Apprenticeship – Software Development

The Software Development Apprenticeship is between 12-15 months.

The Awarding Body of this Apprenticeship is City & Guilds, a highly prestigious Awarding Body, responsible for awarding over 95% of Apprenticeships in the UK.

You will learn: What is Software Development – how to design, plan, develop, test and deploy software. • What are the regulations and laws surrounding software development – Understanding how to develop software safely and lawfully. • How to use Artificial Intelligence systems in Software Development for business applications:GitHub – hands-on experience developing source codeCore Programming – hands-on experience using real development programming languages (Python, Java, C#, and JavaScript)Web Technologies – how to use website development technologies (HTML5, CS3, React)Data & Backend Development – SQL, PHP, and API’s. • Final Project – Complete a final project showcasing your Software Development expertise. • Demonstrate over 450 hours of real-life applications and experience.

To be accepted onto the Software Development Apprenticeship, you must: Age: be 16 years old or over. • Residency: Live in England and have the right to work in the UK. • Education Status: Not be in full-time education. • Employment: Be employed in a contract that allows for training. If you fulfil all these requirements, you are fully eligible to enrol onto the Apprenticeship.

You will receive a Level 4 Apprenticeship in Software Development qualification, a lifetime qualification.

To fulfil all the criteria for the Apprenticeship, you will need to complete: Summative Portfolio – a document showing your Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSB’s) that meet the standards of the qualification. • Final Project – a document showing demonstration of the standards in a final project of your choice. • 450 hours of On-the-Job (OTJ) training – to be completed with your employer. • End-Point Assessment (EPA) – where you present your final project to an examiner.

Yes, you will be supported by: Your Training Provider – you will check-in on you regularly. • Your Tutor – who you must attend 1-to-1 meetings with regularly. • Your Employer – who is required to allow you time to complete your apprenticeship.

Software Development is a ubiquitous field that benefits from the emerging and growing industry of Artificial Intelligence, graduates can apply to enter job roles such as: Programmer – A programmer is a professional who designs, writes, tests, and maintains computer code, enabling software and applications to function • Software Developer – A software developer is a creative professional who designs, codes, tests, and maintains software applications or systems that allow people to perform tasks on digital devices. • Software Engineer – A software engineer applies engineering principles, structured methodologies, and programming expertise to design, develop, test, maintain, and evaluate software systems.