Computing & IT

Become an IT professional

Computers, mobiles phones and the Internet have changed the way we live our lives.  It's no surprise that IT professionals are always in demand. For those with the right IT skills and qualifications, the opportunities and rewards are excellent. You can gain these valuable skills and qualifications by studying computing at South Thames College in Merton and Wandsworth.

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We can help you choose from a range of courses covering hands-on study with hardware, software, networking, programming, systems support, IT applications, computer games development and much more.

Your education will benefit from our well planned progression routes into Higher Education. Alternatively, you can progress to our own HNC courses and Foundation Degrees which we offer in conjunction with Kingston University. A full range of professional computing courses is also available. Many of our computing & IT students progress through the levels and go on to university-level studies.

Key features of our courses are the use of real life scenarios and the inclusion of work experience or work shadowing as part of your course.

South Thames College has a Cisco Academy and Cisco Certified Networking qualifications (CCNA) are available on some courses

We are also members of the Computing and Technology Industry Association and you can take the industry-recognised Technician qualification (CompTIA A+) on our BTEC courses.

Our direct links with industry - especially on our Computer Games Development courses - keep our offer both up-to-date and relevant to your future. 

Choose courses in this section for jobs or careers in:

• IT Support
• E-Business
• Web Design
• Software Engineering
• Hardware Engineering
• Progress to Higher Education e.g. BSc IT