Cambridge Technical Diploma in IT

This course is for you if you want to gain relevant skills for employment and/or progression in Computing and Information Technology.

Students will be invited to attend an informal interview which will support your application.

This course provides an opportunity to gain broad knowledge of the IT sector. You will develop a wide-ranging understanding of hardware, cybersecurity, networking and emerging technologies. This hands-on course will introduce you to a variety of subjects that will allow you to understand how IT is used in industry. You will replicate an IT technician?s role in discovering how computer components work, installing them in systems, fault finding and configuring them in a network.

You will attend our training centre for two days a week.You will network with other learners, share practice and access different resources to support your learning including dedicated teaching laboratories, laptops, desktops, tablets and textbooks. Your Tutor will support you throughout the course and you will be provided with a detailed course programme. Assessed through exams, centre assessed units and a synoptic assessment. Achievement is graded at Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction*.

Resources are supplied

Assessed through exams, centre assessed units and a synoptic assessment. Achievement is graded at Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction*

As a qualified IT technician you can expect on average a starting salary of ?22,000 and can go up to ?70,000 depending on your experience and which part of the sector you work in. Jobs are varied and include roles such as Network Engineer, Network Technician, Systems Engineer, Network Administrator, Infrastructure Technician, Help Desk Technician, first or second line support. In Plymouth there are a high number of businesses who recruit newly skilled Technicians annually.