Data Technician Apprentice

THORNTON & LOWE LIMITED

BOLTON, BL1 2HA

Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 9 October)

Posted on 10 September 2024

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Summary

The Data Technician Apprentice will play a crucial role, supporting all aspects of the business in an administrative function. The Apprentice will contribute to the efficiency of the business through support of functional areas, working across teams and resolving issues as requested.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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Training course
Data technician (level 3)
Hours
Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Thursday 17 October

Duration

1 Year 4 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Researching suppliers
  • Liaising with customers and 3rd party suppliers to ensure all documentation is completed and uploaded onto the system.
  • Working to tight deadlines
  • General office administration duties
  • Analysing Data across multiple sources and platforms
  • Product categorising
  • Analysing Financials presenting findings
  • Handling data in several applications and troubleshoot issues
  • Sourcing & collating data
  • Presenting & blending data
  • Maintaining impeccable communication methods, formats, and techniques.
  • Filtering details, focusing on information relevant to the project
  • Compiling and formatting data using industry best practices. 

Where you’ll work

40 HIGHER BRIDGE STREET

BOLTON

BL1 2HA

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

NOWSKILLS LIMITED

Your training course

Data technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Source and migrate data from already identified different sources.
  • Collect, format and save datasets.
  • Summarise and explain gathered data.
  • Blend data sets from multiple sources and present in format appropriate to the task.
  • Manipulate and link different data sets as required.
  • Use tools and techniques to identify trends and patterns in data.
  • Apply basic statistical methods and algorithms to identify trends and patterns in data.
  • Apply cross checking techniques for identifying faults and data results for data project requirements.
  • Audit data results.
  • Demonstrate the different ways of communicating meaning from data in line with audience requirements.
  • Produce clear and consistent technical documentation using standard organisational templates.
  • Store, manage and distribute in compliance with data security standards and legislation.
  • Explain data and results to different audiences in a way that aids understanding.
  • Review own development needs.
  • Keep up to date with developments in technologies, trends and innovation using a range of sources.
  • Clean data i.e. remove duplicates, typos, duplicate entries, out of date data, parse data (e.g. format telephone numbers according to a national standard) and test and assess confidence in the data and its integrity.
  • Operate as part of a multi-functional team.
  • Prioritise within the context of a project.
  • Source and migrate data from already identified different sources.
  • Collect, format and save datasets.
  • Summarise and explain gathered data.
  • Blend data sets from multiple sources and present in format appropriate to the task.
  • Manipulate and link different data sets as required.
  • Use tools and techniques to identify trends and patterns in data.
  • Apply basic statistical methods and algorithms to identify trends and patterns in data.
  • Apply cross checking techniques for identifying faults and data results for data project requirements.
  • Audit data results.
  • Demonstrate the different ways of communicating meaning from data in line with audience requirements.
  • Produce clear and consistent technical documentation using standard organisational templates.
  • Store, manage and distribute in compliance with data security standards and legislation.
  • Explain data and results to different audiences in a way that aids understanding.
  • Review own development needs.
  • Keep up to date with developments in technologies, trends and innovation using a range of sources.
  • Clean data i.e. remove duplicates, typos, duplicate entries, out of date data, parse data (e.g. format telephone numbers according to a national standard) and test and assess confidence in the data and its integrity.
  • Operate as part of a multi-functional team.
  • Prioritise within the context of a project.

    • Your training plan

    Data Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

    Your training takes place live online, on-demand online and 1:1 with your subject specialist digital tutor that you will have assigned to you.

    Upon successful completion you will receive certification of your Level 3 Data Technician standard. 

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Initiative

    About this company

    We write winning bids for companies across a diverse range of sectors – In 2022 we worked in 74 industries from Forestry Conservation to Utilities and everything in between, we’ve got it covered. We’ve been helping businesses to grow since 2009 and have since grown in numbers to have a large, directly employed bid team split across our 3 key divisions – Bid Writing/Management, Bid Resource and Bid Training. This makes us one of the largest bid consultancy organisations (and one of the largest bid teams full stop) in the UK. We’re the full package.

    After this apprenticeship

    After completion of the Level 3 Data Technician apprenticeship the apprentice will have the opportunity to progress onto full-time data positions within the business should they prove to be the right candidate.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    NOWSKILLS LIMITED

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000275885.

    Apply now

    Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 9 October)

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