Course length:
                                                   1 6 hours per week for over 2 years.
                        Entry requirements:
                                                   You need to have 4 or 5 GCSEs at Grades A-C or an Intermediate
                                                   GNVQ. (4 merits at least).
                                                   Mature students are encouraged to apply and will be considered; if they
                                                   can prove that they have the ability to meet the course contents and
                                                   demonstrate the ability to successfully complete the course.
                        Course content:
                                                   Year 1 units: Information Technology Systems, Using Information
                                                   Technology, Organisation & IT, Software, Systems Analysis & Systems
                                                   Design Methods, Computer Graphics, Multi-media, Information
                                                   Technology Project, Database Development.
                                                   Year 2 units: Computational methods, Procedural Program Design,
                                                   Communication and Networking, Operating Systems and Technical
                                                   Support, Procedural Program Production, Computers in an Information
                                                   Society, Object Orientated Programming, Using Application Software.
                        Assessment:
                                                   1. Continuous assessment through Portfolio
                                                   2. Tests.
                        Progression:
                                                   Higher education programme or employment