Networking and Cyber Security Level 3 T Level

Course overview

The course is structured to provide a comprehensive understanding of cyber security and network architecture, essential for any aspiring network architect. You’ll gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills through hands-on lessons and industry placement. Topics you will cover include:

• Digital Infrastructure
• Cyber Security
• Network Architecture
• Ethical Hacking

Course content

The core content you will study in year one is assessed through two external exams and an employer set project.

Paper 1 is an externally set and marked exam and will cover:

• Business context including business environment, digital value to business, technical change management and risks in a business context.
• Culture including moral and ethical issues.
• Data including data and information in organisations, data formats, data systems and data management.
• Digital analysis including computational thinking and use of algorithms. Digital environments including physical environments, networks, virtual environments, cloud environments and resilience of environments.
• Diversity and inclusion including digital inclusion and impact of non-inclusive digital practices.
• Learning including emerging trends and technologies.
• Legislation including relevant legislation, guidelines and code of conduct.
• Planning including project planning, life cycle management and quality management.
• Security including security risks and threat mitigation.
• Testing including root cause analysis and testing methods.
• Tools including presentation tools, project management methodologies, evaluation tools and collaborative communication tools.

Paper 2 is also an externally set and marked exam and will cover:

• Careers within the digital support services sector.
• Communication in digital support services including communication formats and interactions between digital support services and clients/colleagues.
• Fault analysis and problem resolution including fault analysis tools, frameworks for problem management, root cause analysis and incident management.