
Level 5 Diploma in Web Application Development
Gateway Qualifications Level 5 Diploma in Web Application Development
The Gateway Qualifications Level 5 Diploma in Web Application Development is a professional-grade technical qualification designed to bridge the skills gap, providing your organisation with the talent needed to build, deploy, and manage secure, scalable web solutions.
Why Choose This Qualification for Your Team?
This 75-credit diploma is more than a coding course; it is a comprehensive technical roadmap that moves beyond basic development to professional-level software engineering.
- Master the Full Stack: Your employees will gain proficiency in the entire development lifecycle—from user-centric interface design to complex back-end logic and data integration.
- Industry-Leading Frameworks: The curriculum focuses on high-demand technologies, including the Django framework (Level 6), equipping your team to optimise production and testing using modern code libraries.
- Security & Compliance by Design: Training includes the deployment of secure web-based information systems, ensuring your business data and user information are protected against modern vulnerabilities.
- Ready-to-Deploy Skills: Assessment is entirely portfolio-based. This means your staff will build real-world applications as they learn, providing immediate value to your business through practical, work-relevant projects.
Technical Competencies Developed
The Level 5 Diploma is structured around four high-impact mandatory units. You will master:
- Professional Skills: Version Control (Git), Security, and modern deployment practices.
- Front-End: Advanced HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ES6+), and a modern framework (React/Vue/Angular).
- Back-End: Server-side logic, API development, and managing SQL/NoSQL databases.
Mandatory Units
- User Experience and Inclusive Design
- Front-End Application Development
- Back-End Application Development
- MVC Architecture
- Cloud integration
- Software Testing and QA
- E-commerce Application Project
The ideal applicant will have basic to moderate programming skills in any popular language such as C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, R, SWL, C, or C++.
You may have worked in a software developer or undertaken significant hobbyist projects involving software development. Alternatively, you may have a degree in Computer Science or a related field.
You will need a laptop device that meets the following specification:
- Software: VsCode, Visual Studio
- RAM: Min. 8GB RAM
- Processor: Min. Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 5
- Operating System: Windows or Debian based Linux
Delivery Model
- 32 weeks 1 day/week
- Online delivery
Qualification
- Gateway Qualifications Level 5 Diploma in Web Application Development
After completing this programme you will be able to progress into mid level developer and QA roles, as well as junior UX design roles.
The Level 5 Diploma in Web Application Development is £3,795 inclusive of VAT.
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Looking to upskill your team? We can deliver training at your site for cohorts of any size to minimise disruption and maximise your training budget.
By delivering training onsite, we can tailor the learning experience to meet the needs of your organisation, facilitate an environment for your team to learn and grow together, whilst providing you with the visibility to tack and evaluate learning and progression.
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