I.T Support & Infrastructure Apprentice
FORT VALE ENGINEERING LIMITED
Burnley (BB12 7ND)
Closes in 21 days (Friday 4 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 August 2026
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Summary
Fort Vale Engineering are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic I.T Support & Infrastructure Apprentice to join our growing IT team.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to begin a career in information technology while gaining hands-on experience within a leading global engineering and manufacturing company.
- Wage
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£17,217.72 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Year 1 rate of pay would be £8.49 per hour.
Salary can be discussed at interview
- Training course
- IT solutions technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday – Thursday 7:30am – 16:30pm
Fridays 7:30am – 12:30pm.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 14 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
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
The successful candidate will support the day-to-day running of the company’s IT systems and infrastructure, helping to ensure employees across the business receive excellent technical support.
Your role will include:
- Provide hands-on IT support to users (desktops, laptops, printers.)
- Help setup and maintain PCs, servers and network equipment.
- Work with real business systems.
- Troubleshoot issues and learn how to fix them.
- Support backups, cyber security and system monitoring.
- Assist with IT projects (upgrades, rollouts, improvements.)
Where you'll work
Calder Vale Park Simonstone Lane Simonstone
Burnley
BB12 7ND
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BOLTON COLLEGE
Training course
IT solutions technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work at any stage of the solution lifecycle.
- Interpret client requirements.
- Prioritise tasks to work within agreed project plans.
- Ensure resources are used efficiently and responsibly.
- Design solutions to meet client and business requirements.
- Identify technical solutions using creative and critical thinking.
- Install hardware or software, either physically or virtually.
- Search and use different types of data or information sources.
- Test and evaluate performance, functionality, and usability of solutions to ensure compliance with customer and project requirements.
- Deploy and implement solutions, supporting change management practices.
- Create and maintain documentation in accordance with best practice and organisational requirements.
- Support multiple contemporary or legacy solutions to required levels of service.
- Apply organisational policies and legislation in relation to security requirements, privacy, and confidentiality.
- Communicate using a variety of tools and approaches, adapting language for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Apply continuous professional development CPD to support their own learning, business needs and technical developments.
- Work at any stage of the solution lifecycle.
- Interpret client requirements.
- Prioritise tasks to work within agreed project plans.
- Ensure resources are used efficiently and responsibly.
- Design solutions to meet client and business requirements.
- Identify technical solutions using creative and critical thinking.
- Install hardware or software, either physically or virtually.
- Search and use different types of data or information sources.
- Test and evaluate performance, functionality, and usability of solutions to ensure compliance with customer and project requirements.
- Deploy and implement solutions, supporting change management practices.
- Create and maintain documentation in accordance with best practice and organisational requirements.
- Support multiple contemporary or legacy solutions to required levels of service.
- Apply organisational policies and legislation in relation to security requirements, privacy, and confidentiality.
- Communicate using a variety of tools and approaches, adapting language for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Apply continuous professional development CPD to support their own learning, business needs and technical developments.
Training schedule
The apprentice will work 4 days per week at Fort Vale (BB12 7ND) and attend Bolton College( BL3 5BG) 1 day per week.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4)
- maths (grade 9-4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Willing to learn
- Reliable
About this employer
Fort Vale Engineering Limited, is the worlds leading manufacturer and supplier of fittings for tank containers, rail wagons and road tanker vehicles for the safe transportation of liquids, powders and gases.
Fort Vale are now recognised worldwide witrh branches in Australia, USA, Singapore, The Netherlands and China.
Accept no substitutes. When it comes to critical valve equipment, quality, reliability and consistency matter.
At Fort Vale, we design, manufacture and test our products to ensure every component meets the standards our customers expect. With 100% valve testing and ISO 9001:2015 certified processes, quality is built into everything we do.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
The successful apprentice will may have the opportunity to progress to a higher level apprenticeship or full time employment with the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BOLTON COLLEGE
Gary
gary.mangan@boltoncc.ac.uk
07891807841
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046130.
Apply now
Closes in 21 days (Friday 4 September 2026 at 11:59pm)