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HTML Essentials course overview.

A practical introduction to structuring web pages with HTML, the foundation language behind websites and web applications.

Included in selected IT Career Switch traineeships as part of a wider career pathway.

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Web foundations

HTML

Web development and software engineering modules covering front-end foundations, Python, full-stack workflows and practical projects.

Coding

Course provider

Course module

Exam/code

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What this course helps you build.

HTML Essentials helps coding learners understand how web pages are structured before moving into styling, interactivity and full-stack development.

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Page structure and semantic markup

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Links, media, lists and tables

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Forms and browser-ready content

What the course covers.

The module introduces the core HTML concepts learners need before progressing into CSS, JavaScript and full-stack workflows.

Course snapshot

  • Coding curriculum
  • Web page structure
  • Semantic HTML
  • Forms, links and media

HTML Foundations

Core

Understand what HTML is, how browsers read it and how pages are structured.

Semantic Markup

Core

Use headings, sections, lists, links, images and meaningful page structure.

Tables and Forms

Applied

Create structured content and collect user input with browser-ready forms.

Web Content Practice

Applied

Build simple pages that are ready to be styled and enhanced later in the route.

Where HTML can fit into your career.

HTML is the starting point for web development, giving learners the structure needed before styling and interactivity.

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Junior Web Developer

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Front-End Developer Trainee

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Website Assistant

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Software Developer Trainee

Start your career

Start with the structure of the web

HTML Essentials sits inside the Coding traineeship as the first step toward building websites, applications and portfolio-ready projects.

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