About Us
ICT Focus is a division of Information Systems Services at Lancaster University and offers first class advanced technical training in a variety of information technology areas.
Established in 2000 we offer a range of Lancaster University accredited Certificates, as well as professional training with our industry partners. Since 2004 we have been based in InfoLab21, the Northwest Centre of Excellence for ICT.
Why come to us?
- Our spacious training rooms are based in InfoLab21, the Northwest Centre of Excellence for ICT Research & Development.
- Our experienced trainers are Microsoft Certified (MCTs) and Cisco Certified Academy Instructors (CCAI) with the benefit of having real-world practical experience working in industry.
- We are closer than you think! Just off the M6 junction 33 and on the mainline rail route. We are only 3 hours from London or Oxford, 2½ hours from Edinburgh, North Wales or Milton Keynes, 2 hours from Birmingham or Leeds and even closer to Manchester, Liverpool, and Carlisle.
- No VAT is payable on course fees!
Certificates and Foundation Degrees
Each Certificate is a Lancaster University qualification worth 60 credits at level C or level I. The credits may be used towards a Foundation Degree.
Foundation Degrees are work-related Higher Education (HE) qualifications that combine vocational skills with higher level study. Lancaster University has accredited three Foundation Degrees in Network and Systems Engineering. Foundation Degrees can lead to further HE study by offering a progression onto the final year of various BSc programme, or prepare the way for professional vendor certifications.
Vendor Academy Partnerships
ICT Focus is a regional Cisco Networking Academy providing training and support to students and regional Cisco Academies. We are also a Microsoft IT Academy, and deliver Microsoft Official Curriculum as well as Official Academic courses.
