Enhanced Software Developer Apprenticeship
Employers - Configure our Apprenticeships to suit your Tech Stack Train Your Current StaffHire and Train a New ApprenticePush the limits of technology with The S&A Academy
We offer an opportunity to train new or existing talent in your tech teams through our government funded apprenticeship
We can even help recruit, usually free of charge, new candidates for your apprenticeship programmes saving you valuable time and avoiding hefty recruitment fees
Employers – Take our already outstanding apprenticeship training – but also add & configure modules to suit your technology stack and working practices!
Why Choose an S&A Technology Academy Enhanced Apprenticeship in Software Development?
(1) Relevant Training & Qualifications
Our Technology Academy’s enhanced Software Developer apprenticeship fuses together the best of modern commercial training with university-level education. With an engineering-driven approach, this apprenticeship equips people with the core computer science knowledge as well as instilling problem-solving abilities, algorithmic thinking skills and a sound understanding of how software development lifecycle’s work.
(2) Our Cutting Edge Curriculum
Our comprehensive curriculum is designed in collaboration with industry experts, providing apprentices with a foundation in software development principles and practices, covering SDLC, design, planning, and coding.
Improving the core curriculum further with specialised ‘Bolt On’ training modules, tailored in collaboration with you to meet your business’s technology stack and project requirements.Â
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(3) Choice of Delivery Models
You design your apprenticeship with the content you need, when you need it. We can accommodate a hot start, front loaded programme, block release to meet your needs or day release – you choose.Â
We have a range of ‘Bolt-On’ Modules we will design and deliver in collaboration with you.
(4) Industry Contacts & Insights
Forge valuable connections with leading professionals and organisations in the industry. Our apprenticeship programme provides networking opportunities, mentorship, and exposure to some of the leading figures and latest advances in this exciting field.
(5) Expert Instruction & Guidance
Our experienced instructors are committed to your success. Receive personalised guidance, feedback, and support throughout your apprenticeship journey. We believe in fostering an environment that encourages curiosity, creativity, and continuous learning.
(6) Ongoing Career Development
Our L4 Enhanced Apprenticeship deep dives into the fundamental computer science knowledge, alongside helping apprentices with problem-solving skills and algorithmic thinking. By giving apprentices important knowledge on software development lifecycles, it will support a higher level of training than the ‘normal’ L3 delivered by generalist training companies.
EMPLOYERS
Why settle for the norm? Design your apprenticeship with the content you need, when you need it!
Unlock the Potential of your Employees
Enhanced Software Developer Apprenticeships
Designed for anyone in a software role looking to enhance their skills and knowledge, or for someone who wants to start their career journey in Software Engineering.
Enhanced Apprenticeships offer practical, hands-on learning experiences that directly tie to real-world employment. They can further help your business to:
- Fast-track important onboarding processes
- Alleviate your company workload
- Allow apprentices to deliver industry value at a faster pace
- Stay ahead of the technological curve
Free Recruitment
If you don't have employees you'd like us to put through our professional apprenticeships already, we will use our dedicated search and recruitment company to source new candidates for you. ABSOLUTLY FREE.
Free Training
Our Ofsted regulated; government funded training academy will provide professional job related training, via an apprenticeship, whilst your employees also learn whilst working.
Want to Understand More About our Core Curriculum and Approach?
We have designed a highly customised enhanced apprenticeship for the Software Developer you need
With our commitment to being leaders in professional training, education, and apprenticeships, you can be confident we will substantially enhance your workforce across multiple channels, building industry knowledge and capabilities.
Software Developer LEVEL 4
The S&A Academy understands the increasing need for software engineer reskilling, standing head and shoulders above the rest, our Enhanced Apprenticeships programme that will take your business to the next level.
Building on our well-established core Software Developer framework, our “bolt-on” training modules are available to use on both new and existing employees.
Enhanced Apprenticeships offer practical, hands-on learning experiences that directly tie to real-world employment.
Who is this apprenticeship for?
Designed for anyone already in role looking to enhance their skills and knowledge or someone who wnats to start their exciting career in marketing. This occupation is found across every sector for example:
- Financial Services
- Computer Gaming
- Retail
- Transport
- Security and Defence
- IT Supportworking in organisations ranging from large multi-nationals, public sector bodies and government projects developing multi-billion-pound software solutions to support key projects to small consultancy firms designing bespoke software solutions for clients.
Delivery pattern & Locations
You have a choice of delivery options to suit your business needs:
- 12 week hot start
- Blocks of 3×4 weeks or 2×6 weeks
- Week release block delivery
- Day release
What you will learn
Programming Fundamentals: Introduction to programming principles and foundational practices.
Backend Development: With support for C#, Java and Python development.
Data Technologies: Querying and inserting data with SQL and NoSQL databases.
Developers Skills: Estimation, Planning, Design Patterns and introduction to Cloud.
Tailored Training: We match your businesses technology stack so your apprentices learn what they need.
Enhanced ‘Bolt-On’ Modules include laser-focused training on Advanced Source Control Techniques, Architecture Considerations, Story slicing, BDD and XP Practices.
Progression routes:
- Level 6 Digital Technology Solutions Professional
- RITTech registrationÂ
Remember
We also offer employer specific customisation of our apprenticeship programmes. Useful to add additional modules, or blend other training, such as management skills or training on your particular type of equipment, into our overall delivery programmes.
Software Developer Programme Outline
Duration: circa 15 months
Delivery Method: Blended
Core Occupational Duties
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Duty 1Â Take and interpret given software development requirements to estimate effort to deliver the work product to enable accurate costs to be established.
Duty 2Â Break software development activities down into logical units of work to enable sequencing and ensure the best possible structuring of activities to deliver a high quality product right first time.
Duty 3Â Report progress accurately throughout the development life-cycle stages to ensure adequate audit trails of key worksteps such that the organisation can demonstrate how the product has been created for quality and commercial purposes.
Duty 4Â Identify and report any impediments to software development activities and propose practical solutions.
Duty 5Â Convert customer requirements into technical requirements, both functional and non-functional to ensure that customers’ expectations are accurately reflected in the software products developed.
Duty 6Â Identify and select the most appropriate technical solution, taking into consideration coding best practice and appropriate quality standards.
Duty 7Â Communicate software development solutions to a range of internal or external stakeholders to ensure clear understanding of requirements and how they have been met or adjusted.
Duty 8Â Consider security implications of proposed design to ensure that security considerations are built in from inception and throughout the development process.
Duty 9Â Write logical and maintainable software solutions to meet the design and organisational coding standards (Software Development Lifecycle -Implementation and Build phase).
Duty 10Â Apply security best practice to the software solution throughout the software development life-cycle.
Duty 11Â Create and maintain appropriate project documentation to explain the development process and resources used.
Duty 12Â Apply appropriate recovery techniques to ensure the software solution being developed is not lost (Software Development Lifecycle -Implementation and Build phase).
Duty 13Â Implement appropriate change control to ensure that software development changes may be tracked and quality risks managed.
Duty 14Â Undertake unit testing of solutions, with appropriate levels of test code coverage, to identify and, where necessary, resolve issues (Software Development Lifecycle -Implementation and Build phase).
Duty 15Â Perfom testing of the software solution to ensure a high quality output (Software Development Lifecycle -Test phase).
Duty 16Â Deliver a suitably documented deployable solution to the customer for their use (Software Development Lifecycle -Deploy phase).
Duty 17Â Support delivery of one or more software deployment phases, such as trials and final release, to ensure that software developer outcomes are deployed correctly.
Duty 18Â Provide support during software trials and after final release to ensure that customers understand and can correctly apply the product, and risks are mitigated.
Duty 19Â Respond appropriately to given Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to ensure that time and resources invested in software development activity are allocated appropriately to deliver good customer service.
Duty 20Â Apply suitable ‘bug fix’, appropriate to the severity and priority of the software development issue identified.
Duty 21Â Practice continuous self learning to keep up to date with technological developments to enhance relevant skills and take responsibility for own professional development
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