QUALIFI
Level 3
QN: 610/5598/0
Curriculum Active
Qualifi Level 3 Extended Diploma in IT and Cyber Security
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by QUALIFI. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1050 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
QUALIFI
Syllabus Units
18 Units
Guided Hours
1050 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
An Introduction to Marketing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the importance of marketing in an organisation.
- Understand marketing research and planning.
- Understand how and why customer groups are targeted
- Be able to develop a coherent marketing mix.
2
An Introduction to the Business Environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know different types of Businesses and their ownership and the different types of stakeholders.
- Understand how businesses are organised
- Understand how Businesses achieve their target purpose
- Identify legal, political, and social factors that can affect businesses.
3
Business Resources
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how human resources are managed.
- Understand the purpose of managing physical and technological resources
- Identify ways to access different sources of finance
- Understand financial statements.
4
Coding and Website Development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose and types of coding.
- Understand web architecture and components.
- Be able to create interactive websites.
5
Communication and Cultural Skills for Higher Education
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Communicate fluently, accurately and effectively, speaking on a range of topics, with appropriate control of grammar, vocabulary and register.
- Understand different learning styles.
- Understand the concept of culture, cultural values and how different cultures can be defined
- Understand academic culture and conventions
6
Computer Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose of computer systems.
- Understand computer system components.
- Be able to configure computer systems.
7
Cyber Security
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand cyber security.
- Understand core terminology and key aspects of cyber security.
- Understand cyber threat intelligence.
8
English for Higher Education
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to utilise different ‘pre’, ‘while’ and post reading strategies to understand academic texts.
- Be able to demonstrate an appropriate academic vocabulary.
- Be able to structure sentences, paragraphs and full texts to suit academic requirements.
- Be able to utilise ‘pre’, ‘while’ and post listening strategies to understand different speakers and academic topic information.
9
EU GDPR and Data Security
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand EU GDPR and similar legislation.
- Understand legal interpretations of, and implementation approaches to the EU GDPR at a national level.
- Develop an in-ho
- use EU GDPR audio toolkit.
10
Human Resource Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the internal and external factors involved in human resources planning in organisation.
- Understand know how an organisation motivates its employees.
- Know how organisations manage and measure employee performance.
- Understand how organisations co
- operate with their employees.
11
Investigations and Incident Response
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the core phases, tools and processes of Incident Response and putting together a CERT.
- Understand Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Management (BMC) as disciplines to support a cyber incident response team.
- Understand how organisations can investigate major incidents related to suspected cyber security attacks.
12
Mobile Communications
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the uses and features of mobile communication devices.
- Understand the communication technologies used in mobile devices.
- Understand the implications of mobile communications technology.
13
Mobile Devices and Data Risks
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how mobile smartphones and the Internet of Things communicate and the associated risks.
- Understand risks posed by malware and mobile applications.
- Understand commonly recommended mobile device protection methods advocated by the tech industry.
14
Network Architecture: Communications and Protocols
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand computer networking environments and ICT operations at a strategic level within a business organisation.
- Understand the threats and risks posed to LANs and WANs.
- Understand the importance of identifying and prioritising risk treatments.
15
Networks
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand networking principles.
- Understand how net
- work hardware and software components are connected.
- Understand the usage and security concerns relating to networking.
16
Social Media for Business
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of using social media in a business environment.
- Understand the need for social media content planning and publishing in a business environment.
- Be able to develop a policy and a plan to use social media in a business environment.
17
Solutions: Future-proofing your Business
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the future cyber threat environment for companies in the short to medium term.
- Understand how formal Industry Standards, Training Accreditations support cyber security and business resilience.
- Develop a cyber security (cyber security 'business toolkit') for a large business organisation.
18
Threat and Risk: Expecting the Unexpected
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key business cyber security concepts including 'threats' and 'risks'.
- Understand effective sources of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI).
- Understand the 'psychology' of computer mis
- use and the associated terminology.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/5598/0
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- QUALIFI
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Apr 2025