Digital Technologies HTQ / HNC
Delivered at Bury College, this course equips students with the computing skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the ever-evolving digital industries.
Why study Digital Technologies?
- Three specialist pathways available, covering Cyber Security and Cloud Networking, Software Development and Programming, and Games and Animation, with the opportunity to gain additional professional qualifications including CISCO and UNITY.
- Topics covered include programming, networking and security, database design, artificial intelligence, big data and game development, assessed through coursework, presentations and practical activities.
- On completion, progress into roles including software developer, web developer, network engineer, cyber security engineer or games designer, or top up to a full BSc (Hons) degree at university.
What is an HNC?
- A Higher National Certificate is a nationally recognised Level 4 qualification, equivalent to the first year of a degree, completed over one year of full-time study.
- The course is validated by Pearson Education and all Higher Education courses at Bury College are fully accredited by an awarding body.
- On completion, you can progress directly into employment or continue onto a full BSc (Hons) top-up degree, including a direct route to the BSc (Hons) Games Design and Production at the University of Salford.
Institutes of Technology will provide you with:
- Well-designed, ambitious and enjoyable courses and programmes and accredited higher technical qualifications that are valued by employers and prepare you well to progress into higher-level “good” jobs and/or higher-level learning
- Clear information advice and guidance, prior to entry to your course or programme, through a range of information and activities. To help you to consider and plan your own learning journey into and through higher technical education, whatever your starting point and aspirations
- A learning experience that improves and develops the wider professional and personal skills you need for higher level job roles and lifelong higher-level learning
- Support for you to overcome any barriers which might get in the way of your learning, with flexible personalised options that enable you to balance learning with work and wider responsibilities
- Multiple opportunities, throughout your course or programme, to work with a range of employers, including those in your locality to enable you to develop the professional, high-level technical and wider skills needed to be successful in your chosen career pathway
- High quality digitally enabled environments, with cutting edge industry standard equipment, that enables you to gain hands-on experience and technical skills to support you to progress directly into industry
- Teachers and support staff who are skilled education professionals with high level and relevant industry knowledge in their sector/subject area who can support you to develop your own professional practice, industry knowledge and higher-level skills
- Opportunity for you to reflect on and give feedback on your learning experience to help us to ensure we deliver high quality courses/programmes that are of high value to you and others
- Support to progress your own career pathway to higher level jobs and/or learning, relevant to your future career aspirations and to develop your skills in managing your own professional career journey
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