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IT BTEC Level 3 Certificate

  • Course Level: BTEC Level 3 Certificate
  • Qualification: BTec L3 C
  • Awarded By: EDEX REG

Introduction to course

The department has a team of very experienced teaching staff with a wealth of industrial experience to help you succeed. The College has excellent IT facilities. Dedicated classrooms have been totally refurbished to a very high specification. The rooms all have digital projectors, interactive whiteboards and brand new state-of-the-art computers with flat screens.

Course Details

This course focuses on aspects of the use of ICT within employment and will give you a thorough grounding in a range of generic IT skills. Whilst it’s not essential to have any previous ICT qualifications, those of you who have studied ICT at GCSE or DIDA level will be familiar with the basic concepts.  

During the course you will learn about the principles of effective communication, using IT to communicate effectively, the software and hardware components of computer systems and how to set up and maintain such systems. You will also be encouraged to think about how businesses use ICT and the differing ICT requirements of organisations.

Entry Requirements

You will need 5 GCSEs with Cs or above in English Language and Mathematics to be considered for a place on this course.

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This course is not suitable with

AS ICT or AS Computing

Course Assessment

You will be assessed through a number of coursework assignments.

Additional Information

In terms of guided learning hours and UCAS points this qualification is the equivalent of one AS Level and can be very usefully incorporated into an A Level programme along with three other AS Levels.


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