Digital literacy qualifications

For the workforce today, it is essential to have digital know-how in whatever role you undertake.

With the demand for digitally literate employees, all adults regardless of age or ability can now access fully funded qualifications. If you feel left behind, are looking to update your IT skills, or are thinking of making a career change, taking a recognised BCS qualification is a great way to update your skills and give yourself a head start in the jobs market.

Why take one of our courses?

For those with little or no digital skills, learn how to use technology for work safely, gain new skills and build your confidence to be able to work effectively in a digital age of work.

For those with some digital knowledge, upskill to an advanced qualification, recognised by industry to become an expert in your workplace.

Boost your chances in the job market by gaining a globally recognised qualification, that proves your knowledge and digital competence to current and prospective employers.

Through our progression route of learning you can aspire to a better career, become a creditable employee to recruit or retain, and secure your place in the workforce of the future.

BCS qualifications are developed by the professional body for IT dedicated to standards and quality and they are recognised by employers worldwide - you are digitally safe in our hands. Why settle for anything less?

Our range of courses include:

Essential Digital Skills for Work - Funded

Entry level 3 and Level 1 qualifications with full funding for learners in England aged 16 -19 and for adults, aged 19+ (employed or unemployed) with no or low digital skills. The EDSQs are mapped to the Department of Education’s national standards for basic digital literacy and cover all five fundamental skills areas.

ECDL Level 1 & 2 Awards and Certificates - Funded

ECDL is the European Computer Driving Licence, recognised by employers across the world as the benchmark in digital and IT user skills. ECDL is the world’s number one IT user qualification, with over 15 million programmes delivered worldwide.

ICDL Level 3 Advanced Certificate in IT User Skills - Funded

The BCS Level 3 Certificate in IT User Skills (ICDL Advanced) became fully funded from April 2021 for all adults under the ‘Lifetime Skills Guarantee’ for any adult (unemployed or employed) who does not have ‘A’ levels or a full level 3 qualification. The qualifications on this National Skills Fund have been carefully chosen to help adults improve their job prospects and upskill the nation with the digital skills employers, and employees, need.

BCS Higher Education Qualifications (Levels 4, 5 & 6) - UK & International

Choose how you study your BCS higher education qualifications to fit in with your other work-life-family commitments. HEQ is an affordable, modular and flexible programme that allows you to study at a pace to suit you and is examined at degree level. On completion you achieve BCS Professional status MBCS, with post-nominals after your name and a fast-track to Chartered IT Professional.

Coming in 2021

Digital Modular Programme (Level 3 & 4)

This programme of learning will support digital apprentices or can be studied as a standalone qualification for any adult who wishes to specialise in a chosen profession and will comprise one Core Digital module, and a choice of industry-specific supplementary modules in a range of occupational specialisms. More information to come on the first qualifications to be released for: Data Analyst; DevOps; Software Developer; Network Engineer and Digital Marketer.

Want to take an IT qualification?

We have a network of approved centres who can help you find the right BCS qualification for you.

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