Digital apprenticeships at BCS
Shape your apprentices into highly competent, responsible IT practitioners through focused, hands-on training and robust assessment.
An overview of digital apprenticeship standards
This guide provides a short overview of the new digital apprenticeships and revised standards now available including key information and assessment methods for each.
Our digital apprenticeship portfolio
Analyst
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Data Technician (level 3)
Working under supervision, your data technician apprentice will source, format and present data securely in a relevant way for analysis using basic methods.
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Data Analyst (level 4)
Your ideal data analyst apprentice has a logical approach, enjoys problem-solving, and can support your business across a range of projects.
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Business Analyst (level 4)
Your business analyst apprentice provides early and regular scrutiny, helping you choose the right technology solutions for every business change project.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Specialist (level 7)
Your apprentice will explore AI solutions to automate and optimise business processes, informed by current data governance frameworks and ethical practice.
Cyber security
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Cyber Security Technician (level 3)
Your cyber security technician will provide first line cyber security support, and contribute to the delivery of a security culture across the organisation.
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Cyber Intrusion Analyst (level 4)
Strengthen your systems protection by recruiting an apprentice to understand and monitor threats, detect breaches and escalate to incident response.
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Cyber Security Technologist (level 4)
Your cyber security technologist apprentice will help analyse your organisation’s vulnerabilities and develop solutions that mitigate risk.
Hardware, network, cloud & infrastructure
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Infrastructure Technician (level 3)
Recruit an infrastructure technician apprentice to support your internal and external customers in getting the most from the technology they use.
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Information Communications Technician (level 3)
Recruit an information communications technician apprentice to support the preparation for new or changed services and operation of the change process.
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Unified Communications Technician (level 3)
Working under supervision, your unified comms technician apprentice uses their skills to install hardware and software, and maintain your comms systems.
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IT Solutions Technician - Hardware / Software (level 3)
Recruit a level 3 apprentice to develop, implement and maintain complete IT solutions such as networks, operating systems and applications.
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Digital Support Technician (level 3)
Recruit a digital support technician apprentice to maximise the effective use of digital office technologies, productivity software and digital communications.
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Unified Communications Troubleshooter (level 4)
Recruit a level 4 apprentice to provide a range of specialist technical services to support your comms systems and diagnose and handle incidents.
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Network Engineer (level 4)
Network engineer apprentices develop the skills to maintain communication networks across your business ensuring maximum performance and availability.
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Applications Support Lead (level 4)
Recruit an apprentice to provide technical support and advice, implement new technologies and upgrade existing technologies effectively across your business.
Software development
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Software Development Technician (level 3)
Recruit an apprentice to work as part of your software development team building simple applications for use in larger software development projects.
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DevOps Engineer (level 4)
Your DevOps engineer will help your organisation to get valuable working software out in front of active users and improve the quality of digital services.
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Software Developer (level 4)
Train your level 4 apprentices to build and test simple, high quality code and take on responsibility for the straightforward elements of the project.
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Software Tester (level 4)
Your software tester apprentice will contribute to your development team by designing and preparing test plans, testing and documenting results.
Digital marketing
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Digital Marketer (level 3)
Recruit an apprentice to coordinate your online and tech-driven marketing activities and increase customer acquisition, engagement and retention.
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Content Creator (level 3)
Recruit an apprentice to develop and create written and audio visual content that can be used across a variety of platforms and media.
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Digital Community Manager (level 4)
Your digital community manager apprentice will facilitate and instigate direct communication online between the end user or customer and the organisation.