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Certificate in Web Design

This course equips learners with essential web design skills and knowledge, enabling them to work as freelance web designers or join a web design team.

Course Overview

Start Date
14 Oct 2025
Duration
6 Months
Mode of Study
Part-Time
Location
South Central IoT – Bletchley
Days
Mon
Time
17:30 – 20:30

Course overview

This qualification provides learners with the knowledge, skills, and understanding of web design to work in a web design team as a freelance web designer or seek relevant employment.

What will I do?

This qualification includes 5 mandatory units that will support learners in developing their skills to access the available and relevant opportunities to their capabilities and aspirations.

  • Unit 01 Understanding the web and web design
  • Unit 02 Creating a web page using HTML
  • Unit 03 Understanding and using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • Unit 04 Understanding and using JavaScript
  • Unit 05 Understanding the fundamentals of web images and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)

What’s next?

You could consider either freelancing or seeking employment opportunities. Alternatively, you might explore progression into other programs offered within the South Central Institute of Technology.

Is it for me?

This programme is for people who wish to further develop their web design knowledge in the workplace or who are looking to enter the workforce or change careers. Students must be able to commit to the two terms of the programme and have access to IT outside of college for independent work.

Entry requirements

No specific prior skills or knowledge are necessary for this qualification. However, having achieved a level 2 digital qualification may be beneficial. Additionally, successful completion of a Pre-Course Questionnaire and interview is required.

Understand cyber security principles
Threat intelligence in cyber security
Cyber security testing, vulnerabilities and controls
Cyber security incident response
Understand legislation and ethical conduct within cyber security
Professional skills and behaviours for cyber security

The tutor will set homework and independent learning activities during the course, and verbal and written feedback will be provided.

You will produce an internally assessed portfolio of evidence, which is evaluated by college staff and externally quality assured by NCFE. This portfolio will be made up of various assessments such as production of products, written work and observation.

You will be in college for 3 hours a week and have approximately 2 hours of work outside of college time. Students must be able to commit to the two terms of the programme and have access to IT out of college for independent work.

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  1. Certificate in Web Design

    (A889-1/1)
    Start Date
    14 Oct 2025
    End Date
    15 Apr 2026
    Days
    Mon
    Time
    17:30 – 20:30
    Duration
    6 Months
    Location
    South Central IoT – Bletchley

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