IT Support Apprentice

LINK INTEGRATED SECURITY SOLUTIONS LTD

MANSFIELD (NG19 7DW)

Closes in 26 days (Wednesday 10 December 2025)

Posted on 12 November 2025

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Summary

As an IT Support Apprentice, you’ll play a key role in supporting our staff, engineers, and customers both on-site and remotely. Every day will bring new challenges as you develop your skills across IT and networking systems.

Wage

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£17,000 - £21,000 per annum

Training course
Information communications technician (level 3)
Hours
40 hours (Monday to Friday. 8:30am to 5pm. 30 minute lunch break).

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Duration

1 year 5 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

  • Providing 1st & 2nd line support to staff and customers across IT and security systems.
  • Keeping our networks running smoothly with updates, patches, and upgrades.
  • Supporting remote users and apps – configuring, troubleshooting, and making sure things work.
  • Managing user accounts and access across our platforms.
  • Helping keep our 5,000+ devices connected and secure.
  • Looking after our VOIP system and CCTV video management systems.
  • Teaming up with external suppliers to get the right kit and support in place.
  • Pitching in with general admin tasks when needed.

Where you'll work

LANCASTER HOUSE
FOUNTAIN COURT
MANSFIELD
NG19 7DW

Training

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

Training provider

QA LIMITED

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

Training schedule

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 learnt: 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))

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Driving licence & own vehicle

About this employer

Are you looking to launch your career in IT, networking and security? We’re looking for an IT Support Apprentice to join our team, where you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting a range of IT and security systems. Link Integrated is a leading provider of integrated security and technology solutions for businesses across the UK. From CCTV and access control to advanced networking and digital infrastructure, we help organisations stay connected and secure. You’ll be joining a friendly and professional team committed to developing your skills and supporting your long-term growth in the tech industry.

Company benefits

• 28 days holiday allowance (including bank holidays). • Company events. • Casual dress. • Employee mentoring programme. • Free, on-site parking. • Ongoing support and training throughout your apprenticeship.

After this apprenticeship

90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

QA LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000240.

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Closes in 26 days (Wednesday 10 December 2025)

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