IT First Line Apprentice

TRU OFFICE LTD

Henley-On-Thames (RG9 1HG)

Closes in 25 days (Thursday 21 August 2025)

Posted on 24 July 2025

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Summary

You'll work closely with a great team of fun but focused, like-minded Software Developers and IT Ops colleagues. Get to grow your skills and experiment with new tools, techniques and technologies on a wide variety of projects. You'll be a key member of our team at the forefront of our technical support lines.

Wage

£17,000 a year

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£17,000 - £18,000 per annum

Training course
Information communications technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 28 August 2025

Duration

1 year 5 months

Positions available

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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

  • Provide first line support to technical customer queries via phone, email and face-to-face contact
  • Monitor, investigate and resolve issues where possible
  • Prioritise and allocate incidents and tasks subject to client SLA's
  • Ensure all incidents are recorded in the appropriate management systems
  • Provide clear updates on progress to both the business and our clients
  • Assist internal users with desktop support
  • Create and enhance support documentation where necessary
  • Work with the infrastructure and development teams to make systems improvements and deploy applications and services
  • Automate the operation of everyday tasks and requests
  • Assist in writing and executing functional test plans from client requirements
  • Provide support for a growing number of applications both in our data centres and remotely at client locations
  • Work with other areas of the business to support client requirements
  • Help build the team to support the business further
  • Investigate new ways of working and suggest ideas for growing the company and improving customer service

Where you'll work

The Henley Building
Newtown Road
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 1HG

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 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))

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
  • Organisation skills

About this employer

TruOffice are and outsourced IT managed service provider (MSP), based in Henley on Thames, London and services areas surrounding those locations. As a small firm ourselves, we take care of our customer’s needs personally. One-to-one attention means we take the time to understand what our clients’ business (and personal) motivations are, what their pains are and then use technology to solve all these elements so our customers can run a successful business.

Company benefits

An extensive list of company benefits!

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential for a full-time, permanent position if apprenticeship completed successfully

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

QA LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333632.

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Closes in 25 days (Thursday 21 August 2025)

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