IT Apprentice

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic IT Apprentice to join our IT team. This degree apprenticeship offers a genuine opportunity to gain hands-on experience working towards BSc degree. The successful candidate will be embedded within the IT department, supporting and contributing to real software, data, and infrastructure projects.

What You'll Do at Work

• Support the delivery of IT solutions, applying root cause analysis to investigate issues, identify underlying causes, and implement effective corrective actions
• Participate in the design, development, and testing of internal and external applications and digital tools under the guidance of senior IT staff
• Contribute to the maintenance and documentation of IT systems, software configurations, and technical processes
• Help administer day-to-day activities relating to user access, permissions, and endpoint devices using business systems
• Work within IT policies, data protection obligations, and cybersecurity procedures at all times
• Participate in apprenticeship coursework, off-the-job learning sessions, and academic modules within agreed timescales

Where You'll Work

Becketts Foods Ltd, Moat House, Dutton Road, Aldermans Green Industrial Estate, Coventry, CV2 2LE

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training Provider: THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Training Course: Digital and technology solutions professional (level 6)

What You'll Learn

Course Contents

• Analyse a business problem to identify the role of digital and technology solutions.
• Identify risks, determine mitigation strategies and opportunities for improvement in a digital and technology solutions project.
• Analyse a business problem in order to specify an appropriate digital and technology solution.
• Initiate, design, code, test and debug a software component for a digital and technology solution.
• Apply relevant standard processes, methods, techniques and tools. For example, ISO Standards, Waterfall, Agile in a digital and technology solution project.
• Manage digital and technology solutions projects. For example, identifying and resolving deviations from specification, applying appropriate Project Management methodologies.
• Work effectively within teams, leading on appropriate digital technology solution activities.
• Apply relevant organisational theories. For example, change management principles, marketing approaches, strategic practice, and IT service management to a digital and technology solutions project.
• Apply relevant security and resilience techniques to a digital and technology solution. For example, risk assessments, mitigation strategies.
• Initiate, design, implement and debug a data product for a digital and technology solution.
• Determine and use appropriate data analysis techniques. For example, Text, Statistical, Diagnostic or Predictive Analysis to assess a digital and technology solutions.
• Plan, design and manage simple computer networks with an overall focus on the services and capabilities that network infrastructure solutions enable in an organisational context.
• Report effectively to colleagues and stakeholders using the appropriate language and style, to meet the needs of the audience concerned.
• Research, investigate, and evaluate innovative technologies or approaches in the development of a digital and technology solution.
• Apply relevant legal, ethical, social and professional standards to a digital and technology solution.