IT Engineer Apprentice

Summary

You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills, knowledge and experience as you complete an IT Apprenticeship supported by a friendly and approachable team, and you will be mentored throughout your apprenticeship journey by the companies' former and current apprentices.

Wage

£17,000 a year

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Training course

Information communications technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, between 8am - 5pm or 9am - 6pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 12 June 2025

Duration

1 year 5 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

To provide a professional & personal first point of contact to customers for their IT support queries.
Provide 1st line IT support through numerous channels of communication including email, telephone, internal requests and automated alerts.
Troubleshooting issues and logging them into the company ticket system.
To ensure all support requests and incidents via any inbound channel are properly understood and recorded on Autotask.
Ensure the in-house operating systems are fully maintained in an accurate manner on all work received, updated or completed.
Escalate relevant and more complex work to the 2nd Line Helpdesk Technicians.
Undertake simple maintenance tasks for monitored systems.
To proactively contact and chase customers until a resolution has been achieved, or the issue is escalated.
Prepare Customer Hardware ready for use, such as building/configuring customer PCs, servers or printers.
Installing Software and building computers for customers.
Take on ad hoc project work as directed by the IT Helpdesk Manager.

Where you'll work

3RD FLOOR HANOVER HOUSE
32 CHARLOTTE STREET
MANCHESTER
M1 4FD

Training

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

College or training organisation

QA LIMITED

Your training course

Information communications technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Interpret and prioritise internal or external customer's requirements in line with organisation's policy
Apply the appropriate tools and techniques to undertake fault finding and rectification
apply Continuous Professional Development to support necessary business output and technical developments
Operate safely and securely across platforms and responsibilities maintaining the security of personal data of internal and external stakeholders
Communicate with all levels of stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and managing escalation where appropriate
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and other relevant stakeholders
Manage and prioritise the allocated workload effectively making best use of time and resources
Complete documentation relevant to the task and escalate where appropriate
Install or undertake basic software upgrades,either physically or remotely
Establish and diagnose the extent of the IT support task, in line with the organisation's policies and Service Level Agreements
Provide remote/F2F support to resolve customer requirements
Maintain a safe working environment for own personal safety and others in line with Health & Safety appropriate to the task
Identify and scope the best solution informed by the system data associated with the task
Test and evaluate the system's performance and compliance with customer requirements.
Escalate non routine problems in line with procedures
Use basic scripting to execute the relevant tasks for example PowerShell, Linux
Carry out routine maintenance across systems, (such as IT, Communications), ensuring organisational compliance at all times
Apply the necessary security, in line with access and/or encryption requirements
Use a range of Cabling or Connectors equipment in line with technical requirements for example physically or remotely
Test and evaluate network environments
Monitor performance and usage of a network
Deploy applications on a network
Set up storage and data access for staff
Apply necessary security measures, in line with access requirements to a network
Carry out routine maintenance across network systems, ensuring organisational compliance
Monitor network-related workloads including DNS and firewalls
Install or undertake basic upgrades, either physically or remotely
Establish digital communication or telecommunications systems through, for example cabling and connecting equipment.
Identify a range of tools and or diagnostic equipment, for example, Hardware or Software components, to resolve Communications or Telecommunications requirements.
Undertake basic telecommunications activities, in response to an allocated task, designated responsibilities, instructions or customer’s requirements.
Use information necessary to identify operational issues and rectify or escalate accordingly in line with policy
Interpret and prioritise internal or external customer's requirements in line with organisation's policy
Apply the appropriate tools and techniques to undertake fault finding and rectification
apply Continuous Professional Development to support necessary business output and technical developments
Operate safely and securely across platforms and responsibilities maintaining the security of personal data of internal and external stakeholders
Communicate with all levels of stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and managing escalation where appropriate
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and other relevant stakeholders
Manage and prioritise the allocated workload effectively making best use of time and resources
Complete documentation relevant to the task and escalate where appropriate
Install or undertake basic software upgrades,either physically or remotely
Establish and diagnose the extent of the IT support task, in line with the organisation's policies and Service Level Agreements
Provide remote/F2F support to resolve customer requirements
Maintain a safe working environment for own personal safety and others in line with Health & Safety appropriate to the task

Your training plan

Why choose our Azure Cloud Support Specialist apprenticeship?

The new Microsoft Azure Cloud Support Specialist Level 3 programme has been designed in partnership with Microsoft to build Azure cloud capabilities in your organisation.

This new Microsoft apprenticeship is part of QA's drive to support Microsoft’s Get On 2021 campaign, a five-year initiative to help 1.5 million people build careers in technology and help 300,000 connect to tech job opportunities.

QA’s Azure Cloud Support Specialist Level 3 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:

Learn on-premise and cloud-enabled technologies and services.
Learn technical content that aligns to and is relevant to employers and the market.
Gain an Azure Fundamentals Qualification and a Microsoft 365 fundamentals qualification.
Get an introduction to Windows, Linux and PowerShell.

Tools and technologies learned: Learners will learn to use Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows 10, AWS, Linux, PowerShell.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

3 of any subject (grade 4+ (A* - C))
Maths & English (grade 3+ (D or above))

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Customer care skills

Other requirements

Important Information: Our apprenticeships are the perfect way to gain new skills, earn while you learn, and launch yourself into an exciting future. With over 30,000 successful apprenticeship graduates, we're a top 50 training provider, dedicated to helping you succeed. Apply now!

About this company

Everything Tech are an award-winning Managed IT Service Provider. They help Companies of all sizes do amazing things with Technology. They support over 4500 users across nearly every industry all over the Country and are a Microsoft Gold Partner specialising in Microsoft’s Modern Workplace shift in transforming businesses IT.

Company benefits

Employee of the quarter prize £500, Employee of the year prize TBD, Free snacks and drinks, Retail, Entertainment & Gym discounts, Bike to work, Season ticket loans, Private medical.

After this apprenticeship

On successful completion of your Apprenticeship, the company aims to offer you a full-time Helpdesk Technician role with Salary Increase and a clear Career Progression and Training Plan to progress you over the years into expert areas and/or management level IT.

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