Information Technology & Digital Professions
The UX Designer programme is a structured vocational training programme aligned with professional standards, workplace procedures, and real design practice in digital product development. The programme develops practical professional competence in user research, information architecture, interface structuring, prototyping, usability evaluation, design communication, and documentation, while strengthening professional judgement, ethical practice, and safe digital working methods. Training is organised into progressive blocks that combine classroom theory, guided exercises, supervised practical work, and formal assessment. Published programme information, curriculum structure, and documented learning outcomes support institutional transparency, verification, and external or international review.
Individuals seeking formal vocational qualification and documented competence in user experience design for digital products and services.
Practitioners with practical experience who want to systematise skills, close competence gaps, and validate professional capability through structured training and assessment.
Employees of companies, agencies, and service providers who require documented proof of competence for career development, project delivery, compliance, or professional progression.
Apply occupational safety, data protection, accessibility, and professional ethics requirements in user experience design work.
Plan and conduct user research activities, including interviews, observation, surveys, and synthesis of findings.
Interpret project briefs, business requirements, user needs, and service contexts to define design problems and priorities.
Develop information architecture, user flows, navigation structures, and task scenarios appropriate to product goals and user behaviour.
Create wireframes, interface structures, and interactive prototypes using appropriate design methods, tools, and documentation practices.
Evaluate usability through testing, identify defects or non-conformities, and apply justified design improvements.
Prepare professional design documentation, present decisions clearly, and communicate effectively with supervisors, colleagues, developers, and clients.
Instructional time
Total: 480 academic hours (Theory 180, Practice 240, Independent study 40, Final assessment 20).
Issued documents
Assessment
Assessment includes continuous assessment through tests, practical tasks, workshop performance, project documentation, and a final practical examination with presentation of completed work.
Prerequisites
Basic literacy, digital literacy, and numeracy; readiness for practical training and teamwork; ability to follow occupational safety, data protection, and professional conduct requirements. Prior experience in design is not mandatory.
Training format
Competence-based vocational training delivered through classroom theory, supervised practical workshops, guided exercises, technical design tasks, project work, critique sessions, and formal assessment.