The programme consists of a technical qualification including core content and occupational specialisms, alongside a high quality industry placement. The core content focuses on knowledge and understanding of business contexts, concepts, theories, principles and core skills relevant to the digital industry. You will cover key areas including analysing a problem to define requirements and acceptance criteria aligned to user needs, design, implement and test software, change, maintain and support software, create solutions in a social and collaborative environment, discover, evaluate and apply reliable sources of knowledge and applying ethical principles and manage risks in line with legal and regulatory requirements.