Why Digital?
Learn more about the digital skills gap impacting the UK right now, and why better education is the foundation for improving this situation.
The Digital Academy
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The digital academy
Imagine
pure digital.
For students passionate about technology, TDA is the place to be. Join a super-modern digital skills college where you can focus on the subjects you care about, study alongside people who share your ambition, and start your journey to an amazing digital career.
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Learning and working with students who share your passion for all things digital
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Getting to grips with brand new state-of-the-art technology to develop your digital skills
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A modern facility designed around your ambitions and potential
TDA is Southend City’s pioneering college for students who love digital technology, and see their future in these diverse, exciting industries.
Experience pure digital learning at an academy built to nurture your ambition and unlock your potential. At TDA, you can fully focus on developing the skills you need to shape your own path in the digital space, surrounded by students with the same mindset.
Why TDA?
Unsure about what path is best for your future? Discover how a pure digital academy prepares you for an outstanding future in these industries.
The Digital Academy
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Find out more about the goals and ambitions behind the creation of TDA – Southend City's pioneering digital college.
The Digital Academy
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An academy where you study with students who share your passion. Where you have access to the latest technology. Where you gain qualifications that unlock opportunities across the digital space.
This is The Digital Academy – the destination for students with a clear ambition: to create their own path in digital.
Join the next generation of professionals shaping our world.
TDA: This is pure digital.
Preparing you for a future in digital.
There is a massive digital skills gap in the UK… which means great opportunities for YOU. From teaching you the expertise that today’s employers are seeking, to helping you gain employment skills and access hands-on work experience. At TDA, you get what you need to launch an amazing career in digital.
Imagine being part of a forward-thinking digital skills college where you:
- Learn and work alongside students who share your passion for all things digital…
- Have access to the latest, state-of-the-art technology to master your IT skills…
- Experience a modern facility designed to unlock your full potential…
Our courses
Games Technologies
Looking to launch your future in the thriving gaming industry? Build the skills used to design and develop the next generation of video games.
- Express your creativity in concept art and 3D games models
- Understand and interact with a range of games engines
- Conceptualise and develop mobile, VR and AR games
Gain a Level 3 Diploma in Games Technologies
Social Media for e-Commerce
Become an expert in the design and development of e-Commerce websites, and how to use digital marketing and social media to engage potential customers.
- Get to grips with CMS software to craft your own e-Commerce site
- Produce eye-catching digital graphics and animations
- Understand the principles of digital and social media marketing
Gain a Level 3 Diploma in Social Media for e-Commerce
Networking & Cybersecurity
Establish secure networks and stop hackers in their tracks. Gain the skills to protect digital data from an ever-evolving range of cyber threats.
- Discover how to design and maintain secure online networks
- Work with a variety of security software to fight back cyber attacks
- Learn how to ethically hack networks to identify vulnerabilities
Gain a Level 3 Diploma in Networking & Cybersecurity
Systems Infrastructure
From wired networks to huge cloud platforms. Learn how to set up and configure entire IT infrastructures for organisations at any scale.
- Establish robust cloud systems using virtual machines
- Connect communication devices and design secure networks
- Become a specialist in system security and encryption
Gain a Level 3 Diploma in Systems Infrastructure
Digital & IT Skills
Create digital graphics. Design games and websites. Learn social media marketing and cybersecurity techniques. Here you will gain core digital and IT skills that modern companies crave.
- Unleash your creativity, going from graphic designs to games and websites
- Master many types of digital platforms, from project management software to mobile apps
- Build your understanding of digital and social media marketing
Gain a Level 2 Diploma in Digital & IT Skills
IT User Skills (ITQ)
Equip yourself with the IT user skills employers are actively seeking. Develop real-world techniques that’ll make you stronger and more successful in an increasingly digital landscape.
- Understand how to set up and use IT systems, databases and collaborative technology
- Get hands-on with video editing and imaging software
- Become well-versed in IT security, using mobile devices and more
Gain a Level 2 Diploma in IT User Skills (ITQ)
