AAQ BTEC National in Computing (Extended Certificate)

The Pearson Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification BTEC National in Computing gives students opportunities to develop the core knowledge, skills and understanding that underpin computer programming and to develop computational thinking and programming skills that will enable them to solve problems. Students will explore the critical components that safeguard information systems and data and will acquire knowledge and skills to comprehend and apply security and encryption principles and practices to computer networks in various situations. Students will also have the opportunity to examine the underlying principles of human-computer interaction (HCI) and develop a HCI solution to meet the requirements of a given brief. Students will draw synoptically on their programming learning and computational thinking skills to manage the development of a software solution to a problem.

Units such as:

Programming fundamentals, Computer network security and encryption, human computer interaction, practical programming

Mixture of external examinations and internally assessed units (where you will create a product on the computers)

It would be beneficial if you studied ICT / iMedia or Computer Science at KS4

Roles like programmers, software developers, web designers and developers, go into Cyber security, networking, robotics engineering, Computer Science at University or as an apprenticeship.