The events of 20th October, 2020 were a breaking point for me, and it led to me take certain steps for a better future, one of which was making the decision to embark on a journey to obtain the Professional Graduate Diploma in IT, a higher education qualification offered by BCS (the British Computer Society) which is equivalent to a UK Bachelor’s degree with honours (fancy). I decided to do this because I did not have a traditional university degree at the time. I will provide a minimal cost breakdown at th
I was pretty ready to jump right into it, but registrations had closed for the November 2020 exam session. I had to wait a few months to be able to register for the next session which was May 2021. Each exam session is about six months apart, and I wanted to get things done as quickly as possible. But I ultimately learnt how to be patient.
I started with the Certificate in IT level, which has three core modules: Information Systems, Software Development, and Computer & Network Technology. I opted for self-study, so I decided to purchase a couple of recommended textbooks from the module syllabuses only for Information Systems and Computer & Network Technology. I have been developing software for over 27 years now, so I didn’t think it was necessary to get a textbook for that one. I also looked through the past papers which were available, and