ICT Apprentice

SAGE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

London, EC1Y 1SP

Closes in 13 days (Friday 15 November)

Posted on 1 November 2024


Summary

Sage are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic ICT Apprentice to join their team. The successful candidate will play a key role in the SharePoint clean-up and rebuild project, as well as managing support tickets and collaborating closely with the End User Support team.

Annual wage
£23,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Information communications technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 16 December

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

  • Work with various departments to understand SharePoint needs and implement suitable solutions.
  • Contribute to the redesign and rebuild of SharePoint sites to improve usability, functionality, and user experience.
  • Handle support tickets related to SharePoint and other ICT issues, ensuring timely resolution and excellent customer service.
  • Assist in the clean-up of existing SharePoint sites, including data organization, archiving, and deletion of redundant information.
  • Provide administrative support for the Productivity Technology team.
  • Collect data and provide initial data analysis on relevant reports.
  • Promote best use of SAGE's internal collaboration environments to enhance teamwork and communication.
  • Providing in-person and virtual support to staff working in the office and remotely.
  • Attend weekly team meetings either in-person or virtually.
  • Escalate complex issues to senior team members when necessary.
  • Maintain accurate documentation of SharePoint configurations, processes, and user guides

Where you’ll work

1 Olivers Yard

55 City Road

London

EC1Y 1SP

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

LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

Your training course

Information communications technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Interpret and prioritise internal or external customer's requirements in line with organisation's policy
  • Apply the appropriate tools and techniques to undertake fault finding and rectification
  • apply Continuous Professional Development to support necessary business output and technical developments
  • Operate safely and securely across platforms and responsibilities maintaining the security of personal data of internal and external stakeholders
  • Communicate with all levels of stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and managing escalation where appropriate
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and other relevant stakeholders
  • Manage and prioritise the allocated workload effectively making best use of time and resources
  • Complete documentation relevant to the task and escalate where appropriate
  • Install or undertake basic software upgrades,either physically or remotely
  • Establish and diagnose the extent of the IT support task, in line with the organisation's policies and Service Level Agreements
  • Provide remote/F2F support to resolve customer requirements
  • Maintain a safe working environment for own personal safety and others in line with Health & Safety appropriate to the task
  • Identify and scope the best solution informed by the system data associated with the task
  • Test and evaluate the system's performance and compliance with customer requirements.
  • Escalate non routine problems in line with procedures
  • Use basic scripting to execute the relevant tasks for example PowerShell, Linux
  • Carry out routine maintenance across systems, (such as IT, Communications), ensuring organisational compliance at all times
  • Apply the necessary security, in line with access and/or encryption requirements
  • Use a range of Cabling or Connectors equipment in line with technical requirements for example physically or remotely
  • Test and evaluate network environments
  • Monitor performance and usage of a network
  • Deploy applications on a network
  • Set up storage and data access for staff
  • Apply necessary security measures, in line with access requirements to a network
  • Carry out routine maintenance across network systems, ensuring organisational compliance
  • Monitor network-related workloads including DNS and firewalls
  • Install or undertake basic upgrades, either physically or remotely
  • Establish digital communication or telecommunications systems through, for example cabling and connecting equipment.
  • Identify a range of tools and or diagnostic equipment, for example, Hardware or Software components, to resolve Communications or Telecommunications requirements.
  • Undertake basic telecommunications activities, in response to an allocated task, designated responsibilities, instructions or customer’s requirements.
  • Use information necessary to identify operational issues and rectify or escalate accordingly in line with policy
  • Interpret and prioritise internal or external customer's requirements in line with organisation's policy
  • Apply the appropriate tools and techniques to undertake fault finding and rectification
  • apply Continuous Professional Development to support necessary business output and technical developments
  • Operate safely and securely across platforms and responsibilities maintaining the security of personal data of internal and external stakeholders
  • Communicate with all levels of stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and managing escalation where appropriate
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and other relevant stakeholders
  • Manage and prioritise the allocated workload effectively making best use of time and resources
  • Complete documentation relevant to the task and escalate where appropriate
  • Install or undertake basic software upgrades,either physically or remotely
  • Establish and diagnose the extent of the IT support task, in line with the organisation's policies and Service Level Agreements
  • Provide remote/F2F support to resolve customer requirements
  • Maintain a safe working environment for own personal safety and others in line with Health & Safety appropriate to the task
  • Your training plan

    To meet the requirements of the Level 3 Information Communications Technician apprenticeship programme you will need to spend 6 hours a week of your time undertaking off-the-job learning, which will include:

    • Formal training, including online learning and internal learning events
    • 1-2-1s with your coach and line manager
    • Observing and shadowing colleagues
    • Writing up learning reflections for your portfolio

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4-9 or A*-C)
    • Maths (grade 4-9 or A*-C)

    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

    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Problem solving skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Logical
    • Team working

    About this company

    Sage are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic ICT Apprentice to join their team. The successful candidate will play a key role in the SharePoint clean-up and rebuild project, as well as managing support tickets and collaborating closely with the End User Support team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic IT environment while developing skills in SharePoint administration and end-user support.

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    After this apprenticeship

    Full-time employment may be offered to the right candidate

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    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000285255.

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    Closes in 13 days (Friday 15 November)

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