Pearson Education Ltd · RQF Level 5
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Certificate in Professional Software Development (QCF)
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 5
- Total credits30
- Units in this qualification12
Awarded by Pearson Education Ltd · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
Aimed at individuals in the digital technology sector, this qualification focuses on professional software development. Learners will develop skills in areas such as cloud computing, C++ programming, C# application development, software testing, and web services development.
These are the units Pearson Education Ltd registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Cloud ComputingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of distributed computing, including concepts such as concurrency, fault tolerance, and scalability
- Understand cloud computing, including different cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), deployment models (public, private, hybrid), and key cloud technologies
- Design a cloud computing system, considering factors such as performance, security, cost, and availability
- Develop cloud computing systems, utilising appropriate cloud services and technologies to implement and deploy applications
Commercial Software TestingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand different testing strategies and their application in software development
- Understand the principles of test management, including planning, execution, and reporting
- Understand the characteristics and application of black box testing techniques
- Understand the characteristics and application of white box testing techniques, including functional and structural testing
- Understand the stages of a test process for a software solution, from requirements analysis to defect reporting
- Use an automated testing tool to design, execute, and analyse tests for a software solution
- Undertake test analysis for a software solution, including identifying test cases and creating test data
Database Management SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental concepts of databases, including data models, schemas, and integrity constraints
- Understand the architecture and functionality of database management systems (DBMS)
- Apply data analysis techniques to identify data requirements and relationships
- Apply database design techniques to create logical and physical database schemas
- Build a physical database structure using a DBMS, including creating tables, indexes, and constraints
- Implement data manipulation and query languages, such as SQL
Developing Software Applications Using C#Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Develop a solution using C#, demonstrating proficiency in object-oriented programming principles and best practises within the .NET framework
- Perform File I/O using C#, including reading from and writing to various file formats
- Apply the advanced features of C#, such as LINQ, asynchronous programming, and reflection
- Develop ADO.Net software solutions, including connecting to databases, executing queries, and managing data
Job Control LanguageReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the core principles of the Job Control Language (JCL) scripting language
- Design JCL scripting language solutions to meet specific requirements
- Implement JCL scripting language solutions effectively
- Test JCL scripting language solutions to ensure correct functionality
Mobile App Development - AndroidReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles of mobile application development for the Android mobile platform
- Design software programs for the Android mobile platform using Java and XML, adhering to industry best practise
- Develop Android mobile software solutions that meet specified requirements
- Test Android solutions for mobile technologies to ensure quality and performance
Mobile App Development - iOSReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles of mobile application development for the iOS platform
- Understand the iOS development environment, including the SDK, tools, and frameworks
- Design Objective-C software programs for the iOS platform, adhering to Apple's coding standards and guidelines
- Implement user interfaces using Interface Builder and Storyboards
- Develop an iOS mobile software solution using Objective-C, incorporating features such as data storage, networking, and location services
- Test the software solution for an iOS mobile platform, using simulators and physical devices
- Debug and resolve issues in the software solution
Object Oriented ProgrammingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the process of creating class instances within a programming environment
- Understand how to use class instances to represent real-world objects and concepts
- Understand architectural principles for the development of user defined classes, including encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism
- Understand behavioural principles for the development of user defined classes, including methods, events, and properties
- Implement software solutions using object oriented analytical methods to define requirements
- Implement software solutions using object oriented design models to represent system structure and behaviour
- Implement software solutions using object oriented programming strategies to write efficient and maintainable code
Programming in C++Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Develop a solution using C++, demonstrating proficiency in object-oriented programming principles and best practises
- Apply different methods using C++, including algorithm design, data structures, and software design patterns
- Utilise advanced template programming techniques in C++, including metaprogramming and generic programming
Software TestingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of managing software testing using different testing strategies
- Understand the application of different techniques for software testing
- Test a process for a software solution for a broadly defined scenario
Systems Analysis and DesignReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand various system modelling methodologies and their application
- Create documented system requirements based on stakeholder needs
- Develop functional and data models for a software system, using appropriate modelling techniques
- Develop comprehensive software system documentation
- Use project management techniques effectively for a professional software project
Web Services DevelopmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles of web services development
- Design a web service based on specified requirements
- Implement a web service using appropriate technologies
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
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Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 5 credits are regulated. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you’ve earned and what’s next.
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Where these credits take you
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- Analyse and interpret the results of software testing activities
- Manage software testing activities
- Test Software Products
Where this can lead
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Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
This unit provides learners with a comprehensive understanding of cloud computing principles, including distributed computing concepts such as concurrency, fault tolerance, and scalability. Learners will compare cloud service models and develop skills to design and develop cloud computing systems considering performance, security, cost, and availability.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Pearson BTEC Level 5 Certificate in Professional Software Development (QCF)
12 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Cloud Computing
- Commercial Software Testing
- Database Management Systems
- Developing Software Applications Using C#
- Job Control Language
- Mobile App Development - Android
and 6 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
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Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
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The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
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