Knowledge
The knowledge portion will be completed in academy for a total of 23 weeks attended, 46 weeks total.
This is a City and Guilds diploma:
K3 - Diploma For ICT Professionals (Systems and Principles) (QCF)
K3a 600/6124/8 City & Guilds (120 credits needed)
Note that work is assessed as being either pass, merit or distinction. The assessment criteria in each assignment will make it very clear how you will be able to achieve a distinction.
There are three "strands" to the knowledge modules. This means that they can be customised to suit three roles:
- Technical Support
- Software Development - OOP/ Procedural
- Applications Tester
The green units below will be assessed in workshops that will allow you to demonstrate your skills and knowledge according to your role.
Knowledge Units for Technical Support400 – Project Management
401 – Effective Communications in Business
402 – Systems Development
403 – Personal and Professional development
404 – Business Skills for e-Commerce
413 – Emerging Technologies
428 – Systems Analysis and Design
345 – Principles of ICT and System Security
408 – Data Communications and Networks
| Knowledge Units for Software Development400 – Project Management
401 – Effective Communications in Business
402 – Systems Development
403 – Personal and Professional development
404 – Business Skills for e-Commerce
413 – Emerging Technologies
428 – Systems Analysis and Design
345 – Principles of ICT and System Security
421/ 423 – OOP or Procedural Programming
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Knowledge for Applications Tester400 – Project Management
401 – Effective Communications in Business
402 – Systems Development
403 – Personal and Professional development
404 – Business Skills for e-Commerce
413 – Emerging Technologies
428 – Systems Analysis and Design
345 – Principles of ICT and System Security
426 – Software Application Testing
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Key Red= Mandatory Blue = Additional Green = Based on role
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Knowledge Specifications
The unit specifications documents are essential. They define all learning outcomes for the units (what you should learn) and link directly to the assignments. Ensure that you read through your units to gain an understanding of what the unit covers, it learning outcomes and reflect on how you might meet or exceed the criteria.
Competence
This is an Edexcel diploma:
C1 - Diploma in Professional Competence for IT and Telecoms Professionals C1b 501/1292/2 Pearson Edexcel (80 credits needed)
As this is competency it is assessed as either pass or fail. It is evidencing your competency in the workplace, therefore you are either competent or your are not.
As these are competency units it is possible to be much for flexible and assign units that match you and your role better. Here are examples that match the strands defined above in the knowledge portion of your apprenticeship.
Competence Units for Technical Support
Competence Units for Software Developer
Competence Units for Applications Tester
Competence Specifications
The EdExcel competency specification document can be found below. Note that this document contains all units at level 2, 3, and 4. Make sure that you reference the correct level for the unit. It might be beneficial to compare a level 4 unit to the level 3 equivalent to gain an understanding of the difference.
