1. Hillsborough College

2. IT Facilities 10 purpose-built well-equipped IT rooms Networking lab Industry standard packages CoVE Community centres

3. What’s available at the Sheffield College Full time programme Part time programme Vendor Qualifications Levels 1 to 4

4. What’s 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. Vocational GCE Applied ICT Problem Solving Using ICT Intro to Programming System Specification and Configuration Numerical Modelling Using Spreadsheets Database Design

9. 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

10. 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)

11. 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

12. Foundation Degree Applied Computing Professional project Applied data modelling Database design and implementation Requirements analysis and architectures Network server configuration

13. 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

14. Computing Access Hardware / Software / Networking Programming / Problem Solving Spreadsheets / Databases Basic study skills in Communications and Numeracy

15. Joe Clarke Curriculum Manager Hillsborough College Livesey St Sheffield S6 2ET Tel: 0114 260 2213 eMail: joe.clarke@sheffcol.ac.uk Web: www.sheffcol.ac.uk