Cloud Computing
Entry requirements
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE in English and Maths A* to C grade and/or 9 to 4 GCSE level profile that demonstrates strong performance in a relevant subject or an adequate performance in more than one GCSE subject. This profile is likely to be supported by GCSE grades at 9 to 4.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
BTEC Level 3 qualification in Computing/IT
UCAS Tariff
About this course
The Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Cloud Computing is a one-year course to enable you to demonstrate a sound knowledge of the foundational concepts of cloud computing, including hands-on practical experience and with specific emphasis on roles in cloud support, cyber security and software development.
The course provides you with the opportunity to be able to communicate accurately and appropriately and gain the qualities needed for employment. You will broaden your experience and meet the challenging targets within the cloud computing industry.
You’ll learn from a well-rounded curriculum in cloud computing. The knowledge and skills acquired on the programme link directly to the vocational context and will give you the range of practical and technical skills required by the specialist industries. These include (but are not exclusive to): cloud infrastructure, cloud development and cloud security theory and practice.
The course is highly focused and designed to equip you with the skills you will need to work within the many areas of the cloud computing industry. In today’s businesses demand for the ability to have cloud-based computer systems, which operate on a global scale provide an opportunity for you to acquire careers in a growing and exciting industry.
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Blackburn College
Business, Health and Technology
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