D6 / Professional
Career Change into Technology
10 months · 900 contact hours
To convert a graduate of an unrelated discipline into an employable technology professional. The programme is deliberately longer than the direct intensives because a law or agriculture graduate requires a genuine foundation stage; running career changers through a programme designed for computer science graduates fails both groups.
What you’ll learn.
4 modules · 900 contact hours
01Stage 1: Bridge200 hrs
- Digital fluency to applied standard.
- Mathematics refresh for computing.
- Computational thinking.
- Study habits and technical reading.
- Introductory programming.
02Stage 2: Core engineering400 hrs
- Programming in depth.
- Data structures and algorithms.
- Databases and SQL.
- Web fundamentals, frontend and backend.
- Version control and collaborative development.
- Testing fundamentals.
03Stage 3: Specialisation200 hrs
- Elective strand selected from software engineering, design, data, security or infrastructure.
- Strand-specific tooling and practice.
- Strand project.
04Stage 4: Industry placement100 hrs
- Supervised placement with a partner employer.
- Capstone deliverable.
- Portfolio and interview preparation.
On completion, you can.
- Work to entry professional standard in a chosen technology specialisation.
- Demonstrate a portfolio built over ten months, including placement work.
- Articulate the value their prior discipline brings to a technology role.
- Enter employment without a computer science degree.
How progress is assessed.
Stage gates at the end of Stages 1 and 2 (pass required to progress), strand project (30%), placement assessment (30%), capstone and portfolio defence (40%).
Certification and recognition
The planned certification includes a statement of attainment and a programme completion certificate; Professional programmes also carry an assessed portfolio. The curriculum maps to RTQF levels. Accreditation and external recognition are being sought; this is not a claim of approval.
What comes next.
Discuss your next learning or work goal with the team. Progression depends on demonstrated skills and the entry requirements of the next programme.
Talk about your next step ↗Confirm your preferred teaching language with the team. Weekly timetables and venue details will be confirmed with each intake.
Source: Curriculum Framework v1.0, pages 21. Read the full framework