Computing

A Centre of Vocational Excellence

Leek College has been awarded Centre of Vocational Excellence status in Advanced Computing and ICT Support. Only the very best colleges have been given this award and it reflects our outstanding achievements in this field. The accolade was awarded on the basis of the high quality provision and standards achieved by our students and resulted in a £500,000 investment in our IT facilities.

At Leek College, students have access to the latest equipment and software connected to the internet via a fast 10mb microwave link and a WiFi network. All computer rooms have multimedia projectors, interactive smart boards, scanners, laser and colour printers. Digital cameras are used extensively for portfolio work.

What can you learn?

Sought-after skills such as Web Design using Dreamweaver and Flash
Programming using VB.NET, Java, ASP, PHP etc
Computer Maintenance and IT Support
Network Administration
Local and Wide Area Network infrastructure - CISCO
Database Development using Access, SQL server or Oracle

Why Choose Leek College?

First class facilities
Use Industry standard software from Microsoft, Macromedia, Oracle, Adobe and AutoDesk
Wide range of courses to suit all levels and ability
Exciting new courses incorporating Games Design and E-media
Courses taught by highly qualified teachers
Staff who are computing professionals with industry standard qualifications

Realise your potential!

Develop your skills
Study for a new career
Increase your chances of promotion
Improve your salary prospects

Did you know?

Many of the top 10 IT skills advertised in the last two quarters are taught on our Foundation Degree!

	Skill	Advertisements
1	SQL	25,360
2	C	17,844
3	OFFICE	17,593
4	JAVA	14,908
5	C++	12,090
6	ORACLE	11,988
7	C#	11,624
8	UNIX	11,549
9	SQL SERVER	11,366
10	.NET	10,831

Source: Computer Weekly

Microsoft IT Academy

As a partner in the Microsoft IT Academy programme, Leek College students benefit from world-class curriculum resources and are enabled with real world abilities essential for career success.

We also support employers by offering their workforce a range of Microsoft professional qualifications.

Cisco Network Academy

As a Cisco Networking Academy, students learn Internet technology skills essential for a career in IT. You'll learn about network infrastructures, protocols and how to program routers and switches etc.