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Digital : IT Digital Software Development- T-Level

T Level (Level 3)

Digital Software Development t level

Availability & Details

Digital: IT Digital Software Development - T Level SF1-ICTETL/P01

Venue
South Downs Campus

Type of study
T Levels

Dates
Academic Year 2026-27 (2 years)

Examination board
Generic award - no awarding body

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Overview

This two-year course has been developed in collaboration with employers and businesses to meet the needs of industry and prepare you for the world of work. Employers involved in designing the T Level include Fujitsu, IBM and Cap Gemini.

Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English Language and Mathematics.

Year 1:Students will be introduced to computer programming in Python where they will workon a series of mini projects to develop their problem-solving and analysis skills to identify solutions that can be developed into computer programs. Students will be expected to solve realistic problems and understand their business context. Students will also gain an appreciation of emerging technology and innovation and the legislation that surrounds the Digital sector. Data analysis is introduced as well as consideration of Digital environments such as physical, virtual and cloud.Year 2:The second year will see students taking on larger software development projects where within a business context they will gain the skills to produce a proposal for their own digital solution identifying risks, functional, and nonfunctional requirements. To meet their proposed requirements students will then create technical designs for their user interfaces, data and algorithms. Students will then further develop their programming skills to build and test their proposed application using a variety of software whilst gaining an understanding of user and technical requirements.

Exam, industrial placement, work-based project, synoptic assessment.

On successful completion of this course, you could progress directly into employment, begin further study with digital-related degree programmes or specialisms like cyber security.Progression could include roles such as: Apprentice software developer Apprentice automated test developer Apprentice digital project manager IT support technicianStudents have also progressed onto degrees to study Computer Science, AI and Software Engineering.  


I overcame a couple of barriers by working really hard to get the top grades. My experience was really good, with the course and the lecturers, the residentials and activities, together it was all really good. I had really great teaching support, I could always go to the lecturers and speak to them if I needed to.

David Stenning, Public Services student

I’m really happy and pleased with my grades. I really loved my time at the college, I have also made lots of friends, it’s a really nice place to be, I don’t want to leave.

Lauren Piper, A Level student

There are lots of people at the college, each studying a diverse range of courses, people from all different areas come to study here, it creates a sense of community, there is a huge social aspect to college life across all courses.

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