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Digital Industries Trailblazer Apprenticeships

Digital Industries Trailblazer Apprenticeships. Employers: Getting and Staying Involved. Brief Overview. The work of the Digital Industries Steering Group Employer Engagement and Consultation Perspective from one Steering Group employer Discussion. The digital industries trailblazer group.

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Digital Industries Trailblazer Apprenticeships

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  1. Digital Industries Trailblazer Apprenticeships Employers: Getting and Staying Involved

  2. Brief Overview • The work of the Digital Industries Steering Group • Employer Engagement and Consultation • Perspective from one Steering Group employer • Discussion

  3. The digital industries trailblazer group

  4. Digital Industries Steering Group • IBM • Accenture • British Airways • British Telecom • Capgemini • Cisco • Fujitsu • HP • John Lewis • Lloyds Bank • Microsoft • NCA • Qinetiq • The National Crime Agency • The RAF • The Royal Signals • Telefonica • The Test Factory • Virgin Media • Visa • BCS

  5. Steering Group Work: RoundOne • Two roles: Software Developer and Network Engineer • A sub-group working on each • Consultation – employers, providers, awarding bodies • Developed one page Standards and high level approach to assessment

  6. Consultation • Online consultation • Pushed out consultation through Steering Group channels and other routes to market • Face to face meetings with individual employers • Group workshops with employers

  7. Key feedback, issues and challenges • A lot of interest, and scope for more apprenticeships • Build on what works well – opportunities to enhance for SMEs and non IT businesses • Variety of job roles, job titles, levels of roles • These roles specialist and also need for foundation, core and options apprenticeships • The value of internationally recognised vendor and professional qualifications – or equivalent • Importance of interpersonal skills and business understanding

  8. Key feedback, issues and challenges (con’t) • Breadth of job role varies significantly • Importance of transferability and portability • Entry requirements vary significantly • Need to understand “the bigger picture” to comment effectively

  9. A suite of IT Apprentice Occupations – Work in Progress – May 2014 GCSEs/A level Key Published standards Level 4 IT Apprenticeships Level 3 IT Apprenticeships In development * Application Developer Software Developer IT Practitioner Web Developer Potential standards * Mobile Solutions Developer Options Level 2 IT apprenticeships Network Engineer Network Engineer Systems Engineer Core Infrastructure Business Analyst Software Dev & Testing IT Traineeship Software Tester Software Tester Software Test Analyst Data Applications Consultant Enterprise Application Specialist Applications Specialist Service Mgt Digital Marketing and Social Media Specialist Digital Marketing Specialist Web Content Manager Networks Database Developer Database Specialist Database Administrator Core & Options 1st line support General Applications Data Analyst Big Data Consultant Data Analyst IT Administrator Telecoms and Cabling Cyber Intrusion Analyst Network Security Engineer IT Security Analyst Cyber intrusion operator Internet TV technician Internet TV Analyst Broadcast Engineer IT helpdesk IT Support Digital Marketer Systems Administrator IT Support Engineer IT Project Manager Project Manager Home digital media technician Project Office Support Analyst Unified Communications * Note that all language and positioning is subject to change other than in published standards Ongoing Employment

  10. Current Position • Implementing Round One standards – 11 July • Occupational brief • Detailed specification for assessment • Go live January 2015? • Developing Round Two standards – 18 June • Two cyber apprenticeships • Digital Marketer • Software Tester • Digital Media • IT Practitioner

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