BTEC National Diploma for IT Practitioners (Level 3)
The units of study will cover 3 distinct strands which include ICT, Computing and Business Information. The course is designed for students who are interested in acquiring an in-depth knowledge of these subject areas.
The units are a combination of theory and practical work but all units will require you to use ICT to present your evidence. Each unit studied will have an assignment which will involve you presenting a variety of evidence. You will have the opportunity to use a variety of standard software packages to present your evidence. This may include websites, presentations, reports, brochures/leaflets etc.
It is important that you have a lively and enquiring mind, an interest in ICT/Computing, a willingness to explore new ideas and the ability to communicate your ideas clearly in a variety of styles. You must be motivated to work unsupervised during study time and work hard to develop you portfolio.