First Line IT Engineer Apprentice (Creative Networks)
CREATIVE NETWORKS LTD
Rochdale (OL16 5EA)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 24 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 April 2026
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Summary
As an apprentice for this role, you will be providing a good customer service via the Desktop support (remember you are the voice of our company, and the first interaction point with our clients).
- Wage
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£17,000 a year
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Salary: £17,000 - £18,000 per annum depending on skill set
- Training course
- Information communications technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 6.00pm, with 1-hour unpaid lunch break.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 May 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
As a First Line IT Engineer you will:
- Provide fist line IT support
- Monitor Network & Server infrastructure
- Taking phone calls on the service desk, handling service portal tickets and emails
- Providing remote and on – site IT support where required
- Responding to system failures in a timely manner
- Creating and maintaining procedures for new and existing processes
- Troubleshooting customer technical faults and driving fault resolution
- Being able to look for solutions when hitting obstacles before escalating
- Maintaining good customer relations by providing excellent customer service
Where you'll work
Moss Bridge House
Moss Bridge Road
Rochdale
OL16 5EA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ESTIO TRAINING 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
Estio apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
Successful completion of this apprenticeship gives you an accredited Level 3 Information Communications Technician qualification.
Communications Technician, with training in how to:
- Efficiently operate and control your ICT infrastructure – physical or virtual hardware, software, network services and data storage
- Use infrastructure management tools to automate the provisioning, testing, deployment and monitoring of infrastructure components
- Prioritise systems support tasks and monitor and maintaining system performance
- Maintain regulatory, legal and professional standards
- Support the information systems needs for your business
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Operates well unsupervised
- Takes ownership willingly
- Remain calm under pressure
- Is proactively innovative
- Is logical in approach
- Customer service skills
- Genuine passion for IT
- Punctuality
- Time management
About this employer
Creative Networks UK is a growing managed service provider dedicated to delivering reliable IT solutions and outstanding customer support. We’re looking for an IT Support Apprentice who is passionate about technology, eager to learn, and ready to kickstart a rewarding career in IT.
Company benefits
- Nest Pension
- On site car parking
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
A few examples are:
- Level 2 Engineer
- Projects Team
- Infrastructure Team Site Engineer
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ESTIO TRAINING LIMITED
Leia Knights
LeiaKnights@bpp.com
0113 3500 333
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000023394.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Friday 24 April 2026 at 11:59pm)