Digital Leadership Accelerator

Learn how software tools and techniques are used to design and deliver secure, effective data solutions. You’ll explore how to break down business problems, build projects in stages, and protect your work against common vulnerabilities. 

This unit includes a two-part development project where you'll plan, create and deploy a maintainable product that meets real organisational needs. 

Start building the skills to run a successful project from start to finish. You’ll explore how to plan effectively, lead a team, and manage the risks and challenges that come with delivering technology solutions. 

Learn how to apply Agile principles in practice and see what it takes to keep quality high as your project moves towards completion. 

This unit introduces the principles of sustainable development and shows you how to research and evaluate sustainable technologies. You’ll explore how to optimise resources, count the cost, and apply strategic thinking to long-term technology planning. 

You’ll also learn how to think sustainably at every stage of a solution and write a business proposal that reflects organisational goals. 

Build confidence in designing and managing secure systems. You’ll be introduced to cloud computing and network design concepts, before exploring core principles of cloud security and advanced compliance. 

This unit also covers the full process of designing, deploying and monitoring secure systems and infrastructure in a business context. 

Data pipeline architecture, storage design and governance take centre stage. You’ll explore how to build scalable, high-performance systems that integrate seamlessly with analytics, AI and ML. 

The unit ends with the design and implementation of a complete data architecture solution tailored to organisational needs. 

Advanced data analysis and storytelling take centre stage. You’ll cover the foundations of business intelligence, turn business problems into data requirements, and explore data to generate clear, actionable insights. 

You’ll also build and use machine learning models to enhance analysis and apply AI techniques that support more intelligent reporting. Visualisation and professional communication bring your findings to life and support confident, data-driven decisions. 

Step into the world of IT consultancy. You’ll build the skills to manage stakeholders, lead effective discussions, and apply data analysis to shape digital technology solutions. 

This unit also focuses on influencing and negotiation, leading to a clear, compelling proposal for a business-ready IT solution. 

Collaborative leadership takes a practical focus. You’ll explore what it means to work across boundaries, build shared goals, and lead with influence in complex environments. 

This unit also develops critical thinking, networking and presence, helping you deliver meaningful outcomes through collaborative advantage. 

Ethics and sustainability shape the way data solutions are developed. You’ll explore research principles, assess risks in data collection and analysis, and apply techniques that support ethical decision-making. 

The unit ends with the creation of a stakeholder-ready proposal that communicates ethical considerations with clarity and care. 

Apply everything you’ve learned to a full project delivery. You’ll design, develop and implement a data analysis solution agreed with your employer, using the skills and knowledge built across previous units. 

This is your opportunity to demonstrate impact through a focused, real-world application of your learning. 

Present your work with clarity and confidence. You’ll review and reflect on your data analysis solution and prepare to share it with an independent end-point assessor. 

This unit also includes compiling a portfolio of Data Technology Solutions Professional work to support a professional discussion at end-point assessment.