The BTEC National Extended Certificate in Information Technology is designed to meet the needs of employers and higher education, and has been designed with close input and collaboration from a variety of industrial, commercial and educational organisations and partners. This new qualification is vocational in nature and offers a challenging and exciting programme of study. The course will ensure you are fully prepared with the technical, organisational and interpersonal skills to be successful in the world of commerce and industry, or in your university studies. If you are planning on studying IT at degree level, BTECs offer a solid base to build on. Due to the course structure and content, by achieving a BTEC Level 3 in IT, you are demonstrating many practical, technical and organisational skills so valued by many universities and employers. BTECs have been around for a number of years and this makes them a well-known and trusted qualification. This qualification would be the ideal choice for any student who prefers a practical, skills-based option and is planning a career in the general field of creative IT, including web technologies development, multimedia technology, games design, user-interface design and social media development and analysis.