You could develop your skills, improve your self-confidence and restart your career in Computing.
This Certificate of Higher Education course is designed to give you the tools to apply and transfer your skills into the workplace. It will give you the confidence to anticipate problems and find solutions; work independently and with other people; and plan things out before you start and complete the things that you’ve started. All the skills employers look for.
This programme is only available to Home applicants.
Course Overview
The programme is specifically created in its content and flexible delivery to give you the confidence to anticipate problems and find solutions, to work independently and with other people, to plan things out before you start.
Why choose this course?
Internationally recognised certificate
Develop the key skills and knowledge you need to progress in your career.
Work with friendly, experienced, practice-led tutors who will guide you through every step of the process.
Join a learning community that will become a business network for life.
Course Modules
Analysing and Solving Problems
Evaluate a problem and formulate requirements and constraints.
Analyse a problem and produce a logical solution
Computer Architecture and Operating Systems
Determine the essential characteristics and concepts behind computer systems and components, number systems, data capacities and transfer speeds, in the context of typical PC hardware and networking environments.
Demonstrate an understanding of general Operating System concepts.
Introduction to Web and Database Concepts
Demonstrate a systematic understanding and application of the fundamental concepts, technologies, and standards required for building and rendering web pages.
Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the underlying concepts of data and databases, and the methodology of database design. Apply appropriate systems investigation and analysis techniques to design and implement relational database solutions.
Learning in the Digital Era
Demonstrate the foundational skills required to be a resilient and healthy independent learner.
Practise the principles of learning agility
Use suitable technology to support and enhance their learning experience within the discipline area
Networks and Cyber Security Essentials
Develop fundamental understanding of network basics in terms of architecture, devices, application and protocols.
Demonstrate systematic understanding of security policies and measures to mitigate internal and external attacks and threats in a network.
Software Solutions for Business
Knowledge and skills to use software packages and applications to support day-to-day business operations.
Ability to create, present and communicate information in a structured and managed way at their workplace.
Key Information
Term
Teaching Period
Assessment Period (outside teaching period)
Term Break
Sep 2022
12/09/2022 - 20/11/2022
21/11/2022 - 04/12/2022
05/12/2022 - 15/01/2023
Jan 2023
16/01/2023 - 26/03/2023
27/03/2023 - 09/04/2023
10/04/2023 - 14/05/2023
May 2023
15/05/2023 - 23/07/2023
24/07/2023 - 06/08/2023
07/08/2023 - 10/09/2023
Career Opportunities and Employability
What is Computing Skills for the Workplace Level 4 Course about?
This Certificate of Higher Education course is designed to give you the tools to apply and transfer your skills into the workplace. It will give you the confidence to anticipate problems and find solutions; work independently and with other people; and plan things out before you start and complete the things that you’ve started. All the skills employers look for.