This single unit qualification is designed for learners to learn about cybercrime. They will understand routine protective methods used to maintain cybersecurity including the principles of vulnerability and penetration testing and user access control.
Initial assessment.
No previous formal qualifications are required.
Learners are required to produce a portfolio of evidence.
Study further by taking a Level 1 or 2 full time IT qualification.
Students who achieve this qualification and progress to higher level IT study could progress to a range of careers in the IT and Digital Industries, including:
- Software Development Technician
- Web Developer
- Application Developer
- Mobile App Developer
- Games Developer
- Software Developer
- Junior Application Support Analyst
- Programmer
- Assistant Programmer
- Automated Test Developer.
On-site, in-class study.
Learners will be taught by an IT specialist lecturer, in PC suites equipped with all required software applications.
The classes will include both theory and practical work allowing learners to learn and develop a broad range of cybersecurity-related skills.
If you will be aged 19 or older on 31 August in the year you begin your studies and have been resident in the UK/EU/EEA for the past 3 years, you may be eligible for fee remission to cover your course fees, depending on your circumstances. For more information on fee remission, please click here.
You may be eligible for financial help to support with books, travel, course materials and childcare costs â please click here for more information.
