{"id":6779,"date":"2016-05-27T14:13:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T13:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stonebridge-blog.positive-dedicated.net\/?p=6779"},"modified":"2021-11-26T09:46:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T09:46:57","slug":"web-design-and-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/web-design-and-it\/web-design-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Start working in web design and development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get creative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want a job in a fast-growing industry, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/course\/certificate-in-web-design-and-development-rqf-level-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Level 3 Certificate in Web Design and Development (RQF)<\/a> is for you. This course will build the skills you need&nbsp;to work as a web designer or developer.&nbsp;Gain a qualification and grow your career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is&nbsp;web design and development&nbsp;right for you?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Web design is fun, exciting and continually changing. More and more companies are getting online and web designers are in demand. As a web designer you&#8217;ll use design skills, and technical knowledge, to create unique websites. You could work on anything from an interactive educational resource, to online shopping sites, or company intranets. You&#8217;ll also need to maintain websites&nbsp;and keep&nbsp;up-to-date with developments in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who can take this course?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no entry requirements and you don&#8217;t need to know any web programming.&nbsp;All you need is an interest in IT and&nbsp;a desire&nbsp;to learn.&nbsp;There will&nbsp;be some basic assessments in maths, IT and English levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What will you study?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Level 3 Certificate in Web Design and Development&nbsp;course is a fully recognised qualification.&nbsp;It takes around 40 hours to complete and will give you 25 credits, which you could use&nbsp;to&nbsp;go on to further study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn more about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Web technologies<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>JavaScript<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>HTML<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Internet security<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Cascading Style Sheets<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out what it takes to work in web design and development and where your career could take you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Get qualified<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You could make a real difference to a business by improving its image, or helping to increase sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Freelance \u2013 be your own boss.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>In-house \u2013 in charge of a company&#8217;s website.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>At a web design agency \u2013 working on many different projects.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You could also&nbsp;apply for jobs including software engineer, app developer or PHP developer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What could you earn?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Experienced web developers that work freelance could earn \u00a3200-\u00a3600&nbsp;a day.<\/li><li>In-house, or agency&nbsp;starting salaries&nbsp;are \u00a320,000-\u00a324,000 a year.<\/li><li>With some experience you could earn&nbsp;\u00a325,000-\u00a335,000 a year.<\/li><li>Lead web developers can earn \u00a345,000 or more a year.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is there Government funding available?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With Stonebridge you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/advice\/what-is-distance-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">study from home, in your own time<\/a>. You can either fund your course yourself, or we can offer you funding using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/19-plus-courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">19+ Learner Loan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/a-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/a-z-courses.png\" alt=\"A-Z book of courses\" class=\"wp-image-7249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/a-z-courses.png 690w, https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/a-z-courses-300x52.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative If you want a job in a fast-growing industry, the Level 3 Certificate in Web Design and Development (RQF) is for you. 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