Diploma in Computing (UKL3)
NCC Education Pre-University Diploma in Computing
(MQF Level 4)
September 2025
EU Students
Non-EU Students
African Students
Asian Students
About
NCC Education is a UK awarding body, regulated by Ofqual, and well-established in the UK and worldwide.
NCC Education’s Level 3 Diploma in Computing (L3DC) is equivalent to MQF Level 4. On completion of this diploma, you will be able to join the Level 4 Diploma in Computing (L4DC), which is considered the first year of your degree.
The L3DC is designed to provide computing students with direct knowledge relevant to studying computing at a higher level. Students will gain the necessary knowledge and skills vital for either continued studies or the start of a career.
This qualification is recognized and valued by many universities and employers, both in the UK and other countries.
Successful completion of this qualification guarantees students entry to the L4DC offered at STC Higher Education. Students can also apply for the first year of a number of UK university degree courses related to computing.
Entry Requirements
Students must have successfully completed secondary school education in an appropriate range of subjects and obtained 4 (four) O levesl passes including Mathematics and English OR equivalent.
Students who do not have an O level pass in English must satisfy one of the below requirements;
EITHER
- Have the required minimum result in the NCC Education Standard English Placement Test.
OR
- Have a valid score of 4.5 or above in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination or equivalent.
Syllabus
- Study and Presentation Skills
- Digital World
- Introduction to Programming with Python
- Mathematical Skills for Computing
Stipends
High quality undergraduate education is of central importance to a number of objectives: an ever more highly skilled workforce and the development of new fields of study and specialisation. It is a key to Malta’s economic and social progress, and is essential to many people’s continuing professional development.
The Maltese Government believes that students may find valid learning pathways in degree courses / programmes that are provided, either through foreign higher education institutions or through recognised private higher education institutions in Malta.
The Malta Government Undergraduate Scheme 2015 aims at providing more opportunities to further the choice of undergraduate degrees/qualifications up to MQF Level 6 and including Bachelor Degrees and vocational qualifications, classified as Level 6 or equivalent under the Malta Qualification Framework (MQF).
Through this scheme Government is extending the financial support available to undergraduate students at the University of Malta and MCAST, to other Maltese students undertaking equivalent studies, at other institutions, leading to officially recognised local and foreign MQF Level 6 qualification.
Funding
This course is funded
Quality education costs money and that is why we spend time giving information and guiding students and organisations about the various scholarship schemes which they can benefit from. The Get Qualified scheme is for Full Timers and Part timers.
Recover up to 70% of money spent on this course
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Further Steps
In particular, this qualification serves as a pathway to one of the degrees offered in partnership with the University of Wolverhampton, namely:
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science
- BSc (Hons) Cybersecurity
STC Higher Education
