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BTEC National IT Practitioners Award (ICT Systems
Support)
The BTEC
is ITeC's hardware-based Technical Certificate, which is studied
alongside our NVQ Level 3 IT Professional Qualification by those
learners aiming for hardware-related careers.
BTEC
candidates are required to attend the ITeC on a day-release basis on
a fortnightly schedule, to receive unit tuition and complete their
unit assignments.
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The BTEC
consists of six units, five of which are mandatory core or
compulsory specialist. The sixth unit is optional, and can be chosen
from a wide range of units, all of which are hardware-related.
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BTEC Unit 1 |
Language and Communications |
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Mandatory Core |
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Accomplished through the writing of a
detailed report, alongside an associated presentation, on
the topic of software comparison. This could be a comparison
of operating systems, different office software packages…
virtually anything. |
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BTEC Unit 2 |
Computer Systems |
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Mandatory Core |
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A four-assignment unit on the following
topics: CPU/Processor Theory;
Data
Representation, Number Systems and Logic Concepts; Low-level
Programming (currently based on the x86 architecture); and
PC-building. |
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BTEC Unit 3 |
Business Information Systems |
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Mandatory Core |
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A three-assignment unit covering
organisational structures, data-handling and general BIS
topics. Two of the assignments are report-driven and the
third is completed through worksheets. The work covers data
and information flows, information-processing, structures
and business systems etc. |
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BTEC Unit 7 |
End User Support |
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Mandatory |
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A three-assignment unit, with two
scenario-driven reports and one worksheet. Each of the
assignments are geared towards (obviously) user-support
systems; in theory and practice, as well as the planning,
creation and implementation of end-user systems. |
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BTEC Unit 24 |
Network Design and Administration |
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Mandatory |
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A unit externally-assessed and moderated by
Edexcel. The precise details of this unit may change from
year to year but will always consist of reports and
exam-style (questionnaire) testing on basic networking
topics. |
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BTEC Unit 23 |
Computer Hardware |
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Optional (example) |
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A single-assignment unit which is relatively
uncomplicated, ties in well with other units, with the work
for the unit restricted to the completion of a
worksheet/logbook, which covers PC hardware from theory,
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OVERVIEW
Who is the
BTEC for?
The Level 3 BTEC National Award for IT Practitioners (ICT Systems
Support) has been developed in the areas of Computing and IT Systems
and focus on: education and training for IT practitioners who are
employed in a variety of types of technical work, such as systems
support, analysis and design, software testing, network
administration, education and training etc.
They are also for full-time learners to gain a nationally recognised
vocationally specific qualification to enter employment as an IT
practitioner or progress to higher education vocational
qualifications.
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