Beginners Web Design

Bored with your job? Looking for your first job? Feel you're creative but never really get the chance to show it? Whatever your current situation, here's a superb opportunity to completely change the direction of your life and get involved in something interesting and cutting-edge.

Nowadays, almost anyone can throw together some sort of website using available design tools. But to design a great website, a website that works, a website that can make money…well that's where professional web designers come in. And this great course from UK Open Learning, is designed to set you along the road to become an in-demand professional web designer.

The great thing about distance learning is that you can study from home or work, at your own pace and in your own time. And that's not all - you will have your very own personal tutor, a practising professional web designer, offering unlimited support via email, seven days a week for a whole 12 months. He or she will be happy to answer any questions you may have and give you advice as to how to complete the course successfully.

This Level Three validated course in Web Design is from UK Open Learning, one of the UK's leading distance learning providers. It is open to anyone with a level of computer literacy. A reasonable level of literacy is also required.

We recommended you spend approximately 110 hours of your time studying for the NCFE Level 3 Award in Web Design. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

The course is divided into two sections. In section one, you will learn all about Hyper Text Mark-up Language – HTML. Topics range from using the internet and e-mail, creating web pages, forms and feedback, tables, creating images, frames , multimedia and more besides. Section two brings you up to date with the latest web technology and the use of cascading style sheets. The topics are: using HTML editors, preparing, publishing and promoting your website, web development software, successful search engine optimisation, as well as web accessibility and usability issues. And at the end of the course, you'll publish your very own professional standard website!

There is no exam as such, you will be required to complete a series of 10 assignments which will be marked by your tutor. You will be required to show the knowledge you have gained in each assignment.

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

You will be asked to submit 10 assignments for marking by your tutor.