Digital Apprenticeships

DIGITAL
APPRENTICESHIPS

Our approach is to work in partnership
with you and your team to design training
solutions that will help develop your
people strategy for today and for the
future. All training will be co-designed
with you so that it best matches your
business needs.
We have a strong track record of
supporting organisations to boost
their teams and talent. We are very
proud to have worked with:
● Sage
● Home Group
● NEXUS
● Northern Powergrid
● Accenture
● Deloitte
● Atom Bank
● BCS
We have a great team who
understand different training
frameworks and funding options. So
we can help you to make sense of
it all and to get the most out of your
training budget.
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Why
choose an
apprenticeship?
No longer just for traditional trades,
apprenticeships are available across
the digital and creative sector.
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Great way to add fresh
talent, enthusiasm and
latest skills to a team.
Not just for new recruits,
existing employees can
complete an apprenticeship
as in-house training or
professional development.
Allows you to tailor team
development to your specific
needs and culture.
Can help address skills shortages
and support succession planning.
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OUR
TRAINING
Marketing
Level 3 Content Creator
● Video Editing
● Advance skills in Adobe
Photoshop and Illustrator
● Front End Web Design
● Data Capture
● Social Channels and Users
● Targeted Marketing
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Who is this for?
Content assistant, Content
creator, Content producer, Junior
content producer, Multimedia
executive, Social media assistant,
Social media co-ordinator, Social
media executive
Level 3 Multi-channel Marketer
● Plan and coordinate
marketing activity
● Generation of innovative and
creative approaches across video,
images, and other formats, both
online and offline, to support
campaign development
● Use software to design and
create marketing assets
● Use a website content
management system to
publish text, images, and
video/animated content
● Use technology and software
packages to support
day to day activities
● Current and emerging
technologies, software and
systems which impact on
marketing
Who is this for?
Digital communications assistant,
Digital marketing assistant,
Marketing administrator,
Marketing assistant, Marketing
communications assistant,
Marketing junior, Social media
assistant.

Level 4 Marketing Executive
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Marketing concepts and theories
Business understanding and
commercial awareness
Plan and deliver marketing
campaigns
Maintain key marketing channels
Product development
Project and time management
Budget management
Who is this for?
Digital communications assistant,
Digital marketing assistant,
Marketing administrator,
Marketing assistant, Marketing
communications assistant,
Marketing junior, Social media
assistant.
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Data & Analysis
Level 4 Data Analyst
● Data Lifecycle
● Data Quality
● Data Integration
● Visual Data Analysis: PowerBI
● Programming: R & Python
● SQL Databases
Who is this for?
Data analyst, Departmental
data analyst, Energy data
analyst, Green leaf junior analyst,
Marketing data analyst, Problem
analyst.
Level 4 Business Analyst
● Apply techniques to identify
problems and opportunities
within a business
● Model business processes
● Business change and system
development life cycles
● Quality assurance techniques
● Business models
● Requirements management
and change control
Who is this for?
Junior business analyst, Business
analysis assistant, Trainee
business analyst, Entry-level
business analyst, Business
analysis intern.
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Software & Support
Level 3 Information Communications
technician
● Interpret and prioritise internal or
external customer requirements in
line with the organisation’s policy.
● Install or undertake essential
software upgrades, either
physically or remotely
● Establish and diagnose the extent
of the IT support tasks in line
with the organisation’s policies
and Service Level Agreements.
● Provide remote support to
resolve customer requirements.
● Maintain a safe working
environment for own
personal safety and others
in line with Health & Safety
appropriate to the task.
Who is this for?
First and second line help desk
support & Telecoms Technician,
Cloud & Communications
Technician, Cyber or Security
support, Data Centre Support
Technician, IT Field Technician,
Support Analyst & Support
Officer, Maintenance Support
and field Operative/Technician,
Office & Telecommunications
Technician.
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Level 3 Digital Support Technician
(3 Routes)
● Providing technical support
● Time management
● Digital support workflow
● Apply relevant policies
and legislation
● Follow escalation procedures
● Data analysis
● Data security
● Continuous improvement
● Issue resolution
● Stakeholder collaboration
● Continuous professional
development (CPD)
● Clear audit trail and progression
of issues
Who is this for?
Applications and on-line service
executive, Data administrator,
Database administrator, Digital
applications specialist, Digital
champion, Digital coach, Digital
service advisor, Digital service
agent, Digital service support,
Digital support professional,
Digital systems operator, Digital
transformation associate, ICT
support analyst, IT operations
technician, Operations technical
specialist, Service centre
operator, Technical support
professional.
Digital Applications Technician route:
● Take appropriate action
when application problems
are identified
● Application user support
● Application training provision
● Information sourcing to support,
advise and guide
Digital Service Technician route:
● Root cause analysis
● Respond appropriately when
technical problems identified
● Configure digital devices/systems
● Communicate technical
concepts/solutions
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Level 3 Software Development
Technician
● User requirements to
technical requirements
● Progress reporting
● Impediments and issue escalation
● Team and stakeholder
communication
● Security principles
● Coding standards
● Project documentation
● Automated and manual
testing techniques
● Delivery and deployment
● Debugging
● Continuous professional
development (CPD)
Who is this for?
Assistant programmer and
automated test developer, Junior
application developer, Junior
application support analyst,
Junior developer, Junior games
developer, Junior mobile app
developer, Junior programmer,
Junior software developer,
Junior web developer, Software
development technician.
Level 4 Software Developer
● User requirements to
technical requirements
● Effort estimation effort
● Planning
● Progress reporting
● Issue identification and reporting
● Solution design
● Coding practices and standards
● Team and stakeholder
communication
● Secure design and coding
● Software Development Lifecycle
● Project documentation
● Risk management
● Source control
● Automated and manual
testing techniques
● Delivery and deployment
● Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
● Debugging
● Continuous professional
development (CPD)
Who is this for?
Application developer, Mobile
application developer, Software
developer, Web developer.
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Level 4 Software Tester
● Identify test types, scenarios, and
ideas/conditions to conduct on
an exploratory basis, including
suitable test techniques
that could be employed
● Execute exploratory testing
across more than one
update of the application
● Maintain a log of defects
● Identify required interactions
with other roles in the team
● Represent testing aspects
in a retrospective/review
● Differentiate the typical approach
to testing, including its interaction
with other development
activities and people, dependent
on whether the scenario is
conducted as part of an Agile/
Iterative or Traditional/Sequential
development lifecycle.
Who is this for?
User Acceptance Testing (UAT),
Unit testing, Black box testing,
System testing, Load testing,
Scalability testing, Integration
testing, Acceptance testing,
Smoke testing.
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Level 4 Junior Visual Effects
Option 1 – Junior VFX Artist (2D)
● Production clean up and polish
● Advanced video editing
● Composition and colour theory
● Compositing
● Rotoscoping and keying
● 2D VFX
Option 2 – Assistant Technical Director
VFX (ATD)
● Knowledge of the VFX Pipeline
● Problem solving and
prototyping tools
● Scripting proficiency; Python, C++
● Simulation and VFX
● Lighting and Cinematography
● Video editing and compositing
● Ability to model in 3D software
such as 3DS Max, Maya, Blender
Who is this for?
Assistant technical director, Cg
artist, Cg generalist, Junior 2D
artist, Junior 3D artist, Junior
compositor, Junior pipeline
technical director, Layout artist,
Lighting artist, Matchmove artist,
Previz artist; Roto/prep artist,
Technical runner, Texture artist.
Option 3 - Junior VFX Artist (CG/3D)
● Ability to model in 3D software
such as 3DS Max, Maya, Blender
● Hard Surface Modelling
● Organic Modelling
● Texture/Material Creation
● Realtime in Engine
Rendering within Unreal
● In engine VFX for ambience
● Lighting and Rendering
● 3D Scene Compositing
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Level 4 Network Engineer
● Upgrade, apply, and test
components to system
configurations, ensuring
that the system meets the
organisation’s requirements and
minimizes downtime. This should
include backup processes.
● Monitor, identify, and
implement required
maintenance procedures.
● Implement techniques to optimize
systems performance in line
with defined specifications.
● Ensure compliance of network
engineering outputs with change
management processes.
● Select the appropriate tools
and comply with organisation
policies and processes when
upgrading systems.
Who is this for?
Desk based engineer, Dynamic
network engineer, Field based
engineer, Infrastructure engineer,
Network administrator, Network
architect, Network engineer,
Systems engineer.
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LET'S
TALK.
We’d love to talk to you about our apprenticeship training.
Andrew Dockerty
Curriculum Leader, Digital
Apprenticeships & Esports
0191 426 4335
andrew.dockerty@gateshead.ac.uk
@GATESHEADCOLLEGE
@GATESHEADCOLL
Natalie Zacharia
Digital Creative, Business Engagement
& Partnership Advisor
07545419865
Natalie.zacharia@gateshead.ac.uk
/GATESHEAD-COLLEGE
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GATESHEAD.
AC.UK