Matric/Grade 12 or
A recognised NQF Level 4 qualification.

Certificate will be issued by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) on successful completion of External integrated Summative Assessment.

Knowledge Modules

❖ Module 1- Computers and Computing Systems.
❖ Module 2- Desktop and Professional Software to Communicate and Visualise Information
❖ Module 3- Automated Web Scraping as a Data Source
❖ Module 4- Logical Thinking and Basic Calculations
❖ Module 5- Computing Theory
❖ Module 6- Software Development with HTML5, Opensource Frameworks and Libraries
❖ Module 7- UML as Standard Modelling Language for Software and Systems Development
❖ Module 8- Obtaining, Querying, Manipulating and Presenting Data with and without MVC
❖ Module 9- Software Development Life Cycle, Programming Languages, Algorithms and Security
❖ Module 10- Introduction to Governance, Legislation and Ethics
❖ Module 11- 4IR and Future Skills
❖ Module 12- Design Thinking Principles for Innovation

Practical Skill Modules

❖ Module 1- Use Software to Communicate and Visualise Information
❖ Module 2- Use and Manage Spreadsheets and Workbooks
❖ Module 3- Use Desktop Applications to Analyse, Visualise and Report on Data
❖ Module 4- Use a Visual Analytics Platform and Visualisation Tools to Analyse, Visualise and report on Data
❖ Module 5- Query and Massage Data
❖ Module 6- Apply Logical Thinking and Maths
❖ Module 7- Apply Code to use a Software Toolkit/Platform in the Field of Study or Employment
❖ Module 8- Develop Software using HTML5, Opensource Frameworks and Libraries
❖ Module 9- Design and Build Web Applications, Desktop Graphical User Interfaces or Mobile Apps
❖ Module 10- Use a Cloud Automation Platform to Create Solutions
❖ Module 11- Develop Software using Python
❖ Module 12- Apply the Development Cycle when Developing Software
❖ Module 13- Participate in a Design Thinking for Innovation Workshop
❖ Module 14- Function Ethically and Effectively in a Team

Work Experience Modules

❖ Module 1- Technical Requirement Analysis and Refinement
❖ Module 2- Modelling Processes
❖ Module 3- Programming for Software Solution Development
❖ Module 4- Capstone project