Digital Technologies

You will be able to study the following qualifications and pathways in this subject:

• Level 1 IT (1 Year)
• Level 2 Digital Technologies (1 year)
• Level 3 Digital Skills for Work (1 year)

This course will prepare you for an exciting career in the Digital, IT and Creative industry. If you want to achieve a progression towards a professional career in IT, working with IT technologies in employment or continuing education in Computing and Information Technology these courses will support your future. Our Level 2 provision prepares you for T Level course and our Digital Skills for work Level 3 is a 1 year course for those aiming at employment after leaving college. With work expeirence projects and support with your next step applications.

You will develop specialist skills such as programming, developing software, creating applications and websites, and games development. You will explore new and exciting technologies such as AI and machine learning, all carried out in our programming labs, studios and workshops. You will learn how to programme using specialist software, such as Microsoft Visual Studio, Adobe Creative Suite, IDLE, Python, C#, Java and Notepad++.  

We will support you with work experience and our tutors have industry links with many relevant employers. We also invite employers and organisations into college to offer projects and tasks. Industry masterclasses are on offer, and guest speakers from your industry specialism will come in to offer work projects, which will broaden your understanding of different career routes within Digital.

Level 1 assessment is based on assignment and digital portfolio evidence. 

Levels 2 and 3 assessment includes project and college set assignments. You will also have industry placements and employer-set projects

These courses offer routes to employment or further study. 

Digiital skills are valued across a number of industries and valued by employers.