Level 2 Diploma in
Digital & IT Skills

Digital skills are becoming more and more essential to the modern workplace. In this unit, you will explore job roles where digital skills are required, and understand the characteristics valued by employers in today’s digital economy.

Guided Learning Hours: 24
Credits: 3

• Learn how digital technologies are employed across all sectors, and the skills connected to them
• Discover the impact that technologies have on the present and future of workspaces
• Develop SMART plans to guide your career and progression goals

As cyber attacks continue to rise and evolve, the need to protect systems and data from these is greater than ever. In this unit, you will investigate both current and emerging digital threats, and harness tools and techniques to keep information secure.

Guided Learning Hours: 48
Credits: 6

• Grow your understanding of security risks and factors that affect the vulnerability of IT systems
• Learn measures and protocols designed to defend systems and data from the latest threats
• Create access control systems and practise ethical hacking to help protect IT systems

From websites and online adverts to video games – digital graphics are everywhere. In this unit, you will familiarise yourself with the various types of graphics, and learn how to manipulate these with photo and vector editing techniques.

Guided Learning Hours: 48
Credits: 6

• Understand the fundamentals of digital graphics and the factors that influence design, layout and properties
• Plan ideas for bitmap and vector digital graphics using up-to-date drawing techniques
• Develop, refine and review digital graphics through the latest software

AAA titles. Indie developers. Mobile apps. VR and AR. The video game industry is booming, and in this unit you will develop a concept into a 2D or 3D game prototype.

Guided Learning Hours: 48
Credits: 6

• Explore different video game types, genres and platforms
• Design and plan out a video game, producing concept artwork and storyline
• Use industry-standard tools and techniques to craft your own playable game

Everyone’s phone is packed with a wide range of apps, from social media and news, to online shopping and video games. In this unit, you will explore the characteristics and uses of mobile apps, on the path to designing and developing your own app.

Guided Learning Hours: 48
Credits: 6

• Dive into the various types, genres and uses of mobile apps
• Express your creativity in design specifications for a mobile app
• Develop and test your own app using up-to-date tools and techniques

With IT systems the bedrock of modern society, those with the skills to maintain and repair these are more in-demand than ever. In this unit, you will understand diagnostic procedures, explore hardware and networking components, and know how to install and configure systems.

Guided Learning Hours: 48
Credits: 6

• Build your knowledge of the procedures and processes used to identify IT faults
• Install, configure and test both hardware and software in a range of systems
• Get to grips with safety and security measures used in IT systems and mobile devices

There are over a billion websites worldwide – and they all started somewhere. In this unit, you will learn how to plan, design and create websites in response to a clear brief.

Guided Learning Hours: 48
Credits: 6

• Understand the fundamentals of websites, across their key features and components
• Put together proposals and design fit-for-purpose websites
• Create, publish and test out your own website, making refinements along the way

From IT to construction, healthcare to marketing. Companies globally depend on project management software to get things done. In this unit, you will learn how to use these tools and techniques to support the progress of all types of projects.

Guided Learning Hours: 24
Credits: 3

• Get hands-on with project management software to create and define projects
• Use the right tools and techniques to perfectly plan out upcoming projects
• Track progress, generate reports, filter key information and more

Social media is everywhere, and it is a pivotal channel used by marketers worldwide. In this unit, you will discover how social media is used by brands, and gain the skills to research and produce your own campaigns.

Guided Learning Hours: 24
Credits: 3

• Understand how social media is used to engage audiences and market products or services
• Learn how to conduct in-depth research behind effective social media campaigns
• Develop content for a social media campaign and present clear proposals

Online shopping. Bank accounts. Instant messaging. Digital technology is all around us, and is only becoming more prominent in our lives. In this unit, you will utilise a range of digital technologies employed in many industries, and master systems for communicating and collaborating with others.

Guided Learning Hours: 24
Credits: 3

• Understand the various roles that digital technologies play in all aspects of society
• Learn how to interact and engage with a range of digital services with total confidence
• Gain crucial skills for email, instant messaging, social media, virtual meetings and more