Are you considering becoming an Software Developer? Here is some information to help point you in the right direction:
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Software developers design, install, test and maintain software systems used by commercial and manufacturing organisations in their IT systems.
Software Developers:
- gain a thorough understanding of the user's business and information
needs
- examine any existing system
- decide on recommendations and present a proposal to the user
- cost the proposal accurately.
It is normally for employees to require at least a degree or HND in a relevant course. without this applicants generally need substantial experience and proven ability in programming. A postgraduate IT conversion course is useful if the degree or HND/HNC does not have significant IT content.
There are a number of training courses that focuses on the wide variety
of software packages used today to create applications. It would be good
to obtain recognised qualifications in the use of languages such as Java
and .NET.
