{"id":574,"date":"2021-03-14T14:05:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T14:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nccedu.com\/?page_id=574"},"modified":"2025-03-04T14:45:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T14:45:32","slug":"digi-trailblazers","status":"publish","type":"courses_cpt","link":"https:\/\/www.nccedu.com\/qualifications\/young-learners\/digi-trailblazers\/","title":{"rendered":"Digi Trailblazers"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"full_content single-text-column white_bg pt_sm pb_sm\"> <!-- Full Content -->\r\n  <div class=\"mw_700 no_text_center\"> <!-- MW -->\r\n            The Digi Trailblazers programme provides a high quality, comprehensive Computing curriculum for students both in the UK and internationally and is fully aligned with the new English Computing curriculum for Key Stage 3.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccedu.com\/qualifications\/young-learners\/digi-explorers\/\">Digi Explorers<\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccedu.com\/qualifications\/young-learners\/digi-navigators\/\">Digi Navigators<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccedu.com\/qualifications\/ofqual-regulated-qualifications\/ncc-education-level-2-award-in-computing-l2ac\/\">Level 2 Award in Computing<\/a><\/h3>      <\/div> <!-- \/ MW -->\r\n<\/div> <!-- \/ Full Content -->\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"full_content accordion-list white_bg pt_none pb_none\"> <!-- Full Content -->\r\n  <div class=\"mw_700 no_text_center\"> <!-- MW -->\r\n              <div class=\"accordion_list_block\"> <!-- Accordion List Block -->\r\n        <ul>\r\n                      <li>\r\n              <div class=\"accordion_btn\"> <!-- FAQ Btn -->\r\n                <a class=\"accordion-list__block-title\"  href=\"#\">\r\n                  <div class=\"button_border\" ><\/div>\r\n                  <div class=\"accordion_icon\">&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n                  Overview                 <\/a>\r\n              <\/div> <!-- \/ FAQ Btn -->\r\n              <div class=\"accordion-cont\"> <!-- FAQ Cont -->\r\n                                  <p>New topics are introduced for this first secondary school programme and students\u2019 existing coding skills are taken even further with more advanced Scratch and Python programming lessons.<\/p>\n                              <\/div> <!-- \/ FAQ Cont -->\r\n            <\/li>\r\n                      <li>\r\n              <div class=\"accordion_btn\"> <!-- FAQ Btn -->\r\n                <a class=\"accordion-list__block-title\"  href=\"#\">\r\n                  <div class=\"button_border\" ><\/div>\r\n                  <div class=\"accordion_icon\">&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n                  Entry Requirements                 <\/a>\r\n              <\/div> <!-- \/ FAQ Btn -->\r\n              <div class=\"accordion-cont\"> <!-- FAQ Cont -->\r\n                                  <p>The Digi Trailblazers programme is suitable for candidates aged 11-14\u00a0years old (Key Stage 3 in the English national curriculum) as well as older learners.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected that candidates who are non-native English speakers are able to cope with the demands of preparing for and taking the Digi Trailblazers assessment in English.<\/p>\n                              <\/div> <!-- \/ FAQ Cont -->\r\n            <\/li>\r\n                      <li>\r\n              <div class=\"accordion_btn\"> <!-- FAQ Btn -->\r\n                <a class=\"accordion-list__block-title\"  href=\"#\">\r\n                  <div class=\"button_border\" ><\/div>\r\n                  <div class=\"accordion_icon\">&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n                  Assessment                <\/a>\r\n              <\/div> <!-- \/ FAQ Btn -->\r\n              <div class=\"accordion-cont\"> <!-- FAQ Cont -->\r\n                                  <p>All students who complete a Digi programme course are provided with a certificate of achievement. 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