable progression to higher routes. Learners will utilise the college's specialist equipment and expert tuition in a flexible blended approach.