School Leaver Course Guide 2023-24
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<strong>Course</strong>s<br />
DIGITAL<br />
TECHNOLOGY.<br />
This is a new type of qualification<br />
that combines a minimum of<br />
315 hours (or 45 days) industry<br />
placement with studying in college.<br />
When you’re on placement, you’ll<br />
spend time with our network of<br />
digital employers, developing your<br />
technical skills, working as part<br />
of a team and gaining valuable<br />
work experience. Past students<br />
have spent time with Mediaworks,<br />
Enigma Interactive, Geek Talent,<br />
Tombola and Hedgehog Lab.<br />
In college, you’ll study concepts,<br />
theories, principles and core skills<br />
relevant to software engineering<br />
including programming concepts,<br />
business context, digital concepts<br />
and environments, agile project<br />
management, system security<br />
and testing methodologies. You’ll<br />
also look at industry standard<br />
knowledge, skills and behaviours in<br />
requirements analysis, designing,<br />
implementing and testing software<br />
solutions.<br />
When you complete the course,<br />
you can step into work, move onto<br />
university or apply for a higher or<br />
degree level apprenticeship.<br />
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