Apprentice Software Tester

MHR

Nottingham, NG11 6JS

Closes on Saturday 31 August

Posted on 20 May 2024

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Summary

As a Software Tester in our Academy you'll collaborate with a team of skilled professionals dedicated to training and coaching. They will guide you in understanding the relationship between testing and QA within our software teams. Through hands-on experiences, you'll learn the tools, techniques, and approaches employed by testing professionals.

Annual wage
£25,000 a year

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course
Software tester (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm, half hour lunch break

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 1 October

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

Positions available

2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Training to be provided: As part of the Level 4 Software Tester apprenticeship standard, you’ll be registered as a member with the British Computer Society and be on a fast track to an industry recognised qualification and your dedicated industry coach will support you through a blended approach that will include remote, in person, 1-2-1 and group learning.

Where you’ll work

Britannia House

Mere Way

Ruddington

Nottingham

NG11 6JS

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

DIGITAL NATIVE (UK) LIMITED

Your training course

Software tester (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • apply static test techniques
  • apply Black Box test techniques such as Equivalence Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, Decision Table Testing and State Transition Testing
  • analyse test objectives and requirements/test basis to define test scope and coverage criteria
  • use tools to automate, manage or support any test activity
  • Apply a regression strategy including selection of tests, maintenance of regression suites and identifying tests suitable for automation
  • use defect tracking tools
  • adapt and apply testing activities according to industry standard development methodologies (sequential and iterative)
  • apply the range of different software test types within the broad categories of Functional, Non-Functional (Security, Performance & Usability), and White Box/Structural Testing
  • apply and support testing at different Test Levels appropriate to the Software Development Lifecycle (such as Unit Testing, Component Integration Testing, System Testing, System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing), taking into account the fundamentals of testing
  • conform to specific industry standards where appropriate (such as GDPR, health informatics, safety critical, etc.) related to software testing
  • maintain up to date knowledge of technological developments in the field of Software Testing
  • record and interpret test progress and results, communicating test status to the relevant stakeholders
  • Design and follow tests to achieve coverage criteria

    • Your training plan

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

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • 7 GCSE's including Maths and English (grade A*-C/9-4 (or equivalent))
    • Computer Science, Maths, Science or similar (grade A - C)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    About this company

    MHR is an specialist provider of HR, payroll, analytics and engagement software and services and extremely proud to have the unique accolade that everything from research to delivery is carried out in-house. Founded in the 1980s, MHR thrives on helping organisations of all shapes and sizes to strengthen their core – their people. MHR combines the stability, expertise and proven methodologies of a established provider, with the innovative forward-thinking vision of an agile growing business.

    http://www.mhrglobal.com (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Continued employment and career progression. 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    DIGITAL NATIVE (UK) LIMITED

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000252030.

    Apply now

    Closes on Saturday 31 August

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