Applied Professional Certificate in Python Programming

About this programme

The Applied Professional Certificate in Python Programming is a 100-hour beginner-level programme built around the four official exam blocks of the PCEP™ – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer certification, issued by the Python Institute (part of OpenEDG). Instructional hours for each block are allocated in proportion to its official exam weighting. PCEP requires no prior programming knowledge and no university-level mathematics, making it an accessible first credential for complete beginners. This 100-hour edition substantially expands on a standard 60-hour PCEP prep course: every block gets more guided practice and lab time, a larger capstone project replaces a single mini-project, two full mock exams are included instead of one, and a bonus bridging module previews topics from the next-level PCAP – Certified Associate Python Programmer certification for learners who want to keep progressing immediately after this course.

Entry requirements

• Industry Professionals / Individuals currently pursuing or having completed undergraduate or postgraduate studies in the relevant fields are eligible to apply

What you’ll cover

• Orientation & Python Environment Setup
• Introduction to Programming & the Python Environment
• Literals, Variables & Numeral Systems
• Operators, Data Types & Console I/O
• Conditional Statements
• Loops: for and while
• Loop Control & the Loop-Else Clause
• Strings
• Lists
• Tuples & Dictionaries
• Functions and Exceptions
• Defining & Calling Functions
• Scope & Recursion
• Exception Handling
• Modules, Packages & File Handling
• Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
• Capstone Project
• Final Review & Exams