DIGITAL DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPSWALESApplied Software EngineeringApplied Data ScienceApplied Cyber Security Management

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FIRST DIGITAL DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPS FOR WALES

The Welsh government has released funding for a Digital Degree Apprenticeship (levels 4 to 6) which will be delivered by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea at the new SA1, Innovation Quarter (IQ) campus, from September 2018.

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WHAT ARE DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPS?

• Degreeapprenticeships are a great way to gain hands -on experience while studying towards a full Bachelors degree and earning a wage.

•Youwillbeinemployment andwillstudyusingaflexible study method agreed between the university and your employer – this may be day release, distance learning, blended learning or block mode learning or a combination.

•Yourtuitionfeesandtraining costs will be fully funded

•DegreeApprenticeshipsare all-age programmes.

•Foranewentranttotheindustry these programmes will take 4 years to complete but there may be an opportunity for prior learning to be recognised which will shorten the programme.

•Deliveryisacombinationofone day per week at University and four days working with the employer

THREE PATHWAYS IN SKILLS SHORTAGE AREAS

The Digital Degree Apprenticeship has 3 pathways:

•AppliedSoftwareEngineering

•AppliedDataScience

•AppliedCyberSecurity Management

The programmes are all accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS) to Chartered IT Professional (CITP) level while the Software Engineering pathways also has partial chartered Engineer Status (CEng) which is the highest level of accreditation for an undergraduate degree.

The apprenticeships are comprised of the following degree programmes along with support from the employer to provide relevant work experiences

•BSc(Hons) Computing (Software Engineering) (SE)

•BSc(Hons) Computing (Data & Information Systems) (DIS)

•BSc(Hons) Computing (Computer Networks & Cyber Security) (CNC)

WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS

•APPLIEDSOFTWARE ENGINEERING

•APPLIEDDATASCIENCE

•APPLIEDCYBER SECURITY MANAGEMENT

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APPLIED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

The course focuses on designing, implementing, testing and maintenance of high quality software solutions. The apprentice will focus on acquiring and using the expertise required by a professional programmer to create solutions to large and complex problems. The expertise and skills you develop from engineering software solutions as part of a team is highly regarded by employers.

KEY FEATURES

This British Computer Society (BCS) accredited degree scheme is designed to produce suitably equipped graduates to work in the rapidly expanding software industry within the UK.

The programme includes the traditional concepts, principles and techniques of software development and computer science but applies these within the context of engineering large and complex software systems.Through our industrial links we have also developed a programme

structure to provide apprentices with the latest skills along with an appreciation of the demands of industry.

Not only does this course contribute fully to the academic requirements for graduates to register for the status of Chartered IT Professional (CITP), it also gives graduates a head start on the road to Chartered Engineer status as the BCS also accredits thecourseforpartialfulfilmentofthe academic requirements for Chartered Engineer status (CEng).

Applicants to this programme are numerate and logically-minded, and it is likely that they will have previously studied engineering, science, maths or physics. Such apprentices will seek more specialised, technical programming and software engineering skills. They learn, in-depth, a range of programming concepts, languages & soft-ware development techniques to develop sophisticated and complex programmes.

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LEVEL 4

•Academicand Employability Skills•ComputerArchitecture and Networks•InformationEngineering•InternetTechnology & Security•Mathematics•SoftwareDevelopment

LEVEL 5

•AdvancedSoftware Development•Application Development•DatabaseManagement Systems•Governance,Legislation and Ethics Work Based Project•ProjectManagement& ResearchMethods•SmartandConnected Devices I

LEVEL 6

•AdvancedWeb Development•ArtificialIntelligence &MachineLearning•MajorProject•NetworkedApplications

APPLIED DATA SCIENCE

This programme focuses on data and how it can be visualized and processed using computer systems. The apprentice will focus on acquiring and using the expertise required by a professional data analyst/scientist to make sense of the huge range of data that is now ubiquitous in modern businesses.

KEY FEATURES

This British Computer Society (BCS) accredited degree scheme is designed to produce suitably equipped graduates to work in the rapidly expanding computing and information systems industry within the UK.

The programme includes the traditional concepts, principles and techniques of software development, databases and information systems but applies these within the context of engineering large and complex systems.

Through our industrial links we have also developed a programme structure to provide apprentices with the latest skills along with an appreciation of the demands of industry. This course contributes fully to the academic requirements

for graduates to register for the status of Chartered IT Professional (CITP).

Applicants to this programme are numerate and logically-minded, and it is likely that they will have previously studied science, maths or information and communication technology. Such apprentices will seek more specialised, programming, data analysis and database design skills.

Apprentices specialise in the analysis and visualisation of data and the computer systems used for these purposes. As well as a general grounding in computing and computer systems several specialist modules are studied including Data Analysis and Visualisation, Information Engineering, Database Management Systems, Statisti-cal Programming, Big Data and Geographical Information Systems.

LEVEL 4

•Academicand Employability Skills•ComputerArchitecture and Networks•DataAnalysis & Visualisation•InformationEngineering•InternetTechnology & Security•SoftwareDevelopment

LEVEL 5

•ApplicationDevelopment•DatabaseManagement Systems•Governance,Legislation and Ethics Work Based Project•ProjectManagement& ResearchMethods•StatisticalProgramming•WebTechnologies

LEVEL 6

•AdvancedWeb Development•BigData•GeographicalInformation Systems•MajorProject•UsabilityEngineering

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APPLIED CYBER SECURITY MANANGEMENT

This programme aims to provide a thorough knowledge and skills in the specialist area of cyber security and networking. Apprentices will use their expertise to design, implement and troubleshoot complex and secure network infrastructures. The School is a Cisco Academy, an Academy Support Centre and an Instructor Training Centre. The School has been delivering Cisco Networking Academy programme since 1999.

KEY FEATURES

This British Computer Society (BCS) accredited degree scheme is designed to produce suitably equipped graduates to work in the rapidly expanding software industry within the UK. The programme includes the fundamental concepts and principles of cyber security, computer forensics, networks, routing, switching, WAN technologies and protocols.

Through our industrial links we have also developed a programme structure to provide apprentices with the latest skills along with an appreciation of the demands of

industry. This course contributes fully to the academic requirements for graduates to register for the status of Chartered IT Professional (CITP).

Applicants to this programme are numerate and logically-minded, and it is likely that they will have previously studied engineering, science, maths or information and communication technology. Such apprentices will seek more specialised, cyber security, networking, computer forensics, and wireless networking skills.They learn, in-depth, a range of cyber security, routing, switching, computer forensics and WAN technologies to develop and manage secure complex network infra-structures.

Applicants studying thisprogramme would have opportunity to gain industry certificationssuchasCCNA,CCNACyberOpsandCHFIalongthe degree.

LEVEL 4

•Academicand Employability Skills•ComputerArchitecture and Networks•DataAnalysis& Visualisation•InformationEngineering•InternetTechnology & Security•SoftwareDevelopment

LEVEL 5

•ComputerForensics•Governance,Legislation and Ethics Work Based Project•ProjectManagement &ResearchMethods•RoutingandSwitching Concepts•SmartandConnected Devices I•WirelessNetworks & Simulation

LEVEL 6

•AdvancedCybersecurity•AdvancedRouting & Switching•MajorProject•SmartandConnected Devices II•WideAreaNetworks

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HOW TO APPLY

apprenticeships@uwtsd.ac.ukcomputing@uwtsd.ac.uk

UNIVERSITY OF WALES TRINITY SAINT DAVID

IQHeol YnysKings RoadSwanseaSA1 8EW

01792481000www.uwtsd.ac.uk