Level 4 Award in Programming (PHP)

Level 4 Award in Programming (PHP)

The purpose of the Level 4 Award in Programming (PHP) is to give learners the knowledge and skills to support progression into employment in a programming role, specialising in the PHP language. This qualification is designed for learners who want to increase their knowledge, looking to progress their knowledge of programming and learn practical skills which can be used to seek work or proceed into study at level 5.

Aims of the course:

• understand and use the fundamentals of programming
• focus on the study of programming in the digital sector
• understand the factors involved in web development in PHP
• Offer breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge or programming fundamentals
• Apply fundamentals of programming to plan, develop and review a product using PHP
• understand the significance of emerging technology when working in programming
• Provide opportunities to acquire a number of practical skills, including planning and creating a program, and debugging and testing code
• Understand and use programming concepts that are specific to their chosen programming language
• plan, create and review a program in their chosen programming language

Structure
To be awarded the Level 4 Award in Programming (PHP), learners must successfully complete 2

Mandatory units:

• Unit 01 The fundamentals of programming

Key Areas Covered:
o Understand how code runs
o Understand data types, statements and syntax
o Understand functions, objects, classes and libraries
o Understand debugging and testing
o Understand emerging technology in programming

• Unit 02 Using PHP for web development
  Key Areas Covered:
  o Understand the factors involved in web development using PHP
  o Plan a project using PHP
  o Create a solution using PHP
  o Review the plans and solution

How the course is delivered:

• Entry requirements
• There are no specific prior skills/knowledge a learner must have for this qualification. However, learners may find it helpful if they have already achieved a level 3 qualification.

Career Progression Opportunities:

The Level 4 Award in Programming (PHP) may support progression into employment in the following roles:

• programmer
• backend developer
• web developer
• app developer
• data scientist
• software engineer
• software developer
• game developer
• computer systems analyst
• network systems administrator

What kind of support do I get during the course?

• 24/7 online access to resources
• Practical exercises, short case studies and examples that will help you recognise different facets of Programming and language and prepare you for the final assessment.
• A subject expert who will give you feedback on your formative assessments and report.
• Access to library facilities for books, journals, whitepapers etc.

Certification:

After successful completion learners will be awarded OFQUAL recognised qualification – NCFE Level 4 Award in Programming PHP.

Fees
Total Course Fee: £650.00 

Duration

6 months