Software Development Technician
Level 3 Apprenticeship Programme Summary: The aim of the Software Development Technician apprenticeship programme is to provide the skills and knowledge required to begin a career as a Software Developer or in a similar role. 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 Software Development Technician apprenticeship programme involve?
Knowledge Modules
To be eligible for the end point
assessment, learners need to achieve the first 2 modules of 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
BCS Level 3 Certificate in Software Development Context & Methodologies
– demonstrate knowledge and understanding of software development underlying architecture, principles and techniques.
Key Topics
• Business context for software development
• Understand the structure of software applications
• Software development lifecycle
• Configuration management and version control systems
BCS Level 3 Certificate in Programming
– demonstrate knowledge and understanding of programming.
Key Topics
• Implement software code following a logical approach
• Code against data sources
• Understand the principles of good interface design
• Security in software development
Plus optional enrichment modules
MTA Software Development Fundamentals – (Enrichment module)
– build an understanding of Core Programming, Object-Oriented Programming, General Software Development, Web
Applications, Desktop Applications and Databases.
Key Topics
• Understand general software development
• Understand web applications
• Understand desktop applications
• Understand databases
MTA Database Fundamentals (Enrichment module)
– give learners a full-stack appreciation of the software development field. We will explore the fundamentals of
database creation and management. This is an additional stretched module to extend learning.
Key Topics
• Core database concepts
• Relational database concepts
• Database security requirements
• Graphical tools and T-SQL scripts
• Stored procedures
Career Pathways
Case Studies
Apprentice News – Phoenix Software
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 licensing, cloud transformation, infrastructure solutions and software asset management.
Alice Jones – Infrastructure Tech Alumni
Alice's route into IT industry was not something she'd ever thought she'd be a part of, following her interest in childcare and her aim to be a paediatric nurse. During her school years, Alice did well in her GCSE's achieving 11 A-C's, completed her diploma, then...
Apprentice Stories – Sam Jacobs
Why did you choose an apprenticeship? At 17 when completing sixth form Sam said “I just didn't feel confident picking one subject that I definitely wanted to study for a 3-4yr period and did not want to just follow the crowd.” Like so many other students around this...
Contact
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