Apprenticeship Overview

A work based learning programme in first line management aimed at managers, supervisors, and team leaders that have responsibility for managing a team.

This programme is suitable for people wanting to improve their knowledge and skills to enable them to lead and a manage a team that delivers results in line with the company vision, values and corporate social responsibility.

DEVELOPING CORE KNOWLEDGE:

• Understands the business context, environment for software development and the structure of software applications
• Understands all stages of the software development life-cycle
• Understands the role of configuration management and version control systems and how to apply them
• Understands how to test their code (e.g. unit testing)
• Recognises that there are different methodologies that can be used for software development
• Understands the particular context for the development platform (whether web, mobile, or desktop applications)
• Understands how to implement code following a logical approach
• Understands how their code integrates into the wider project
• Understands how to follow a set of functional and non-functional requirements
• Understands the end user context for the software development activity
• Understands how to connect their code to specified data sources
• Understands database normalisation
• Understands why there is a need to follow good coding practices
• Understands the principles of good interface design
• Understands the importance of building in security to software at the development stages

DEVELOPING CORE SKILLS and Behaviours:

• Logical and creative thinking skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently and to take responsibility
• Can use own initiative
• A thorough and organised approach
• Ability to work with a range of internal and external people
• Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of situations
• Maintains productive, professional and secure working environment

*The End Point Assessment duration for this Apprenticeship is 3 months