Certificate Level 5 Extended Information Technology

Progression routes

• Level 6 Diploma in related area
• Final year of a HE qualification/degree in related area (subject to acceptance by the awarding institution).Employment in an associated profession.

Qualification Overview

The rationale for the qualification is that it provides a career path for learners who wish to develop a broad base of knowledge and skills that will enable them to work in a variety of roles n the IT industry, notably in .NET programming, system administration and network security. Learners will also learn about entrepreneurship in a techno environment. The qualification is flexible in that it offers elective choices of networking, web design or e-commerce – the latter being much in demand in modern business.

The technical skills and knowledge delivered through the successful achievement of the qualification are required and recognised internationally. The diploma is accredited at Level 5 and has a total equivalence of 60 ECTS.

Units Level 4

Core Units

• Computer Systems
• Information Technology and IT Ethics
• Mathematics and Statistics for IT
• PC Maintenance and Operating Systems
• Computer Graphics Editing and Database Concepts

Elective Units

• Logical IT Networking
• Physical IT Networking
• Web Programming
• Web Design
• Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• Programming Concepts and Java for Android Programming

Units Level 5

Core Units

• Technopreneurship
• Network Security
• C#.NET Programming
• System Administration
• Elective Units

Optional (Select 2)

• Network Routing and Switching
• Network Design and Administration
• Content Management Systems
• Web Design
• Business to Business (B2B) E-commerce
• Business to Consumer (B2C) E-commerce

ECTS: 120

Level: 5