Qualification Details

This is a listing of further education and training awards made by QQI. They are at Level 1 to 6 on the NFQ. For awards in Higher Education and Training at Level 6 to 10 on the NFQ please look at the Programmes listing.

Title

Software Development

Code

5M0529

NFQ Level

5

EQF Level

4

Award Class

Major

Field of Learning

06. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) > 1. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) > 3. Software and applications development and analysis

Credit Value

120

Publication Date

07-10-2014

Review Date

Deactivation Date

Status

Active

Certificate Specification

Software Development

EUROPASS Certificate Supplements

English

Programme Validation Information

Validation

Qualification Requirements

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The total credit value required for this certificate is 120. This will be achieved by completing:

Awards

Code Title NFQ Level Credit Value
All of the following component(s)

5N0541

Fundamentals of Object Oriented Programming

5

15

5N2772

Software Architecture

5

15
A minimum credit value of 15 from the following component(s)

5N0556

Maths for STEM

5

30

5N0554

Computational Methods and Problem Solving

5

15

5N18396

Maths for Information Technology

5

15
A minimum credit value of 15 from the following component(s)

5N0690

Communications

5

15

5N1367

Teamworking

5

15
A minimum credit value of 15 from the following component(s)

5N1356

Work Experience

5

15

5N1433

Work Practice

5

15

5N2985

Personal and Professional Development

5

15
A minimum credit value of 30 from the following component(s)

5N0783

Database Methods

5

15

5N1651

Games Analysis Design

5

15

5N1910

Web Authoring

5

15

5N0580

Mobile Technologies

5

15

5N2928

Operating Systems

5

15

5N2927

Programming and Design Principles

5

15

5N2769

Software Testing

5

15
The remaining credit value of 15 can be obtained by using vocationally relevant component(s) from level 5. A maximum of 15 credits may be used from either level 4 or level 6.