St Helens College | 2024 School Leavers' Prospectus

TownCentre Campus Industry Links *Salary data collected from various sources, see page 106 for details, July 2023 With extensive advancements in technology, andwith data breaches becoming increasinglymore common and sophisticated, professionals working in this industry have never been in higher demand. Computing is a very creative field that combines invention withmethodical thinking, and the skills that you’ll develop in our computer suites, can be transferred to a wide variety of business, scientific and social contexts. You will explore the practice of IT project management, social media in business and gain advance knowledge of cyber security, datamodelling and programming. Vis it www.sthelens.ac.uk/IT fo r more inf ormation Web Developer £20k - £60k Cyber Intelligence Officer £25k - £50k ITSupport Technician £18k - £35k Software Developer £24k - £70k NetworkEngineer £25k - £52k ForensicComputer Analyst £25k - £60k 58 Computing and IT Course Title Entry Requirements Progression Level 3 ExtendedDiploma Level 1 Diploma Level 2 Technical Diploma University or Employment Level 2 Digital Support Services University, Apprenticeship or Employment Level 3, T Level, Apprenticeship or Employment 5GCSEs at grade 4 or above (including English language andmaths) 4GCSEs at grade 3 or above (including English or maths) 5GCSEs at grade 4 or above (including English or maths) No formal qualifications, just passion and commitment to your studies Classroom Level 3 Extended Diploma Joined us from Launchpad Centre Ben Aspiring Computer Forensic Analyst "Attending St Helens College gaveme the confidence to believe I could go on to university. I achieved D*D*D* in addition to achievingMicrosoft Office Specialist awards and Cisco. I was awarded a Scholarship at Liverpool JohnMoores University for Academic Excellence." Students attended theMerseyside Police Cyber Crime Challenge, going head-to-headwith colleges fromacross the Liverpool City Region, competing in a series of cyber security challenges, including coding, building PCs, drone capture, AI and decryption. 59 Are you interested in completing an apprenticeship? See page 34 formore information.