Web Design & Development - Level 1 to 3 available - FREE course for Londoners

Web Design and Development Level 1 (Starter)

Our courses are currently taught live online using Zoom. We have daytime and evening courses available.

We are a charity supporting Londoners to better themselves through education for over 35 years. Please only apply if you live in a London Borough.

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About Web Design and Development

This course will teach you to design and develop professional-level websites for any purpose and function: from retail to entertainment or perhaps even your own new business! You will learn coding languages such as HTML and CSS alongside popular open source CMS including the market-leading Joomla. Meanwhile gaining skills in Javascript, Jquery, SQL and PHP will all help you develop quality, interactive websites.

Web development combines creativity and analytical skills: it's for the detail-orientated and those with an eye for design. Coding and developer skills are amongst the most in-demand in the IT sector at the moment, providing career opportunities in a wide range of exciting companies.

This course will equip you with the skills to become a web developer supported by expert advice from experienced industry professionals. We also support you with employability, including opportunities to speak to professionals and access mentoring, volunteering and work experience.

Level 2 Award

• IT user fundamentals: learn the basic techniques involved in the operation of an IT system to create, edit and view created webpages
• Using collaborative technologies: learn how to use IT tools and devices for collaborative working and communications in and out of the classroom, such as online lessons tools, instant messaging, chat and online forums
• Website software: learn the fundamentals of HTML, inline, internal and external CSS, and the different CSS classes

Level 2 Certificate

• Improving productivity using IT: plan, produce and evaluate your website
• IT security for users: learn about methods to minimise security risks to IT systems and data
• Specialist software: learn how to use Web editors, FTP, JavaScript and basic DOM elements
• Presentation software: use PowerPoint to pitch your ideas
• Website software: learn how to use Web editors, FTP and JavaScript including DOM elements, and create a responsive website using a framework

Level 2 Diploma

• Improving Productivity Using IT: propose, plan and evaluate a portfolio project
• Drawing and Planning Software: produce and edit site storyboards, wireframes, mock-up designs, ERD, DFD and flowcharts using Canva and Photoshop
• Imaging Software: produce and edit images using Photoshop, Paint net, Gliffy and Inkscape
• Setting up IT System: set up a webserver using Apache HTTP Server, MariaDB database, PHP and Peri with IDE (Visual Studio Code) and XAMPP for LAMP stack
• Security for IT users: understand threats and concerns to an ICT system, and mitigate risks using firewalls, antivirus, encryption and cryptography
• Internet safety for IT users: understand the various types of attacks to an ICT system, such as malware, viruses, worms, phishing, DOS attacks, SQL injections and cross-site scripting, and learn to validate, sensitise and encrypt using JavaScript, PHP and MySQL
• Website Software: the essential tools to build a full stack website or web application, including PHP procedural programming, CMS, WordPress, Joomla and PrestaShop
• Database Software: database design and development for website and web applications using MySQL Database
• Bespoke Software: SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) tools and Google Analytics
• Specialist Software: use JavaScript for event-driven programming of dynamic websites and web application features, including DOM manipulation, animation and effects
• Presentation Software: produce and present a presentation of your portfolio project using Prezi or Microsoft PowerPoint

Level 3 Diploma

• Customer support provision for the ICT professional: website and web application documentation and remote support
• Software design fundamentals: web development methodologies including Agile and Life Cycle SDLC
• Principles of ICT system and data security: learn about emerging technologies, e-business operations and project management and systems development, including data protection, GDPR and copyright
• Web development: the essential programming languages, tools and techniques needed to build a full stack website and web application, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL and IDE (Visual Studio Code)
• The technologies of the internet: the principles and technologies that allow the internet to function securely across various environments and platforms, including maintenance tools, GitHub, Zoom, social networks, SEO, web hosting and FTP
• Designing and creating advanced websites: advanced website and web application production using contemporary frameworks for advanced CRUD (Create, Read, Update and Delete) operations, and PHP server-side programming with OOP (Object-Orientated Programming) and MVP (Model-View-Controller)
• Drawing and planning software: produce and edit site storyboards, wireframes, mock-up designs, ERD, DFD and flowcharts using Canva, Paint net, Gliffy and Inkscape
• Database software: use MySQL Advanced to design, develop and manipulate an advanced database, creating tables, views and relationships among entities with constraints, triggers and stored procedures

Londoners looking to improve their computer skills or begin a new career in Web design & development.

Entry Requirements

• Basic computing knowledge (File Management / Microsoft Word)
  
  • Literacy - Level 1

Career potential

According to the National Careers Service, as a web developer, you could earn £18,000 as a starting salary, increasing to £40,000 with experience.

Apply now to gain new skills, qualifications and take the first step to your new career.