Btec National Diploma in I.T for Computer Practitioners (Software development)

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Anybody do this course in college? Thinking of doing it when i start college next year.

Thanks.
 
I did the City&Guilds equivalent at Level3 for Network Engineering. was really hard but good fun, just make sure you have a good teacher, first year i was at college we had 2 Dire teachers that didnt know anything and were totally ignorant, non of the 30 applicants got any Quals (inc me) even though we completed coursework as specified. 2 Teachers got the boot as well.
 
Hi there, I'm doing ADITP (city & guilds) at the mo, along with A+, Network+ and some NVQ Level 3 in business.

It's not hard, ADITP is open book so you can take in notes and draft answers in to the exam.
 
Burnsy2023 said:
If you want a stepping stone to uni, stick with A levels, preferably maths and sciences.

Burnsy
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Why's that?

I could have gotten into pretty much any decent computing Uni with it given I had the required grade/UCAS points. I believe it sets you up for Uni a lot better than Maths and Science will if you're planning to go into Software Development.
 
Im doing it at college now, it's pretty boring and the practical work is pretty basic...
 
Mephisto said:
Why's that?

I could have gotten into pretty much any decent computing Uni with it given I had the required grade/UCAS points. I believe it sets you up for Uni a lot better than Maths and Science will if you're planning to go into Software Development.
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Firstly, any decent computing uni will require an A at Alevel maths as an entry requirement. Secondly, IMO it's better not to have had any computing experience before uni as it can get you into bad habits that are hard to shake. I think that a scientific, technical mind will be much more benificial than a BTEC. On top of that, you really do need the maths, without it it's a very, very steep climb if you manage to get into uni.

And just to put this in context, I did a BTEC, made the mistake and learned from it :) I applied for Comp Sci @ Southampton and I know it's really not easy.


My advice remains, stick to maths and sciences.

Burnsy
 
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Although I didn't take the route outlined by Burnsy, I proably recommend it. More boring yes but you've got a much better shot at uni.
 
Burnsy2023 said:
Firstly, any decent computing uni will require an A at Alevel maths as an entry requirement. Secondly, IMO it's better not to have had any computing experience before uni as it can get you into bad habits that are hard to shake. I think that a scientific, technical mind will be much more benificial than a BTEC. On top of that, you really do need the maths, without it it's a very, very steep climb if you manage to get into uni.

And just to put this in context, I did a BTEC, made the mistake and learned from it :) I applied for Comp Sci @ Southampton and I know it's really not easy.


My advice remains, stick to maths and sciences.

Burnsy
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Um, no. I applied to some pretty decent Uni's that required high a very high mark for the course (Overall Distinction), but that was it. Nothing about A-level Maths.

Also I guess it depends on which college you go to, because they teach different units. At the college I went to during the BTEC we were taught mathematics as part of the course as well as the other software development stuff such as programming.

EDIT: Also pretty much everything I did at college is very similar and relevant to what am currently doing on my software development course at Uni (First year).
 
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the btec i did i believe i was told the mathematics module was the equiv of an a level and the btec itself equivelant to 2.5 a levels (odd figure i know)

allbeit 10 or so years ago.

im sure some of the other 100+ universities are pretty good and dont need a-level maths or high btec grade
 
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its carp, will boar the hell out of you, as has been said do A level math etc will stand you better for uni!
 
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