Digital and Technology Solutions Professional
Our three-year, Digital Technology Solutions Professional Apprenticeship programme develops the higher-level skills and behaviours required to create confident and capable digital and technology professionals.
The programme is designed for current or aspiring practitioners in the IT related areas covered by the apprenticeships standard for Digital and Technology Solutions Professional. Within this context, it is designed for professionals who provide technology enabled solutions to internal and/or external customers in a range of areas including software, business and systems analysis, cyber security, data analysis and network infrastructure.
The apprenticeship is taught at either High Wycombe Campus or Uxbridge Campus and successful apprentices will gain a BSc (Hons) in Digital and Technology Solutions.
Current levy funding required for the programme is £25,000 starting September 2020.
Our Digital Technology Solutions Professional Apprenticeship programmes include the following core modules which focus on the development of personal and professional skills within the workplace context:
- Investigating Work-based Learning and Self-review
- Understanding Reflective Practice and Enquiry-based Learning
- Action Inquiry in the Workplace Context
- Organisation Skills and Behaviours
- Synoptic Project
You can download the programme specification and visit the government's website for the full standards from the government's website.
Read about our first cohort of apprentices starting on their tailor-made degree apprenticeship.
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Read about what inspired Kavita to take an apprenticeship in software development with Sky.
To reserve places for your employees contact: Min Jenkin at min.jenkin@bucks.ac.uk or call 01296 744 202.
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- Business Intelligence
- Database Design
- Business Modelling
- Data Warehousing
- Cloud Computing (AWS Accredited)
- Big Data
- Web Applications
- Networking
- Project Management
- Change Management
- Data Science
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- Computer Architectures
- Programming Concepts
- Networking
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- Object Oriented Systems Development
- Web Applications
- Software Engineering
- Mobile Systems
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- Enterprise Systems Development
- Design Patterns
- Data Structures and Algorithms
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- Business Analysis
- Database Design
- Business Modelling
- User Experience
- Business Intelligence
- Web Applications
- Networking
- Project Management
- Change Management
- Business Continuity Management
- Cloud Computing (AWS Accredited)
- Benefits Management and Measurement
