Network Engineer Apprentice

NO FUSS IT LTD

Rochdale (OL11 2YW)

Closes in 26 days (Saturday 4 October 2025)

Posted on 5 September 2025


Summary

Are you passionate about technology and eager to build a career in IT networking? No Fuss IT are offering an exciting Network Engineer Apprenticeship, giving you the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while working towards industry-recognised qualifications.

Training course
Network engineer (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 4 November 2025

Duration

1 year 8 months

Positions available

1

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 1st, 2nd and 3rd line technical support, answering support queries via phone, email and live chat
  • To maintain a high degree of customer service for all support queries and adhere to all service management principles
  • To take ownership of user problems and be proactive when dealing with user issues
  • To log all calls on the ticketing system
  • Respond to enquiries from clients and help them resolve any Network, Server, hardware or software problems
  • Maintain a log of all calls taken
  • Maintain a log of any software or hardware problems detected
  • Support users in the use of Computer equipment by providing necessary training and advice
  • To allocate more complex calls to the relevant Support member if it cannot be resolved
  • To help arrange for external technical support where problems cannot be resolved in-house by liaising with relevant admin staff

Where you'll work

Blue Pit Mill 2nd Floor
Suite 3 Queensway
Rochdale
OL11 2YW

Training

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

Training provider

NOWSKILLS LIMITED

Training course

Network engineer (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Apply tools and techniques when securely operating and testing networks.
  • Install and configure network components.
  • Implement tools and techniques to monitor, identify, analyse and record systems performance in line with defined specifications.
  • Maintain security of the network against potential threats.
  • Apply tools and or techniques to gather information to troubleshoot issues and or isolate, repair or escalate faults.
  • Communicate outcomes of tasks and record actions in line with organisational procedures.
  • Upgrade, apply and test components to systems configurations ensuring that the system meets the organisation’s requirements and minimises downtime.
  • Interpret information and or specifications received from a manager, customer or technical specialist and accurately implement the defined requirements.
  • Implement techniques to optimise systems or component performance in line with defined specifications.
  • Apply the required level of responsibility when organising and prioritising work tasks, clients’ or stakeholders’ requests in line with SLAs and organisation processes.
  • Explain their job role within the business context to stakeholders to enable a clear understanding on both sides of what their remit is and convey technical constraints.
  • Operate securely, and apply process, policies and legislation within their business responsibilities.
  • Configure and maintain network addressing in line with customer requirements.
  • Ensure compliance of network engineering outputs with change management processes including Secure Access Service Edge SASE or Zero-trust networking .
  • Apply tools and techniques when securely operating and testing networks.
  • Install and configure network components.
  • Implement tools and techniques to monitor, identify, analyse and record systems performance in line with defined specifications.
  • Maintain security of the network against potential threats.
  • Apply tools and or techniques to gather information to troubleshoot issues and or isolate, repair or escalate faults.
  • Communicate outcomes of tasks and record actions in line with organisational procedures.
  • Upgrade, apply and test components to systems configurations ensuring that the system meets the organisation’s requirements and minimises downtime.
  • Interpret information and or specifications received from a manager, customer or technical specialist and accurately implement the defined requirements.
  • Implement techniques to optimise systems or component performance in line with defined specifications.
  • Apply the required level of responsibility when organising and prioritising work tasks, clients’ or stakeholders’ requests in line with SLAs and organisation processes.
  • Explain their job role within the business context to stakeholders to enable a clear understanding on both sides of what their remit is and convey technical constraints.
  • Operate securely, and apply process, policies and legislation within their business responsibilities.
  • Configure and maintain network addressing in line with customer requirements.
  • Ensure compliance of network engineering outputs with change management processes including Secure Access Service Edge SASE or Zero-trust networking .

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

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

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Microsoft Windows

Other requirements

- Hold a full UK driving license and have the use of a car - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 upwards - Microsoft Windows 7 upwards - Microsoft Office suite 2007 upwards - Knowledge of VoIP solutions, provisioning, SIP trunks, telephones, troubleshooting - Active Directory and group policy setup and management - Exchange server management onsite and office 365 platform - Networking & Switch knowledge including VLANS, network monitoring & troubleshooting - Knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS & DHCP - VMware & Hyper-V knowledge and Hands on Configuration & Management - LAN & WAN communications including router & firewall configuration - Microsoft Office 365 configuration, migration and management including share-point, one-drive, email

About this employer

As an Award Winning Managed Services IT Provider, we provide a range of value-added IT Services, and working with trusted hardware and cloud vendors, we are No Fuss IT.

https://www.nofussit.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The company may offer a full-time position at the end of the apprenticeship.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NOWSKILLS LIMITED

NOWSKILLS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340600.

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Closes in 26 days (Saturday 4 October 2025)

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