IT Technician Apprentice
COMPUTER ANGELS LTD
LONDON (SW6 5RA)
Closes in 26 days (Thursday 6 November 2025)
Posted on 9 October 2025
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Summary
This role offers hands-on experience in diagnosing and repairing consumer and business IT equipment, while also supporting clients with Microsoft 365 administration. The apprentice will gain practical skills in both technical repair and cloud service management, with full training provided.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Information communications technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Days and shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 13 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 5 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 diagnosing hardware and software issues on desktops, laptops, and mobile devices.
- Support in carrying out repairs including component replacements, upgrades, and system rebuilds.
- Help maintain accurate job records and manage ticketing systems.
- Provide friendly and professional front-desk support to walk-in customers.
- Support stock management and basic workshop organisation.
- Assist with client onboarding to Microsoft 365, including account setup and licensing.
- Learn to manage users, groups, and permissions within Microsoft 365.
- Help troubleshoot common email, Teams, and OneDrive issues.
- Support security administration including MFA, password resets, and compliance checks.
- Shadow senior staff in resolving client tickets and projects.
Where you'll work
160 MUNSTER ROAD
LONDON
SW6 5RA
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-premises 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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
About this employer
Computer Angels is a London-based IT support company offering friendly, expert computer services to home users and small businesses. Since 2005, they've provided help with installations, repairs, virus removal, networking, data recovery, and more—both remotely and through on-site visits. Based in Fulham, they serve areas across West and South West London, with a “no fix – no fee” guarantee.
Company benefits
A range of exciting benefits is available, please click to apply to see the full list on QAs website.
After this apprenticeship
This apprenticeship is designed to provide a strong foundation for a career as an IT Technician, Microsoft 365 Administrator, or Helpdesk Engineer. Successful apprentices may progress into permanent roles within the company or continue into advanced IT qualifications.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
QA LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000345707.
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