IT: Development, Security and Analytics BTEC National Extended Diploma
28019W1 | Centre for Advanced Technical Studies
Start Date | 02/09/2024
Time/Day | FULL TIME
Start Date | 02/09/2024
Time/Day | FULL TIME
Is this course for me?
If you are interested in working in a dynamic industry where innovation is paramount, we have a range of study routes to a rewarding career.You may want to take up further study at university level, in subjects such as web and games or mobile app development and computing.
What will I study?
You will gain an insight into the computing industry studying web development, computer programming, digital graphics, multimedia and mobile app development.
Choose from a range of subjects including:
• Mobile apps
• Programming
• Robotics
• Internet of Things
Choose from a range of subjects including:
• Mobile apps
• Programming
• Robotics
• Internet of Things
How long is the course?
Level 3 are full-time for two academic years.
How will I be assessed?
Depending on the course, through a combination of practical observations, assignments and formal exams.
What qualifications do I need?
A minimum of 5 GCSE subjects graded 9-4 or equivalent, including English or Maths.
What can I progress onto?
You may progress from Level 2 through to Level 3 or to an apprenticeship.
Many Level 3 students progress to the University Centre Wigan & Leigh College's HE programmes, including HND and the BSc (Hons) in Computing.
Many Level 3 students progress to the University Centre Wigan & Leigh College's HE programmes, including HND and the BSc (Hons) in Computing.
Other Information
If you are 16-18 years old, you may be eligible for our FREE bus pass. Find out more at www.wigan-leigh.ac.uk/free-bus-pass which is on some of the other 16-18 courses .
Course Fees
| 16-18 Year Olds | 19+ year olds | Free for eligible learners? | Is Loan Available? |
| £3096.00 |
Exam Fee
£249.00
Security System Installers and Repairers
IT Business Analysts, Architects and Systems Designers
Programmers and Software Development Professionals
Cyber Security Professionals
IT Quality and Testing Professionals
IT Network Professionals
Information Technology Professionals
IT Operations Technicians
IT User Support Technicians
IT Business Analysts, Architects and Systems Designers
Programmers and Software Development Professionals
Cyber Security Professionals
IT Quality and Testing Professionals
IT Network Professionals
Information Technology Professionals
IT Operations Technicians
IT User Support Technicians
Security System Installers and Repairers
Security system installers and repairers fit, maintain and service alarm systems and other electronic security devices which provide access control and monitoring, intruder detection and security lighting.
Requirements: Level 3 NVQ; A Levels
Opportunities
6.06%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£20,969
Entry
£33,133
Median
£49,198
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Responds to call-outs and repairs faulty or inoperative equipment.
- Services existing systems and tests for faults.
- Installs security systems and connects them to control panels, including intruder and fire alarms, surveillance and monitoring equipment and access control systems.
- Carries out on site surveys and determines security needs.
- Discusses security needs with clients, responds to call outs and explains operation of equipment.
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
Engineering and Technology
Customer and Personal Service
Telecommunications
Public Safety and Security
Mathematics
Mechanical
Design
Skills
Active Learning
Learning Strategies
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
IT Business Analysts, Architects and Systems Designers
It business analysts, architects and systems designers proviide advice on the effective utilisation of IT and design IT systems in order to meet the business objectives or to enhance the business effectiveness of the organisation.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
5.65%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£32,909
Entry
£56,118
Median
£92,647
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Works closely with clients to implement new systems.
- Researches, analyses, evaluates and monitors network infrastructure and performance.
- Examines existing business models and flows of data and designs functional specifications and test plans for new systems in order to meet clients’ needs.
- Provides advice and assistance in the procurement, provision, delivery, installation, maintenance and use of IT systems and their environments.
- Communicates the impact of emerging technologies to clients and advises upon the potential introduction of such technology.
- Undertakes feasibility studies for major IT developments incorporating costs and benefits, and presents proposals to clients.
- Liaises with internal/external clients to analyse business procedure, clarify clients’ requirements and to define the scope of existing software, hardware and network provision.
Knowledge
Customer and Personal Service
Computers and Electronics
Design
Administration and Management
English Language
Education and Training
Telecommunications
Mathematics
Skills
Active Learning
Reading Comprehension
Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Learning Strategies
Writing
Mathematics
Speaking
Programmers and Software Development Professionals
Programmers and software development professionals design, develop, test, implement and maintain software systems on a range of platforms in order to meet the specifications and business objectives of the information system; they also design and develop specialist software e.g. for computer games.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
6.53%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£28,095
Entry
£50,250
Median
£82,959
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Develops website and website interfaces and establishes methods to ensure appropriate website security and recovery.
- Writes operational documentation and provides subsequent support and training for users.
- Plans and maintains database structures.
- Implements and evaluates the software.
- Writes code for specialist programming for computer games, (for example, artificial intelligence, 3D engine development).
- Tests and corrects software programs.
- Develops user interfaces.
- Writes and codes individual programs according to specifications.
- Undertakes feasibility study to design software solutions.
- Examines existing software and determines requirements for new/modified systems in the light of business needs.
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
Engineering and Technology
Mathematics
Telecommunications
English Language
Design
Skills
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Active Listening
Speaking
Mathematics
Writing
Learning Strategies
Monitoring
Cyber Security Professionals
Cyber security professionals design, implement, test and maintain cyber security systems and track, investigate and analyse data linked to cybercrime.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
5.7%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£29,337
Entry
£51,712
Median
£85,373
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Uses specialist software to gather and analyse information and evidence relating to cybercrime and presents findings to law enforcement officials or private clients.
- Deals with and reports on breaches in security.
- Makes recommendations concerning software/system quality.
- Develops quality standards and validation techniques.
- Develops test plans for security systems and undertakes and documents the testing of security systems weaknesses and errors, identifies source of problems and proposes solutions.
- Examines IT system for potential threats to its security and integrity and draws up response plans for situations where security is compromised.
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
Education and Training
Customer and Personal Service
Telecommunications
Clerical
Engineering and Technology
Administration and Management
Design
Mathematics
English Language
Public Safety and Security
Law and Government
Communications and Media
Personnel and Human Resources
Sales and Marketing
Economics and Accounting
Production and Processing
Skills
Active Learning
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Learning Strategies
Writing
Speaking
IT Quality and Testing Professionals
It quality and testing professionals test the quality of IT software, systems and computer games and identify and recommend solutions to problems and improvements that could be made.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
5.73%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£25,410
Entry
£44,790
Median
£73,945
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Makes recommendations concerning software/system quality.
- Develops quality standards and validation techniques.
- Develops, implements and documents test plans for IT software, systems and computer games.
- Undertakes the testing of software, systems or computer games for errors, identifies source of problems and proposes solutions.
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
Engineering and Technology
Mathematics
Telecommunications
English Language
Design
Skills
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Active Listening
Speaking
Mathematics
Writing
Learning Strategies
Monitoring
IT Network Professionals
IT network professionals design, set up and maintain computer networks, support the network users and fix problems which arise.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
5.49%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£25,103
Entry
£38,478
Median
£70,040
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Writes operational documentation and provides subsequent support and training for users.
- Ensures network security, reports on, investigates and fixes network faults.
- Creates users' accounts and provides troubleshooting service to users.
- Monitors performance and makes recommendations concerning network quality..
- Implements and evaluates new networking environments, including software and hardware.
Knowledge
Customer and Personal Service
Computers and Electronics
Education and Training
Telecommunications
English Language
Engineering and Technology
Mathematics
Administration and Management
Skills
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Learning Strategies
Writing
Speaking
Monitoring
Information Technology Professionals
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of tasks.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
6.01%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£18,631
Entry
£48,667
Median
£80,346
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Manages and develops the content and operation of websites, monitors traffic, and ensures the functionality of websites and web servers.
- Organises training for users and prepares documentation on IT systems.
- Meets with clients to determine their requirements and designs, tests and installs new systems to meet client's needs.
- Provides support to organisations in the operation of their IT software, hardware and networks.
IT Operations Technicians
IT operations technicians are responsible for the day-to-day running of IT systems and networks including the preparation of back-up systems, and for performing regular checks to ensure the smooth functioning of such systems.
Requirements: Level 3 NVQ; A Levels
Opportunities
5.6%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£20,061
Entry
£28,836
Median
£44,820
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Acts as a liaison between users, outside suppliers, and other technical teams.
- Performs server backup and recovery operations and restarts systems following outages.
- Identifies problems, agrees remedial action and undertakes emergency maintenance if required.
- Analyses systems and makes recommendations to improve performance.
- Schedules and performs system maintenance tasks, such as loading user applications, programs and data.
- Configures and sets up new server systems.
- Administers, monitors and supports internal/external networks, servers, email and security systems.
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
English Language
Skills
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Active Learning
Writing
Speaking
Monitoring
Active Listening
IT User Support Technicians
IT user support technicians are responsible for providing technical support, advice and guidance for internal/external users of IT systems and applications, either directly or by telephone, e-mail or other network interaction.
Requirements: Level 3 NVQ; A Levels
Opportunities
5.7%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£0
Entry
£0
Median
£0
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Reports on commonly occurring queries to detect underlying problems.
- Maintains a log of work in progress, calls received, actions taken and problems detected.
- Researches possible solutions in user guides, technical manuals and other documents.
- Refers more complex or intractable problems to appropriate IT professionals.
- Facilitates user access to systems.
- Installs and upgrades hardware, cables, operating systems and/or appropriate software.
- Advises users on how to resolve hardware and software problems.
- Provides technical support to IT users.
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
Customer and Personal Service
Clerical
English Language
Telecommunications
Engineering and Technology
Skills
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Writing
Active Learning
Monitoring
IT Business Analysts, Architects and Systems Designers
It business analysts, architects and systems designers proviide advice on the effective utilisation of IT and design IT systems in order to meet the business objectives or to enhance the business effectiveness of the organisation.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
5.65%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£32,909
Entry
£56,118
Median
£92,647
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Works closely with clients to implement new systems.
- Researches, analyses, evaluates and monitors network infrastructure and performance.
- Examines existing business models and flows of data and designs functional specifications and test plans for new systems in order to meet clients’ needs.
- Provides advice and assistance in the procurement, provision, delivery, installation, maintenance and use of IT systems and their environments.
- Communicates the impact of emerging technologies to clients and advises upon the potential introduction of such technology.
- Undertakes feasibility studies for major IT developments incorporating costs and benefits, and presents proposals to clients.
- Liaises with internal/external clients to analyse business procedure, clarify clients’ requirements and to define the scope of existing software, hardware and network provision.
Knowledge
Customer and Personal Service
Computers and Electronics
Design
Administration and Management
English Language
Education and Training
Telecommunications
Mathematics
Skills
Active Learning
Reading Comprehension
Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Learning Strategies
Writing
Mathematics
Speaking
Programmers and Software Development Professionals
Programmers and software development professionals design, develop, test, implement and maintain software systems on a range of platforms in order to meet the specifications and business objectives of the information system; they also design and develop specialist software e.g. for computer games.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
6.53%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£28,095
Entry
£50,250
Median
£82,959
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Develops website and website interfaces and establishes methods to ensure appropriate website security and recovery.
- Writes operational documentation and provides subsequent support and training for users.
- Plans and maintains database structures.
- Implements and evaluates the software.
- Writes code for specialist programming for computer games, (for example, artificial intelligence, 3D engine development).
- Tests and corrects software programs.
- Develops user interfaces.
- Writes and codes individual programs according to specifications.
- Undertakes feasibility study to design software solutions.
- Examines existing software and determines requirements for new/modified systems in the light of business needs.
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
Engineering and Technology
Mathematics
Telecommunications
English Language
Design
Skills
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Active Listening
Speaking
Mathematics
Writing
Learning Strategies
Monitoring
Cyber Security Professionals
Cyber security professionals design, implement, test and maintain cyber security systems and track, investigate and analyse data linked to cybercrime.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
5.7%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£29,337
Entry
£51,712
Median
£85,373
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Uses specialist software to gather and analyse information and evidence relating to cybercrime and presents findings to law enforcement officials or private clients.
- Deals with and reports on breaches in security.
- Makes recommendations concerning software/system quality.
- Develops quality standards and validation techniques.
- Develops test plans for security systems and undertakes and documents the testing of security systems weaknesses and errors, identifies source of problems and proposes solutions.
- Examines IT system for potential threats to its security and integrity and draws up response plans for situations where security is compromised.
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
Education and Training
Customer and Personal Service
Telecommunications
Clerical
Engineering and Technology
Administration and Management
Design
Mathematics
English Language
Public Safety and Security
Law and Government
Communications and Media
Personnel and Human Resources
Sales and Marketing
Economics and Accounting
Production and Processing
Skills
Active Learning
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Learning Strategies
Writing
Speaking
IT Quality and Testing Professionals
It quality and testing professionals test the quality of IT software, systems and computer games and identify and recommend solutions to problems and improvements that could be made.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
5.73%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£25,410
Entry
£44,790
Median
£73,945
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Makes recommendations concerning software/system quality.
- Develops quality standards and validation techniques.
- Develops, implements and documents test plans for IT software, systems and computer games.
- Undertakes the testing of software, systems or computer games for errors, identifies source of problems and proposes solutions.
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
Engineering and Technology
Mathematics
Telecommunications
English Language
Design
Skills
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Active Listening
Speaking
Mathematics
Writing
Learning Strategies
Monitoring
IT Network Professionals
IT network professionals design, set up and maintain computer networks, support the network users and fix problems which arise.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
5.49%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£25,103
Entry
£38,478
Median
£70,040
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Writes operational documentation and provides subsequent support and training for users.
- Ensures network security, reports on, investigates and fixes network faults.
- Creates users' accounts and provides troubleshooting service to users.
- Monitors performance and makes recommendations concerning network quality..
- Implements and evaluates new networking environments, including software and hardware.
Knowledge
Customer and Personal Service
Computers and Electronics
Education and Training
Telecommunications
English Language
Engineering and Technology
Mathematics
Administration and Management
Skills
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Learning Strategies
Writing
Speaking
Monitoring
Information Technology Professionals
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of tasks.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
6.01%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£18,631
Entry
£48,667
Median
£80,346
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Manages and develops the content and operation of websites, monitors traffic, and ensures the functionality of websites and web servers.
- Organises training for users and prepares documentation on IT systems.
- Meets with clients to determine their requirements and designs, tests and installs new systems to meet client's needs.
- Provides support to organisations in the operation of their IT software, hardware and networks.
IT Operations Technicians
IT operations technicians are responsible for the day-to-day running of IT systems and networks including the preparation of back-up systems, and for performing regular checks to ensure the smooth functioning of such systems.
Requirements: Level 3 NVQ; A Levels
Opportunities
5.6%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£20,061
Entry
£28,836
Median
£44,820
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Acts as a liaison between users, outside suppliers, and other technical teams.
- Performs server backup and recovery operations and restarts systems following outages.
- Identifies problems, agrees remedial action and undertakes emergency maintenance if required.
- Analyses systems and makes recommendations to improve performance.
- Schedules and performs system maintenance tasks, such as loading user applications, programs and data.
- Configures and sets up new server systems.
- Administers, monitors and supports internal/external networks, servers, email and security systems.
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
English Language
Skills
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Active Learning
Writing
Speaking
Monitoring
Active Listening
IT User Support Technicians
IT user support technicians are responsible for providing technical support, advice and guidance for internal/external users of IT systems and applications, either directly or by telephone, e-mail or other network interaction.
Requirements: Level 3 NVQ; A Levels
Opportunities
5.7%
RISE in employment in 5 years
What could you earn
£21,743
Entry
£33,853
Median
£53,856
Potential
Typical Tasks
- Reports on commonly occurring queries to detect underlying problems.
- Maintains a log of work in progress, calls received, actions taken and problems detected.
- Researches possible solutions in user guides, technical manuals and other documents.
- Refers more complex or intractable problems to appropriate IT professionals.
- Facilitates user access to systems.
- Installs and upgrades hardware, cables, operating systems and/or appropriate software.
- Advises users on how to resolve hardware and software problems.
- Provides technical support to IT users.
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
Customer and Personal Service
Clerical
English Language
Telecommunications
Engineering and Technology
Skills
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Writing
Active Learning
Monitoring
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