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BTEC Tech Award – Digital ICT
What is a BTEC Tech Award?
Tech Awards are Level 1/Level 2 courses that are of the same size and standard as GCSEs. This qualification is designed to help you explore what it’s like to work in the Business and Enterprise sector and gain the knowledge and skills required to work in it. You will develop knowledge and understanding by creating products to meet a client brief. A BTEC Tech Award is great if you like working independently.
What is Digital Information Technology?
The digital sector is a major source of employment in the UK. Digital skills span all industries, and almost all jobs in the UK today require employees to have a good level of digital literacy. The UK Tech industry employs over 2.93 million people and has seen 40% growth between 2017-2019.
This qualification will help you develop sector-specific applied knowledge and skills by studying project planning, data management, data interpretation, data presentation and data protection.
What will I need to do?
The Digital IT course is made up of three Components (or parts). You are required to complete all three components in the qualification. Components 1 and 2 are internally assessed through individual assignments. Component 3 is externally assessed so you will sit an exam.
Why should I study Digital Information Technology?
The BTEC Tech Award in Digital IT is a great choice if you enjoy information technology and are interested in working in the digital sector. Job roles in this sector include:
Applications developer Network engineer
Games developer Systems analyst
Data scientist User experience designer
IT project manager Web developer
Where can I get more information?
BTEC website –
This website has everything you need to make an informed decision. Have a look at:
Specification - this has all the detail about each unit. You should read through this!
Sample assessments – have a look at the assignments and the sample exams to find out what the assessment looks like.
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