Network Engineer Apprenticeship
MERCURYAVS LTD
Chesterfield (S41 0TZ)
Closes in 14 days (Monday 5 January 2026)
Posted on 22 December 2025
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Summary
They are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Network Engineering Apprentice to join their skilled team. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience across IT support, network infrastructure, and audio-visual installation, working with a variety of clients and technologies.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
- Training course
- Network engineer (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
9am- 5pm
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 6 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
- Assist with the installation, configuration, and maintenance of network equipment, including routers, switches, cabling, and wireless solutions
- Support the monitoring and management of network security technologies
- Participate in preventative maintenance visits and repairs on ICT and AV equipment at client sites
- Assist in server administration, including user account management, backups, and security protocols
- Support classroom technology installations and maintenance, including interactive displays and AV systems
- Provide 1st and 2nd line support to clients, diagnosing and resolving technical issues both remotely and on-site
- Help maintain licensing records, warranty logs, and service documentation in line with SLAs
- Collaborate with the team to deliver product demonstrations and training to clients
- Gain exposure to WSUS Management, MDT/WDS capture, antivirus solutions, and Apple network configuration
Where you'll work
Tapton Park Innovation Centre
Brimington Road
Chesterfield
S41 0TZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BALTIC TRAINING SERVICES 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
Online training with Baltic's qualified trainers
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
About this employer
Mercuryavs Ltd, established in July 2007, is a trusted provider of cost-effective, highly technical, and well-managed IT outsourcing solutions for organisations across education, public sector, and business. They offer a complete ‘one stop shop’ for ICT needs, including supply, installation, support, and tailored solutions to meet each client’s requirements.
Company benefits
Fully remote role.
Career progression opportunities.
After this apprenticeship
- Career progression opportunities
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BALTIC TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000006279.
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Closes in 14 days (Monday 5 January 2026)
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