Data Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship

Summary

My client is based in Nottingham, NG16, and looking for someone to join the team as a data technician apprenticeship.

Wage: £17,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Training course: Data technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Thursday 1 May
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Roles & Responsibilities:

1st Line support answering & resolving queries.
Daily monitoring & cleansing of data-storage.
Daily/Weekly/Monthly incremental archiving of data.
Reporting & data analysis.
Monitoring usage and reporting of system activity & load balances.
Run functionality testing with assistance of the development team.
Ensure Relish application documentation is kept up-to-date and amended to include new/updated functionality by production of both written and audio-visual user guides.

Desired skills & Personal Qualities:

You must be able to learn whilst working and successfully complete the apprenticeship.
Passionate & keen interest in IT & data.
Proficient in MS Office (inc. Excel & Word).
Some experience/knowledge of programming or querying language(s).
Interest/experience in Web Coding or App Development.
Being able to work as part of a team and/or independently.
High level of attention to detail.
Good literacy, numeracy, communication & organisational skills.

What we can offer you:

Enhanced Salary at £17,000 per annum, £8.38 per hour, (higher than national apprentice rate).
Monday to Friday, 39 hrs, office based.
Enhanced Annual Leave, 33 days per year.
Daily coaching and training from a very experienced & friendly IT Team.
Modern office with all the facilities, head office location is easily accessible via bus/train routes.
Employee Benefits from gym discounts, 24/7 doctors, counselling, financial advice & so much more.

Where you’ll work

Monarch House
Eastwood
NG16 3RY

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

REMIT GROUP 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

Remote based training online.
Training will be conducted once a week for 15 months.

Requirements

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
Problem solving skills

About this company

My client are delighted to offer the exciting opportunity to recruit a Data Technician Apprentice to join their expanding business. With a passion for fresh cooked food and fantastic customer service, they pride themselves on their bespoke approach to providing all required IT systems to support a busy school kitchen. This role involves working with a range of internal and external stakeholders to support the everyday maintenance and operation of the systems.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Full time position at the company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

REMIT GROUP LIMITED

Lois Sharland

lois.sharland@remit.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000305764.

Apply now

Closes on Friday 25 April 2025

When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.

Cookies on Find an apprenticeship

Contents