IT and Computing

You will learn to design algorithms, use logical reasoning to debug errors, create programmes, and understand the differences between data and information.

Your progression route

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The IT and Computing industry is a strong employer in the South East, so you’re well placed for job opportunities, work experience, and career prospects. Key growth areas are social and digital media, cyber-security, games design, website development, and cloud/ mobile technologies. 

The IT industry is constantly evolving and developing in new and innovative ways. This pathway will provide you with a broad introduction to the world of IT, allowing you to develop your knowledge and understanding of the contribution technology makes to modern life. You will develop your knowledge and skills in a creative and enjoyable way, combining academic learning with hands-on experience.

Our Digital Software Development T Level focuses on the digital industry and aims to give you the essential knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to any digital occupation. It combines classroom learning and an extended industry placement where you'll gain invaluable skills that employers are looking for. You could progress to roles such as: web developer, web designer, computer games developer, IT business analyst, software developer, app developer or digital marketer.

You’ll be able to put everything you have learnt into practice with a substantial industry placement of around 45 days. You’ll be given an amazing opportunity to work with an employer while you study, gaining invaluable skills that employers are looking for.

At Activate Learning colleges, you can progress from Level 1 (Foundation), all the way to a university-level qualification at City of Oxford College (South Central Institute of Technology).

Key growth areas within the IT and computing industry include social and digital media, data protection, cyber security, games design, website development, and cloud/mobile technologies.

You can progress from this pathway into a variety of jobs, including helpdesk operator, business analyst, senior IT manager, or director of IT operations.

Whether you’re an artist who wants to develop your skillset in a digital format or you want to learn the basics of coding through event-based code, Games Development is here to help you achieve your goals. You’ll learn a mixture of work skills in the entertainment technology industry as well as specific craft-based learning, such as the creation of animations and websites.

Future job opportunities from the Games Development career pathway include Games Programmer, Designer, Coder, Producer, Animator, Audio Engineer, Tester, IT Technical Support, and many more!

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Foundation Business and IT Pathway

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Wayne, Computing Level 3 If you go to the teachers with a problem, they’ll help you but they also encourage you to work off your own initiative. It teaches you more responsibility but if you have a problem or a question, the help is there if you need it.
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