Hillsborough College

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Hillsborough College
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IT Facilities

• 10 purpose-built well-equipped IT rooms
• Networking lab
• Industry standard packages

• CoVE
• Community centres

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Whats available at the Sheffield College

• Full time programme
• Part time programme
• Vendor Qualifications
• Levels 1 to 4

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Whats available at 16?

• Level 4 Foundation Degree Applied Computing
• Level 3 Vocational GCE Applied ICT
• A levels ICT Computer Studies
• National Diploma (IT Practitioners)
• Access
• Level 2 National Certificate
• BTEC First Diploma
• Level 1 ECDL CLAIT

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National Certificate in IT

• 1 year Full Time (Level 2)
• Equivalent to 4 GCSE grades A - C
• Entry requires 4 GCSEs at grade D with a D/E
  profile in Maths and English Language
• or Foundation Certificate at Level 1
• Progress to Level 3 courses

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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

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Vocational GCE Applied ICT

• 2 years Full Time Level 3
• Equivalent to 2 A levels
• Need 4 GCSEs C or above, including Maths or
  English with minimum D in the other
• Progression to Degree, HND or job (user or
  technician)

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Vocational GCE Applied ICT

• Problem Solving Using ICT
• Intro to Programming
• System Specification and Configuration
• Numerical Modelling Using Spreadsheets
• Database Design

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A Levels ICT Computer Studies

• Studied alongside 2 or 3 other AS/2 levels for
  Full Time students
• 5 GCSEs grade C or above inc. Maths English
• First year complete AS level
• Second year upgrade AS level into Full A Level

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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)

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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

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Foundation Degree Applied Computing

• Professional project
• Applied data modelling
• Database design and implementation
• Requirements analysis and architectures
• Network server configuration

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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
  Colleges Foundation Degree

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Computing Access

• Hardware / Software / Networking
• Programming / Problem Solving
• Spreadsheets / Databases
• Basic study skills in Communications and Numeracy

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Joe Clarke

• Curriculum Manager
• Hillsborough College
• Livesey St
• Sheffield S6 2ET
• Tel [phone]
• eMail joe.clarke_at_sheffcol.ac.uk
• Web www.sheffcol.ac.uk