The purpose of Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals is to develop students as independent-thinking professionals who can meet the demands of employers and adapt to a constantly changing world. The qualifications aim to widen access to higher education and improve the career prospects of those who take them.
The Level 4 modules lay the foundation of learning by providing a broad introduction to digital technologies and to a range of digital technology specialist functions. This develops and strengthens core skills, while preparing students to go on to study specialist subjects at Level 5 or to enter employment with the qualities necessary for job roles that require some personal responsibility.
Students will gain a wide range of knowledge tied to practical skills gained through research, independent study, directed study and workplace scenarios. Students are involved in vocational activities that help them to develop vocational behaviours (the attitudes and approaches required for a competence) and transferable skills. Transferable skills are those such as communication, teamwork, research and analysis, which are highly valued in higher education and the workplace.
Unit 1: Professional Practice in the Digital Economy
Unit 2: Innovation & Digital Transformation
Unit 3: Cyber Security
Unit 4: Programming
Unit 5: Big Data & Visualisation
Unit 6: Networking in the Cloud
Unit 10: Database Design & Development
Unit 11: Software Development Lifecycles
A wide range of assessment techniques will be covered in this course, ranging from scenario based course work and projects, practical work and demonstrations, time constrained assessments, and both group and individual presentations. Units will be graded at an overall pass, merit or distinction (or fail if the learning outcomes have not been achieved).
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
City College Norwich (incorporating Easton College) has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
Unfortunately, we are unable to consider International/Overseas applicants for this course due to UKVI Regulations (ie anyone who would require a Student Visa to study in the UK).
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| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | Minimum score/result of 5.5 required in all components. |
We want to encourage and support students from a diverse range of backgrounds to access Higher Education. We therefore consider a range of circumstances that may have impacted an applicant's prior attainment and offer a reduction in our standard offer for applicants who meet one or more of our criteria.
Learn more on the City College Norwich (incorporating Easton College) website
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
This report uses your grades to show how students with similar results have done when applying to this course in the past. Sometimes, there isn’t data for every possible set of grades. When that happens, universities and colleges occasionally fill in the gaps for sets of grades that are typically accepted.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
In addition to the course fees, there is also a Pearson Registration Fee, which has not yet been set for 2026/27. This will be charged separately to the tuition fees above. As a guide, the 2025/26 BTEC Level 4 HTQ HNC Student Registration fee was £278.
Information about fees and funding for this course can be found on the City College Norwich website here: https://he.ccn.ac.uk/fees-and-applications/financial-support
Email:he_office@ccn.ac.uk
Phone:01603 773012
Email:he_office@ccn.ac.uk
Phone:01603 773012
Email:information@ccn.ac.uk
Phone:01603 773773
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