This is a specialist vocational programme with a strong work related emphasis. The qualification provides a thorough grounding in the key concepts and practical skills required in the software development sector with international recognition by employers allowing progression direct into employment or onto a degree. It covers the following topics: computer systems, systems analysis and design, networking technologies, management of projects, business skills for ecommerce, database design concepts, procedural programming, data analysis and design, employability and professional development, software application testing, office solutions development, quality systems in IT, human computer interaction, website design, data structures and algorithms and project design.