Infrastructure Technician
Level 3 Apprenticeship Programme Summary: The aim of the Infrastructure Technician apprenticeship programme is to provide the skills and knowledge required to begin a career in IT. The duration of this apprenticeship programme is typically 14-16 months delivered in a blend of online/offline methods whilst staying within the workplace. This apprenticeship is also recognised for entry onto the Register of IT Technicians upon completion and enables progression to Level 4 if desired.
What does the Infrastructure Technician apprenticeship programme involve?
Knowledge Modules
To be eligible for the end point
assessment, learners need to pass all 5 of the required modules for this programme.
Portfolio
Produced across the apprenticeship, containing evidence from real work
projects, reports, witness testimonies and observations.
Project
This provides the opportunity to undertake a business-related project over a one week period away from the
day-to-day workplace.
End point assessment
Conducted by an independent assessor during the last few months of the programme.
Study Modules
MTA Networking Fundamentals Certification
– develops an understanding of the range of digital marketing principles, strategies and techniques. – develops an understanding of wireless networking, IP addressing, wide area and local area networks, routers,
switches, and the OSI model.
Key Topics
• Networking infrastructures
• Network hardware
• Protocols and services
Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
– develops fundamental skills and knowledge of Microsoft 365 cloud services.
Key Topics
• Cloud concepts
• Microsoft 365 services
• Security, compliance, privacy & trust in Microsoft 365
• Microsoft 365 pricing & support
Coding & Logic
– enables recognition of a variety of coding and logic features to provide support to users, improve productivity
and to troubleshoot problems relating to infrastructure.
Key Topics
• Command line scripting
• Coding and language
• Application lifecycle management
• Algorithms and data structures
• Web page development
Mobile & Operating Systems
– provides an understanding of the business processes and information security requirements to support IT operations.
Key Topics
• Business processes and information security requirements
• IT skills and services business operations
Career Pathways
Case Studies
Josh Broadbent – Infrastructure Technician apprenticeship at Phoenix
Based in Yorkshire, Phoenix Software is a Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (AEMSP) transforming services across the public sector, serving government, healthcare, police, education, charities and housing associations, and specialising in...
Contact
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