Bridge to Tech with CompTIA ITF+
This opportunity gives students in Year 12, 13 or FE colleges the chance to gain a solid foundation in various tech-related topics, employability skills, and prepare for the CompTIA ITF+ certification.
What's involved?
Your students have the unique opportunity to achieve an industry-recognised computing accreditation funded by Dell Technologies.
This is a great opportunity for students who are looking to launch a career in IT, computing or the wider tech and digital sectors to make their CVs stand out from the crowd - whether taking the next steps into the world of work, an apprenticeship or higher education.
Over the course of 12 weeks (1 x 1.5 - 2-hour virtual session per week), students will gain a solid foundation in various tech-related topics, employability skills, and prepare for the CompTIA ITF+ certification. Students will be connected with Dell mentors in these 12 virtual sessions.
Students will be asked to dedicate time for self-study for the exam, but will be supported by expert mentors, and will gain a qualification equivalent to a Level 3, providing an amazing launch pad into the industry and working world.
Who's this suitable for?
This programme is available to students in Years 12 - 13, or S5 - S6 in Scotland.
Students must be studying IT/Computing/an equivalent subject, and have an interest in a career in this industry.
Students also need to meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Eligible for Pupil Premium or free school meals prior to or during sixth form (students in England) or eligible for Pupil Equity Funding or free school meals (students in Scotland).
- Current recipient of sixth form bursary (students in England) or currently eligible for Education Maintenance Allowance (students in Scotland).
- Care experienced.
- Young carer.
- The first person in their immediate family looking to attend university.
Where is this delivered?
7 x Virtual Technical Skills sessions delivered by UA92 (2 hours for each workshop)
5 x Virtual Employability Sessions delivered by The Talent Foundry (1.5 hours for each workshop)
Gatsby benchmarks
Learning from career and labour market information
Linking curriculum learning to careers
Encounters with employers and employees
Encounters with further and higher education
Personal guidance
Make an enquiry
Step 1 - Phone our Schools Engagement Team
Phone our Schools Engagement Team on 0207 148 0934 to check eligibility*.
*Places are allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis to schools in our target cohort (higher than average numbers of pupils eligible for pupil premium funding).