Digital Transformation

This level 7 course is an introduction to Cloud, Infrastructure and App Development in Cloud Environments, Agile Practices and Continuous Delivery & the Internet of Things. Learners will gain fundamental knowledge and an up-to-date industry view on the shift from on-premises to cloud IT environments and modern application development paradigms.

Course Overview

Weeks 1-3

Introduction to Cloud
Assessment brief

Weeks 4-6

Infrastructure & app development in cloud environments (Microsoft Azure)

Weeks 7-9

Agile practices (Scrum methodology)

Weeks 10-12

Continuous delivery and the Internet of Things

Weeks 13-15

Assessment completion

Award

After completing this course, you will receive 20 credits which can then be used for future learning.

Funding

The Staffordshire E-Skills & Entrepreneurship Gateway (SEGway) is part funded by the European Social Fund.

Delivery method

Blended learning

Location

Online

Duration

This is a 12-week course with one 2-hour session per week.

Weeks 13-15 will be used for assessment completion

Start date

Wednesday 7 June
Tuesday 18 July

Entry requirements

This training course is exclusively available to businesses with a maximum of 250 employees (SMEs) based in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, as well as students and graduates living or working in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

Cost

This course is free to all businesses with a maximum of 250 employees (SMEs) based in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, as well as students and graduates living or working in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

We are better equipped to help businesses move into the future with innovative ways of working which will improve their efficiency, communication, time to market and overall effectiveness.

The Digital Transformation course taught by Qusay Al-Maatouk brought to light a lot of the actions we had taken to make technology work for our customers, especially during the Covid lockdown. But additionally, it gave us a vision for new pathways of working and leveraging the digital world which we had not known about beforehand. Now, armed with this knowledge and practical how-to, we are better equipped to help businesses move into the future with innovative ways of working which will improve their efficiency, communication, time to market and overall effectiveness.

Participant

How to apply

To apply for this course, please email employers@staffs.ac.uk