Self-paced

Study at your own pace

These NCFE qualifications are designed to fit around work and family. You read the teaching material, watch the lesson videos, write your assignments and submit them when you are ready. Tutor support is available by appointment whenever you want it.

Learn when it suits you

Every unit is on our online campus: teaching material written from the NCFE specification, short lesson videos with captions, and worked examples. Study early, late or at weekends.

Tutor support by appointment

You are not on your own. Book a one-to-one session with your tutor whenever you need one, and message them between appointments. We aim to reply within two working days.

Assessed by portfolio, no exam

You build a portfolio of written assignments. It is marked by our assessors, quality assured internally and externally quality assured by NCFE. There is no examination to sit.

Qualifications you can study this way 10 courses

NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Coding

NCFE Approved Self-paced

An introduction to coding: languages, terminology, design principles, best practice, testing and DevOps, plus communication and project management. 155 guided learning hours, assessed by portfolio.

Duration: 155 guided learning hours, 255 total hours, self-paced online

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NCFE Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Cyber Security

NCFE Approved Self-paced

Understand cyber crime and its motives, cyber security terminology, the law and ethics, common threats, and how systems are protected. 110 guided learning hours, assessed by portfolio.

Duration: 110 guided learning hours, 185 total hours, self-paced online

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NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Data Analysis

NCFE Approved Self-paced

Learn to source, check, clean, interpret and present data using spreadsheets, and understand the data analyst role. 120 guided learning hours, assessed by portfolio with no exams.

Duration: 120 guided learning hours, 135 total hours, self-paced online

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NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Data Protection and Data Security

NCFE Approved Self-paced

Understand GDPR, the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act, and how to protect data and ICT systems. 110 guided learning hours, assessed by portfolio with no exams.

Duration: 110 guided learning hours, 130 total hours, self-paced online

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NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Coding Practices

NCFE Approved Self-paced

Level 3 coding: methodologies, requirements, coding standards and design, databases, writing and debugging interpreted and compiled code, testing, and deployment. 180 guided learning hours, UCAS points allocated.

Duration: 180 guided learning hours, 260 total hours, self-paced online

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NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Cyber Security Practices

NCFE Approved Self-paced

Level 3 cyber security: principles, threat intelligence, testing and controls, incident response, legislation and ethics, and professional skills. 150 guided learning hours, assessed by portfolio.

Duration: 150 guided learning hours, 220 total hours, self-paced online

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NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Data

NCFE Approved Self-paced

Become a data technician: source, collate, clean, blend and analyse data, present it to any audience, and store it securely and lawfully. 195 guided learning hours, UCAS points allocated.

Duration: 195 guided learning hours, 245 total hours, self-paced online

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NCFE Level 3 Certificate in User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI)

NCFE Approved Self-paced

Learn UX and UI design: history, the user-centred design process, user research and empathy tools, UX design and wireframing, UI design and accessibility, and a practical website project. 180 guided learning hours.

Duration: 180 guided learning hours, 312 total hours, self-paced online

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NCFE Level 4 Diploma: Cyber Security Engineer - HTQ

NCFE Approved Self-paced

A Higher Technical Qualification equipping you with the engineering skills and behaviours to advance into professional cyber security roles.

Duration: 510 guided learning hours; self-paced online study, typically one to two years

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NCFE Level 4 Diploma: Data Analyst - HTQ

NCFE Approved Self-paced

An employer-recognised Higher Technical Qualification giving you the skills to launch or advance a career in data analysis.

Duration: 510 guided learning hours; self-paced online study, typically one to two years

£2,995 View details →

Which courses are not self-paced

Not every qualification can be studied this way, and we would rather say so plainly. Our Functional Skills qualifications in English, maths and digital skills are assessed by externally set assessments taken under invigilation, so those have to be arranged with us. Our Technical Occupational Entry diplomas and Level 5 diplomas require an assessor to observe you carrying out practical tasks, which cannot be done unsupervised.

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