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
Software apprentice star shining at Shrewsbury firm Shoothill
During National Apprentice Week 2021, we caught up with Gabriel Brown, Junior Apprentice Software Developer at Shoothill to get his reaction to being awarded Intequal’s Software Developer Apprentice of the Year 2021 and to learn more about his apprenticeship...
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