IT Support Apprentice

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE B.V.

Hatfield (AL10 8XB)

Closes in 24 days (Tuesday 26 August 2025)

Posted on 1 August 2025

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Summary

You will be managing all tier 1 enquiries from our internal branches across Europe. As the first point of contact for the branches and their helpdesks, you will be responsible for providing first-line support, troubleshooting for software issues, escalations whilst ensuring a high quality customer experience.

Wage

£20,000 a year

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£20,000 – £25,000 per annum

Training course
Information communications technician (level 3)
Hours
Days and shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 2 September 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

  • Monitor and manage the support mailboxes, ensuring timely responses ad ticket creation.
  • Provide first-line technical support to internal branch members across Europe.
  • Prioritise and triage support requests based on urgency and business impact.
  • Escalate complex or unresolved issues to the Development Team as necessary.
  • Maintain accurate and detailed records of support interactions.
  • Develop a thorough understanding of all product documentation and processes to effectively support stakeholders and minimise response times.
  • Provide timely solutions in line with internal SLA’s and business goals.
  • Identify recurring issues and suggest improvements to the products, processes or documentation.
  • Maintain up-to-date documentation of recurring issues, fixes and workflows to support consistent service delivery.
  • Help maintain internal knowledge bases, FAQs and support materials used by the support team.

Where you'll work

Travellers Lane
Hatfield
AL10 8XB

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills

About this employer

Mitsubishi Electric is a global manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment, with a history dating back to 1921. They are known for their focus on innovation, energy efficiency, and sustainability, particularly in the areas of HVAC, power systems and factory automation. Mitsubishi Electric aims to contribute to a low-carbon society through its technologies and products.

Company benefits

• Holiday 25 days per year, rising to 27 days after a year of service. • Pension scheme, private medical care and many more benefits!

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 VAC1000335018.

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Closes in 24 days (Tuesday 26 August 2025)

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