Hillsborough College
Jan 02, 2016
Hillsborough College
IT Facilities•10 purpose-built well-equipped IT rooms
•Networking lab
•Industry standard packages
•CoVE
•Community centres
What’s available at the Sheffield College
Full time programme
Part time programme
Vendor Qualifications
Levels 1 to 4
What’s available at 16+?
Level 4 Foundation Degree Applied ComputingLevel 3 Vocational GCE Applied ICT A levels ICT & Computer Studies National Diploma (IT Practitioners) AccessLevel 2 National Certificate
BTEC First DiplomaLevel 1 ECDL CLAIT
National Certificate in IT
• 1 year Full Time (Level 2)• Equivalent to 4 GCSE grades A* - C• Entry requires 4 GCSE’s at grade D with a
D/E profile in Maths and English Language
or Foundation Certificate at Level 1• Progress to Level 3 courses
National Certificate in IT
• Four compulsory + two optional units• Investigate the IT Industry• System Operations and IT skills for
Industry• Hardware and Systems Installation• Customer Support
Vocational GCE Applied ICT
• 2 years Full Time : Level 3• Equivalent to 2 ‘A’ levels• Need 4 GCSE’s C or above, including Maths
or English with minimum D in the other• Progression to Degree, HND or job (user or
technician)
Vocational GCE Applied ICT
• Problem Solving Using ICT
• Intro to Programming
• System Specification and Configuration
• Numerical Modelling Using Spreadsheets
• Database Design
A Levels ICT & Computer Studies
• Studied alongside 2 or 3 other AS/2 levels for Full Time students
• 5 GCSE’s grade C or above inc. Maths & English• First year complete AS level• Second year upgrade AS level into Full A Level
A Levels ICT & Computer Studies
AS Units• Information Systems and Communication• Structured Practical ICT Tasks *• Practical Applications of ICT
A2 Units• Communications Technology and its Applications• ICT Project *• ICT Systems and System Management
* Coursework (the others are external exams)
Foundation Degree Applied Computing
• Full Time (2 years, 3 days per week)• Part Time (3 years, Afternoon Evening)• level 3 qualification in IT-related subject & GCSE Maths & English at least grade C needed
Foundation Degree Applied Computing
• Professional project
• Applied data modelling
• Database design and implementation
• Requirements analysis and architectures
• Network server configuration
Computing Access
• To prepare adults to return to education• 2 – 3 days per week• Must be over 19 years of age• Need GCSE Maths and English at grade C or
above, and an interest in IT• Progress to a degree course at SHU or the
College’s Foundation Degree
Computing Access
• Hardware / Software / Networking
• Programming / Problem Solving
• Spreadsheets / Databases
• Basic study skills in Communications and Numeracy
Joe Clarke
Curriculum ManagerHillsborough CollegeLivesey StSheffield S6 2ETTel: 0114 260 2213eMail: [email protected]: www.sheffcol.ac.uk