Start Date
Flexible
Study Type
Online, Hybrid or In-centre
Duration
60 Hours
Training Type
Course
Earn Job-Ready skills with a Course from pitman training
Python reads almost like plain English, which explains why it runs everything from Instagram’s backend to scientific research tools.
This 60-hour course starts where all programming should – understanding data types and operators, the basic ingredients that build every program. Once you grasp those fundamentals, you move into program flow, learning things like branching statements that create decision trees and loops that automate repetitive tasks.
Lessons get interesting when you reach file operations and console input. Suddenly you’re not just writing code – you’re creating programs that interact with real data and actual users. Next it’s functions, error handling, and the final domain introduces modules and libraries – pre-built components that prevent you from reinventing the wheel every time.
The course’s practice exercises mirror workplace situations: fix this broken script, automate this manual process, build a solution for this real problem. Complete the course for your Pitman Training certificate and prove you’re job-ready.
is this right for you?
- You know HTML and CSS, but your sites feel flat without interactivity.
- Front-end developer jobs look appealing but require JavaScript knowledge.
- Self-paced beats rigid classroom schedules for your lifestyle.
- Structured lessons make more sense than random Stack Overflow answers.
- IT Specialist certification would give you credible proof of skills.
- Writing logic to solve problems sounds more fun than frustrating.
award & associatedQualifications
Upon successful completion, you'll earn 60 CPD points, a professional credential that validates your skills to employers and demonstrates your commitment to ongoing learning.
On completion of this course you should be able to recognise and write syntactically correct well-documented Python 3 code that will logically solve a given problem, correctly use data types supported by Python, and use common libraries to write a program that solves a complex problem. You should also be able to understand how to write, debug, and maintain well-formed, well-documented Python code.
There are no specific pre-requisites required before starting this course.
Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: –
Self-Funded:
- Flexible payment plans to help you spread the cost* available at many of our centres;
- You could opt to pay upfront.
Company Funded:
Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.
What we can help with:
- Providing a comprehensive training programme outlining learning outcomes
- Tailored personnel letters
- Communication with finance departments to arrange payment options (upfront or payment plan*).
* Terms and Conditions apply. Speak to a Course Advisor for full information on the options available to you.
This course covers data types and operators, decisions and loops, input and output, code documentation and structure, troubleshooting, and modules and tools.
Your Administrative Breakthrough Starts Here
Stop reading about Python’s possibilities and start building them. With 60 hours of structured training and IT Specialist certification prep, you’ll write code that actually works – not just tutorials you’ll forget next week.
Discover how 60 hours of flexible training can transform your professional trajectory.
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