This qualification give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills that they need to prepare for employment, career development opportunities for those already in work, and through articulation to higher education, degree and professional development programmes provide progression opportunities within the same cognate or related areas of study within universities and other institutions.
The Edexcel BTEC Diploma in IT is a 120-credit and 720-guided-learning-hour (GLH) qualification that consists of 3 mandatory units plus optional units that provide for a combined total of 120 credits (where at least 90 credits must be at Level 3 or above). A maximum of 30 credits of specialist units and 40 credits of vendor units may count towards the optional credit allowance.
| Course Code: | NE32D | Fee EU/Local Students €2,500 Exam fee: €35/module Minimum of 12 Modules (10 credits each)for this award |
International Students €3,950/annum |
| Duration: | 1 years |
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| Start Dates: 2 intakes/yr | February 6th |
September/October | |
| Entry Requirement: | Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years old |
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This course is ideal if you:
Syllabus Topics
Compulsory Units:
Optional Units:
Unit Assessment
Assessment takes the form of written assignments, observations, in-class tests, verbal assessment and projects
To gain the unit, learners must achieve, as a minimum, the Pass grade; the Pass grade is in effect the gaining of the credit for the unit, and this contributes to the overall qualification grade. All units must be passes within the rules of combination to achieve the overall qualification.
The table below shows the number of points scored per credit at the unit level and grade
| Level | Points per credit | ||
| Pass | Merit | Distinction | |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Learners who achieve the correct number of points within the ranges shown in the 'qualification grade' tables below will achieve the qualification Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction* grades (or combinations of these grades appropriate to the qualification).
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