Telford College has unveiled an exciting curriculum for its new maths and digital skills hub opening in the town’s Station Quarter later this year.

A wide range of technology-focused training programmes will be delivered at the new hub, with a focus on innovation and providing skills for some of the region’s fastest growing and best-paid business sectors.

They include digital skills pathways from entry to university level, apprenticeships focusing on hardware, software, and multi-channel marketing, and digital T-Levels in support services, business services, and production, design and development.

The college’s town centre campus at Station Quarter is due to open in September.

We see this as a unique and ambitious alliance between industry and education, which will raise everyone’s aspirations. It makes the college even more accessible to people across the borough, and builds on our collaborative work with local employers to develop the sort of skilled workforce they require.

Telford is full of talented people, and we need to do everything we can to help retain these important skills in the town – because there are some fantastic, highly paid career opportunities right on our doorstep.

Teresa Hughes, director of business, digital and professional studies, said there would be a 20-strong Telford College team based at the Station Quarter hub.

“The curriculum is targeted towards equipping people for careers in sectors such as cybersecurity, AI and robotics, virtual and augmented reality, cloud computing, wireless technologies, 5G innovation, and much more.

“Maths and digital qualifications are a vital pathway to higher quality and better paid career opportunities for the people of Telford.”

The full Telford College Station Quarter curriculum is:

Digital Skills: A choice of three programmes delivering the skills required to become a programmer or mobile application developer including computer science, IT systems security and encryption, software design and development.

HNC Digital: A university-level course to equip you with the skills you need for success in the IT industry covering programming, networking, database design and development, security, and more.

HND Digital: A two-year university-level course covering modules including strategic information systems, programming, web design and development, networking, forensics and games scripting.

Apprenticeship – Hardware: For anyone looking for a career as a systems engineer, support engineer, IT support analyst or technical solutions engineer. Develop knowledge of IT system development and maintenance.

Apprenticeship – Software Development Technician: Learn how to create code, test software, and learn skills required for a range of coding tasks, plus fixing bugs, and handling maintenance issues.

Apprenticeship – Multi-channel Marketer: Learn how to plan, create, and evaluate targeted campaigns across a range of platforms, following industry best practices. You will analyse data and use AI tools to create engaging content.

Apprenticeship – Cybersecurity: An 18-month programme to learn how to monitor, detect and respond to potential security threats through the implementation of cyber security mechanisms and application of cyber security procedures and controls.

T-Level – Digital Business Services: Develop an understanding of the impact of digital technologies in business and market environment, ethical and moral implications, using data in software design, internet security, digital environments and more.

T-Level – Digital Support Services: Develop an understanding of the impact of digital technologies in business, ethical and moral implications, planning digital projects and testing software, hardware and data and more.

T-Level – Digital Production, Design & Development: Develop knowledge in programming, coding, development engines, the use of data and the different platforms of digital delivery. You will also learn about security risks and how to analyse problems.

Step Into IT: Co-designed with Capgemini, this six-week programme is aimed at people looking to take their first steps into a technology career, and includes a week of work placement.

PLUS . . . short training programmes to help boost your digital skills, explaining the basics about programmes such as Microsoft Powerpoint, Word and Excel.