Digital Technologies Level 1


  • Start Date: 01/09/2025
  • Course is for: School Leaver
  • Course Length: 1 Year
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Are you interested in the Digital Technology sector as a potential career choice?

Our course is packed with exciting projects that will develop your skills in a range of digital technologies.

From digital animation and website design to computer programming, you’ll gain a broad understanding of the industry and its range of opportunities.

You will develop a digital product from start to finish, using industry-standard software.

You’ll also learn how to design and create a website, which is a important tool for any business in the digital age.

Finally, you’ll get hands-on experience in writing computer programs, which is an essential skill in the tech industry.

Our course is more than just a qualification.

We’ll help you develop key skills that will make you more employable and give you an edge in the job market.

You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with local businesses and improve your skills through work experience and other activities designed to boost your CV.

Next Steps

The possibilities with this course are endless, students have been given real-life projects to work on, visited the employers at work and been given opportunities to showcase their work.

This scheme, along with our tutorial programme will help you become work ready as well as preparing you for the outside world with training on money management, help with job hunting, interviews and confidence building.

We want you to be job ready when you leave us and able to put what you have learnt into practice in the workplace.

Relevant and high quality work experience placements, employer mentoring, commercial and vocational projects will help you to do this and are an important part of your study programme. Make an impression on an employer and who knows where that could lead! 

You can start on this programme and fast track to an apprenticeship once a vacancy becomes available and you’re ready.

Sign up to our apprenticeship alerts and we’ll keep you updated on the latest apprenticeship vacancies.

Plus our team will help you write your CV or application and prepare for interviews.

2 GCSEs at a minimum of grades 1-2.

An interview is required.

We welcome applicants without prior experience.

Our teachers are ambitious, talented and passionate about making your experience at college the very best it can be.

They have up to date industry experience to share with you and the energy and enthusiasm to help you to get where you need to be.

Industry Partners & Sponsorship:

Our Digital Technology curriculum is reviewed by a range of employers to ensure that you will develop the skills required to work in the industry.

These include:

  • Proto
  • Sunderland Software City
  • Enigma Interactive
  • INFINITY27

School Leaver Course Guide 2025/2026

View or download our course guide for 16-18 year olds.

Gateshead College School Leavers guide for 2025 - 2026