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Your Pathway to Success in the Digital World
Who?
A programme combining academic study with workplace experience
Why?
It's an excellent pathway to the IT industry, college or university
What?
Gives real-world experience and vocational skills that can prepare your for further education or the workplace
There are several reasons to pick this course, but here are just a few:
It's not just for people who have their National 5 in Computing, throughout the years of running the course we've had pupils who have managed to complete the course without having done National 5.
So if you're interested in doing it, don't let that put you off (we do want you to be enthusiastic about learning though!).
Gain an insight into how applications are developed in the real world
Gain an understanding of modular programming
Gain an understanding of software development principles
Work individually and as a team on projects
Gain an understanding of real-world web design and development
Gain an understanding of the factors influencing good website design
Gain an understanding of key trends within website design
Build a professional-grade website
Gain an understanding of planning an application
Gain an understanding of the development process
Gain an understanding of public demand for applications
Build a professional app or game that meets certain requirements
the Foundation Apprenticeship is an interesting and well formatted course. I like how it focusses on the practical side and lets me be creative with my assignments.
– Matthew
(former FA pupil)
I like that the course is more practical with some theory that lets you focus on skills rather than preparing you for an exam.
– Ruaridh
(former FA pupil)
my favourite thing is there's no pressure to pass the exam, allowing us to get a deeper understanding of the course
– Cameron
(former FA pupil)
I thought the course was very interesting and I really liked the assignments in the course as they were fun to work on compared with the National 5 ones.
– Lucas
(former FA pupil)
it was a difficult course but made easier by the fact there's no exam but it's entirely coursework
– Emilis
(former FA pupil)
the course feels more up to date than Higher Computing Science and you get to explore more of the field of computer science for example project and app development, and you explore things like web development in more detail
– Cammy
(current FA pupil)
If you want to go in to the industry, this course will prepare you with real-world skills and invaluable work experience. You'll delve into the world of software and IT and you'll get the chance to showcase your skills with a chance to be incredibly creative with you own projects.
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