IT Business Analyst Apprenticeship

Summary

An exciting opportunity for an IT Apprentice has become available at our world-class aerospace manufacturing facility in East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. You will complete the Level 4 Business Analyst Apprenticeship Standard, and work across both our Osborne and Falcon Yard manufacturing facilities.

Annual wage

Competitive

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Competitive salary, increasing each year.

Training course

Business analyst (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Friday

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 3 September

Duration

4 years

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

The broad purpose of this apprenticeship is to understand the needs of stakeholders and how these can be met through business change and digital solutions. Business Analysts are change professionals that help organisations deliver business and digital change successfully.
You will work with the site's IT Team to support the delivery of the organisation's business and digital changes that are needed.
You will have a mixture of on the job and workshop training to meet the requirements of your apprenticeship standard.

Where you’ll work

Ferry Road

East Cowes

Isle Of Wight

PO32 6RA

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

QA LIMITED

Your training course

Business analyst (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
Elicit process information from stakeholders
Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
Produce models of redesigned business processes
Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
Validate requirements with stakeholders
Support the establishment of requirements traceability
Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
Support the development of models of future state business situations
Identify key differences between current and future business situations
Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
Support business acceptance of business and system changes
Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience
Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
Elicit process information from stakeholders
Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
Produce models of redesigned business processes
Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
Validate requirements with stakeholders
Support the establishment of requirements traceability
Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
Support the development of models of future state business situations
Identify key differences between current and future business situations
Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
Support business acceptance of business and system changes
Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience

Your training plan

You will work towards a nationally recognised Level 4 Apprenticeship certificate in Business Analyst, as well as gain professional recognition from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT for Register of IT Technicians (RITTech) level 4.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Computer Science (grade 4 and above (C and above))
English (grade 4 and above (C and above))
Maths (grade 4 and above (C and above))
two further GCSEs (grade 4 and above (C and above))

A Level in:

Maths or Computer Science (grade C or above)

T Level in:

Digital (grade Pass or above)

Other in:

Related subject (grade Pass or above)

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
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience

Other requirements

PLEASE ALSO NOTE the position requires UK National Security Vetting (UKNSV) Security clearance (SC) due to the nature and responsibilities of the work carried out. In order for us to obtain an SC you usually need to have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years to current date (but we do assess each case individually)

About this company

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities. GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 38 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career. Together as “one GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions.

https://www.gknaerospace.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Benefits include company pension, sickness benefits, workwear and PPE provided and local and national discounts (including ferries)

After this apprenticeship

Once qualified, our IT Apprentice is then likely to move into one of the following career discipline:

Centre of Excellence (CoE) Architect – acts as a skilled and knowledgeable team member whose role is to provide the business global support and deliver best practices around the analysis and design of applications and solutions in line with the business requirements.
Business Systems Architect – act as a skilled and knowledgeable team member whose role is to support the business and deliver best practice around the development and configuration of systems and solutions in line with business requirements.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

QA LIMITED

cowes.apprentices@gknaerospace.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290694.

Apply now

Closes on Wednesday 12 February

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