Hillsborough College

Hillsborough College

IT Facilities•10 purpose-built well-equipped IT rooms

•Networking lab

•Industry standard packages

•CoVE

•Community centres

What’s available at the Sheffield College

Full time programme

Part time programme

Vendor Qualifications

Levels 1 to 4

What’s available at 16+?

Level 4 Foundation Degree Applied ComputingLevel 3 Vocational GCE Applied ICT A levels ICT & Computer Studies National Diploma (IT Practitioners) AccessLevel 2 National Certificate

BTEC First DiplomaLevel 1 ECDL CLAIT

National Certificate in IT

• 1 year Full Time (Level 2)• Equivalent to 4 GCSE grades A* - C• Entry requires 4 GCSE’s at grade D with a

D/E profile in Maths and English Language

or Foundation Certificate at Level 1• Progress to Level 3 courses

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

Vocational GCE Applied ICT

• 2 years Full Time : Level 3• Equivalent to 2 ‘A’ levels• Need 4 GCSE’s C or above, including Maths

or English with minimum D in the other• Progression to Degree, HND or job (user or

technician)

Vocational GCE Applied ICT

• Problem Solving Using ICT

• Intro to Programming

• System Specification and Configuration

• Numerical Modelling Using Spreadsheets

• Database Design

A Levels ICT & Computer Studies

• Studied alongside 2 or 3 other AS/2 levels for Full Time students

• 5 GCSE’s grade C or above inc. Maths & English• First year complete AS level• Second year upgrade AS level into Full A Level

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)

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

Foundation Degree Applied Computing

• Professional project

• Applied data modelling

• Database design and implementation

• Requirements analysis and architectures

• Network server configuration

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

College’s Foundation Degree

Computing Access

• Hardware / Software / Networking

• Programming / Problem Solving

• Spreadsheets / Databases

• Basic study skills in Communications and Numeracy

Joe Clarke

Curriculum ManagerHillsborough CollegeLivesey StSheffield S6 2ETTel: 0114 260 2213eMail: joe.clarke@sheffcol.ac.ukWeb: www.sheffcol.ac.uk