School-Leaver Course Guide

Tutors have excellent experience within the industry and have forged strong links with national and local IT companies. Nescot’s computing department is highly successful in skills competitions and our students compete regularly in WorldSkills UK and other industry competitions. Nescot is proud to be a centre for the Sussex and Surrey Institute of Technology.

“There are so many different potential career routes and you get

 On each course you will study a range of units covering hardware and software, with an emphasis on the practical skills you need to succeed in industry.  You’ll be taught by people with experience in the industry. Our tutors have worked in Network Administration and Security, Project Management, Web Applications Development, Software Development and Database Programming. We have close links and academy status with the leading organisations in Big Data, Cloud Solutions and Cyber security. The Department also has a 20- year relationship with Cisco and was one of the first

institutions to be granted Cisco Academy status.  We run Cyber Security workshops in partnership with the NCC Group, Comptia, Sophos and BAE Systems, where students take part in the Cyber Security Challenge UK and have talks and practical demonstrations from industry experts.  Our students get work experience and training with organisations including BAE Systems, Cisco, IBM and Bidatask.  You can expect to be able to shine at competitions like WorldSkills UK.

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