IT Staging Apprentice
KFP TOTAL IT SOLUTIONS LTD
ABINGDON, OX14 1DZ
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 4 September at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 July 2024
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Summary
We have a great opportunity for an IT Staging Apprentice to join our small but busy staging team in Abingdon. We work with some of the biggest brands in retail, from high street to designer brands, and you will be responsible for staging, fault-finding, and repairing their IT equipment. You will work with colleagues and customers across Europe.
- Annual wage
- £18,000 a year
- Training course
- IT solutions technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm with an unpaid hour for lunch
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 9 September
- Duration
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1 Year 1 Month
- Positions available
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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
Main duties and responsibilities
Specific duties may include, but are not limited to assisting in the following areas:
- Staging and configuring a variety of retail hardware including workstations, servers, printers, networks and vendor specific hardware and software.
- Building system databases with customer information.
- Repairing equipment when required.
- Logging all support desk interactions in our ticketing system.
- Escalating problems to other departments as needed.
Where you’ll work
4 FOXCOMBE COURT
WYNDYKE FURLONG
ABINGDON
OX14 1DZ
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
ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE
Your training course
IT solutions technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
Duration:
13 months practical training period, plus 3 months for End Point Assessment
Delivery model:
Work-based training with your employer
Day release during term time (approximately 1 day a week for 1 year)
Approximately four on-site assessment visits per year
Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English (7 days at college for each, if required)
Off the job training will count for at least 6 hours a week of an apprentice’s time at work
Qualifications included:
Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths
Level 3 Information Communications Technician Apprenticeship
End Point Assessment:
Work based project and presentation
Portfolio based interview
Please apply as soon as possible for this role. Should the right candidate be found prior to the closing date, then the vacancy may be closed early.
Apprenticeship Assessment and Information Session:
Any new person applying for apprenticeship roles where Abingdon and Witney College deliver the training will be required to attend an Apprenticeship Assessment and Information Session at Witney or Abingdon campus.
This will consist of a series of initial assessments (required prior to any apprenticeship offer), completion of essential paperwork, the opportunity to find out more about the apprenticeship process, the training included, and a forum for your questions.
As a new Apprenticeship applicant you will only have to undergo this process once. If you would like to talk to us about the assessments or if you would need any extra support to attend the Apprenticeship Assessment and Information Session please call us on 01235 216216.
Qualification checks:
By applying for this vacancy you are giving Abingdon and Witney College permission to undertake a Learner Record Service check on your previous qualifications. We make every effort to ensure that applicants from non-traditional academic backgrounds or those who may not have the formal GCSE entry requirements can access apprenticeships where possible.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for Apprentices is £6.40 per hour from April 2024. This applies to 16 - 18 year old apprentices and those aged 19 and over during the first year of their apprenticeship. After this, the National Minimum wage appropriate to their age applies. The Wage for apprentices applies to both time spent on the job plus time spent training.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths & English (grade A*- C / 9 - 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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Patience
About this company
We are retail. We specialise in providing in-store retail IT systems, services, solutions, project management & support platforms. With over 25 years of experience, we work with some of the biggest household brand names on the high street in the fashion & hospitality sectors, building close working long standing partnerships built on trust, expertise and a mind set to getting the job done. Our mission is simple – to provide our clients with truly integrated IT solutions that make a real difference to their business, building long standing relationships so that we can fundamentally understand the needs of our clients. We are not a huge corporate company who may treat clients as an account number. We are neither a small one-man-band offering cheap services. What KFP offers is a perfect blend of experience, structure, and a practical approach to enable us to deliver the service that all our clients have come to expect – a professional service that gets the job done. We are consistently growing (we have just announced the opening of a new facility in Germany) so this is a fantastic time to join the business and start a career in IT.
After this apprenticeship
Permanent employment as IT Staging Technician
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE
Mike
apprenticeships@abingdon-witney.ac.uk
01235216216
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000262024.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 4 September at 11:59pm)
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