Digital Industries Trailblazer
Apprenticeships
Employers: Getting and Staying Involved
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Brief Overview
1.
The work of the Digital Industries Steering Group
2.
Employer Engagement and Consultation
3.
Perspective from one Steering Group employer
4.
Discussion
THE DIGITAL INDUSTRIES
TRAILBLAZER GROUP
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Digital Industries
Steering Group
IBM
Accenture
British Airways
British Telecom
Capgemini
Cisco
Fujitsu
HP
John Lewis
Lloyds Bank
Microsoft
NCA
Qinetiq
The National Crime Agency
The RAF
The Royal Signals
Telefonica
The Test Factory
Virgin Media
Visa
BCS
Steering Group Work: Round
One
Two roles: Software Developer and Network Engineer
A sub-group working on each
Consultation – employers, providers, awarding bodies
Developed one page Standards and high level approach to
assessment
Consultation
Online consultation
Pushed out consultation through Steering Group channels
and other routes to market
Face to face meetings with individual employers
Group workshops with employers
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Key feedback, issues
and challenges
A lot of interest, and scope for more apprenticeships
Build on what works well – opportunities to enhance for SMEs and
non IT businesses
Variety of job roles, job titles, levels of roles
These roles specialist and also need for foundation, core and
options apprenticeships
The value of internationally recognised vendor and professional
qualifications – or equivalent
Importance of interpersonal skills and business understanding
Key feedback, issues
and challenges (con’t)
Breadth of job role varies significantly
Importance of transferability and portability
Entry requirements vary significantly
Need to understand “the bigger picture” to comment
effectively
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A suite of IT Apprentice Occupations – Work in Progress – May 2014
Level 3
Key
GCSEs/A
level
IT Apprenticeships
Level 4 IT Apprenticeships
Published standards
In development *
Software Developer
IT Practitioner
Potential standards *
Options
Network Engineer
Application Developer
Web Developer
Mobile Solutions Developer
Network Engineer
Systems Engineer
Infrastructure
Business Analyst
Level 2
IT apprenticeships
IT
Traineeship
Software Dev
& Testing
C
o
r
e
Data
Service Mgt
Networks
1st line
support
Core
&
Options
IT
Administrator
IT helpdesk
General
Applications
Telecoms and Cabling
Software Tester
Enterprise Application
Specialist
Applications Consultant
Applications Specialist
Digital Marketing and
Social Media Specialist
Digital Marketing Specialist
Web Content Manager
Database Specialist
Data Analyst
Cyber Intrusion Analyst
Cyber intrusion
operator
Internet TV
technician
Digital Marketer
IT Support
Home digital media
technician
IT Project Manager
Unified Communications
* Note that all language and positioning is subject to
change other than in published standards
Ongoing Employment
Software Tester
Software Test Analyst
Database Developer
Database Administrator
Big Data Consultant
Data Analyst
Network Security Engineer
IT Security Analyst
Internet TV Analyst
Broadcast Engineer
Systems Administrator
IT Support Engineer
Project Manager
Project Office Support Analyst
Current Position
Implementing Round One standards – 11 July
• Occupational brief
• Detailed specification for assessment
• Go live January 2015?
Developing Round Two standards – 18 June
• Two cyber apprenticeships
• Digital Marketer
• Software Tester
• Digital Media
• IT Practitioner
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