Want to build your knowledge, skills and understanding of coding? Or perhaps you dream of a career getting to grips with software and being the go-to person for fixing bugs and other problems.
Our online NCFE CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Coding Practice enables you to take the knowledge that you have built at Level Two and start working towards developing the essential skills for an exciting career in an increasingly digital world.
Completing this course enables you to progress onto further study, such as a Level 4 Certificate in IT or a Level 4 Diploma in Software Development. The knowledge you’ll gain from this course will also be valuable for getting onto an apprenticeship or if you have aspirations of studying at university.
Enrol to begin studying from October 31st 2023.
What you will learn
Unit 1 - Coding requirements and planning
Understand software methodologies in project management
Understand the capture and documentation of requirements
Understand risk management
Understand how teamwork contributes to the effective delivery of software
Backlog
Epics
Features
Stories
Unit 2 - Understand coding design
The importance of coding standards
Understand the purpose of good coding principles and practices
Identify different types of coding review
The importance of effective feedback in a coding review
Structured and unstructured data
Primary and foreign keys
UX (User Experience) design
The differences between UX and UI (User Interface)
Security issues and threats
Unit 3 - Implementation of coding
Common coding concepts
Object-orientated programming concepts
Interpreted and compiled code
Unit 4 - Software testing
Identify different levels, types and methods of testing
Functional and non-functional testing
Test-driven development
Variable watching
Compiler warnings
Unit 5 - Understand deployment, maintenance and configuration management
Deployment planning and strategy
The difference between build and deploy
Rollback strategy
Configuration management
Awarding Body
CACHE stands for the Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education, and are the leading specialist Awarding Organisation for the Care and Education Sector.
Recognised through UCAS
This course carries 16 UCAS points. This means that it can be used to gain direct access to University courses and other Higher Education, through the UCAS system.
Course Outcome
At the end of this course, successful learners will receive the following qualification: NCFE CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Coding Practices. The course follows the course specification 603/5793/9 taught in colleges and has been selected for its suitability for online learning.
How is this course assessed or examined?
To be awarded the Level 3 Certificate in Coding Practices, you will be required to successfully complete the five mandatory units. You will also produce a portfolio of evidence which be internally assessed at one of our exam centres and externally quality assured by NCFE.
Entry requirements
The minimum study age for this course is 16 years of age. You should also have a Level Two or equivalent in IT or Coding.
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NCFE CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Coding Practices
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