Computer Programming - Level 2 Award

The Level 2 Award in Programming is designed to help you develop your skills in using programming tools and techniques for personal, academic, and professional purposes.

Throughout the course, you’ll gain a solid understanding of fundamental programming concepts, learn how to write simple code, and develop logical thinking skills essential to problem-solving.

You’ll explore popular programming languages and get hands-on experience with tools used in real-world development environments.  

This course is ideal for anyone looking to build digital skills, whether you're considering a tech career, planning to progress to further IT study, or simply interested in exploring programming as a new hobby.

You will also learn about program structure, data types, variables, and control structures such as loops and conditionals.

Please be prepared to provide your residency documents such as a passport, EU citizen ID card, UK Birth Certificate or Biometric Card. If you have been in the UK for less than 3 years or have entered the UK with a visa, you will need to provide evidence that you are eligible to study in the UK - your Evisa or biometric card that covers the duration of your course or any relevant home office documents to support your residency, should all be provided. for funding purposes, we would need to see evidence of payslips if working (within the last 3 months). If you are receiving benefits (e.g JSA, ESA, Universal Credit (UC), Housing benefits, etc. please provide evidence of this).

Free unless earning over £28,860pa or not yet achieved a Level 2 in ICT (Then £144)

The course emphasises accuracy, problem-solving, and applying your programming skills in real-world contexts, preparing you for further study.