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EXPLORE
Try the work
Make a one-page personal website with a heading, a project section and working navigation. Change the layout on a narrow screen.
Your output: Write a short reflection: what interested you, and what needs practice?
PATHWAY / TECHNOLOGY
Software & web development
Build things people use. Move at your own pace. These are learning milestones, not a fixed timetable.
02
EXPLORE
Choose a degree foundation
Explore BCA as possible routes. Compare syllabi, eligibility, assessment and mode; these are examples, not mandatory or exclusive career qualifications.
Your output: Keep two programme options and verify them with the university.
03
BUILD
Practise the core skills
Work through Programming foundations, HTML, CSS & JavaScript, Version control, Testing and debugging. Start with one topic, use exercises and record your questions.
Your output: Make a small worked example for each skill.
04
BUILD
Build your first project
Create a small browser application that lets a student add study tasks, mark them complete and filter by subject. Keep records on the device and explain that limitation.
Your output: Use the linked project brief and save a version you can explain.
Open project brief ↗05
MOVE FORWARD
Get feedback and revise
Can another student complete the core task without your help? Test a blank task, a long title and a cleared browser. Explain one bug you fixed and why the fix works.
Your output: Record one piece of feedback and a change you made.
06
MOVE FORWARD
Prepare for the next opportunity
Explore roles such as Junior web developer, Software trainee, QA trainee. Read actual role requirements and match evidence from your work to relevant tasks.
Your output: Draft a concise project case study and three questions for a mentor.
POSSIBLE FOUNDATIONS
Explore the degree behind the skills.
Other academic routes may also be relevant. Employer and admission requirements vary; no pathway guarantees a job.
A little clarity goes a long way
Your next step can
be a small one.
Try a project, compare a degree or prepare a question.