Level 3 Certificate / Diploma in ICT Systems and Principles
Digital and ICT
Level 3 Certificate / Diploma in ICT Systems and Principles
Price £1200
Certificate Price £840
Diploma Price £1200
Things you need to know
Certificate
Qualification number (QN): 601/6357/4
Aim reference: 60163574
Total Qualification Time (TQT): 240
Guided learning hours(GLH): 180
Credit value: 24
Level:3
Assessment requirements: internally assessed and externally moderated portfolio of evidence
Diploma
Qualification number (QN): 601/6358/6
Aim reference: 60163586
Total Qualification Time (TQT): 370
Guided learning hours (GLH):270
Credit value: 37
Level:3
Assessment requirements: internally assessed and externally moderated portfolio of evidence
About these qualifications
Level 3 Certificate / Diploma in ICT Systems and Principles
These are regulated qualifications. The regulated numbers for these qualifications are 601/6357/4, 601/6358/6.
These qualifications are suitable for use within a Study Programme.
These qualifications maybe eligible for funding.
Aims and objectives of these qualifications
These qualifications aim to:
prepare learners for employment in the IT and Telecoms sector
enable entry to higher learning.
The objectives of these qualifications are to help learners to:
develop a range of skills and attributes essential for success in working life
acquire the knowledge and understanding required for employment or career progression in the IT and Telecoms sector
contribute their knowledge and understanding to the related Level 3 qualifications in Professional Competence
progress to other related general and/or vocational qualifications.
Progression opportunities
Learners who achieve these qualifications could progress to:
employment in the IT sector
Level 4 Diploma in Computing and Systems Development.
They may also be useful to learners studying qualifications in the following sector:
Information and Communication Technology.
The Level 3 Certificate and Diploma in ICT Systems and Principles contain a number of optional units which have the same titles but are at different levels and have different GLH and credits attached. In these cases, learners should only choose one of the units. See below for a full list of the affected units:
Title Level Credit UnitReference
Learners should only choose one of the following units
Computer systems 2 10 H/601/3255
Computer systems 3 10 M/601/7261
Learners should only choose one of the following units
Software testing 2 6 J/601/3510
Software testing 3 9 L/601/3511
Learners should only choose one of the following units
Telecommunications
principles 2 7 J/601/3295
Telecommunications 3 10 D/601/3254
principles
Learners should only choose one of the following units
Systems architecture 2 6 M/601/3503
Systems architecture 3 10 T/601/3504
Group A optional units
Unit title
Communication and employability skills for IT
Communication technologies
IT technical support
Maintaining computer systems
Computer systems
Communications equipment installation techniques
e-Commerce
Networking principles
Impact of the use of IT on business systems
Web development
Software testing
Software design fundamentals
Systems analysis and design
Information systems
Mathematicsfor IT practitioners
Advanced data representation and manipulation for IT
Networked systems security
Managing networks
Core network techniques
Computer networks
Principles of ICT system and data security
Health and safety in the engineering workplace
Principles and applications of electronic devices and circuits
Electrical and electronic principles
Communications for engineering technicians
Fault diagnosis and maintenance of communications equipment
Telephony voice systems operation
Telecommunications principles
Systems architecture
Project planning with IT
An introduction to communication technologies
An introduction to telephony systems
Communicating in the IT industry
Working in the IT industry
Presenting information using IT
Project planning using IT
Computer systems
Systems architecture
IT support
IT fault diagnosis and remedy
Telecommunications principles
Telecommunications technology
Mobile communications technology
Principles of ICT system and data security
Networking principles
Setting up an IT network
Data representation and manipulation for IT
Mathematics for IT
Software testing
Web fundamentals
Supporting organisations with IT
Doing business online
Principles of BOWMAN digitization
Supervise BOWMAN equipment
Manage BOWMAN equipment
Operate BOWMAN equipment
Manage BOWMAN signals training
Telecommunications systems
Communications workshop practice
Access network techniques and applications
Install and configure ICT equipment and operating systems
Install, configure and upgrade ICT software
These qualifications are designed to prepare learners for employment in the IT and Telecoms sector, or for a specific area of work within the IT and Telecoms industry.
There are no specific recommended prior learning requirements for these qualifications. However, learners may find it helpful if they’ve already achieved a Level 2 qualification.
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