Higher Level Apprenticeship in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics

Contact Hours

7 hours' contact time to include practical classes, lectures, workshops or tutorials.

Mandatory Additional Study

Maximum of 3 hours per week average over the academic year.

Personal Study

• 19 hours maximum studying and preparing assessments in your own time per week, including use of online materials.

GCSE English

• GCSE English Language Grade C or above or Pass in Level 2 Essential Skills Literacy

GCSE Maths

• GCSE Mathematics Grade C or above (or university equivalent)

3 Additional GCSE’s

• In addition to Maths and English, three additional GCSE’s at Grade C or above are required

UCAS

A minimum of 48 UCAS points:

• A levels  OR
• Level 3 Diploma

Access Diploma

• Access to Higher Education Diploma with an overall average of 45+%

English Language Requirements for International students:

• Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level
• B2 IELTS 6.0 (minimum of 5.5 in all skills)
• PTE 51 Or an approved equivalent test in English

Equivalent qualifications include:

• Grade C (or above) in GCSE English
• Successful completion of a Level 3 Vocational Programme with assessments completed in English Language
• Essential Skills in Literacy (Level 2)
• ESOL Level 2 

Tier 4 Students:

• SERC will only accept a Secure English Language Test (SELT) for issuing a Certificate of Acceptance for Studies (CAS)

Admissions

• Successful completion of the admissions process

APEL

• Provide evidence of ability to undertake the programme by meeting the requirements for the accreditation of prior experiential learning. Further details on APEL can be found in the admissions section

Students are assessed using a range of different methods. These include examinations, coursework, project-based learning, presentations, practical, posters, leaflets, role-play, and case studies. This is dependent on the requirements of each unit of study. Oral, written and online feedback will be provided during your course to help improve and monitor performance.

Successful completion of this course could lead to either a career in the computing industry or to related degree programmes.  SERC offer a 1 year degree top-up for this programme.

The course provides the opportunity to undertake a placement within the computing industry to assist you in developing real-life experience and practical skills that employers want. You will learn transferable skills such as communication, organisational skills, problem solving and critical thinking which will help you to apply for relevant jobs within the computing industry. The programme is designed to facilitate your development of a range of graduate qualities that are highly valued in the workplace. 

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Open University

Modules include:

• Computational Mathematics
• Computer Systems
• Programming Fundamentals
• Incident Response
• Web Technologies and Applications
• Network Infrastructure
• Cloud Security
• Network Security
• IoT Security
• Innovative Delivery of Mobile Applications
• Work-based Learning