Software Developer Apprentice

Attending training sessions to expand your technical skillset. Working on software projects within the assigned Science Group
Contributing to team meetings, brainstorming sessions, and project discussions. Involving in NPL Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Outreach activities. Ensuring software quality by following best coding practice, test procedures, change management processes and cyber security principles. Producing and maintaining up-to-date documentation of supported applications for knowledge transfer and team resilience.

Training:

Why choose our Software Engineer Level 4 apprenticeship?

Our Software Engineer Level 4 Apprenticeship gives learners advance skills and technical grounding to design, test and maintain software and web systems. Learners will also gain an understanding on advanced programming, systems and software development projects. Software Development is at the heart of digital transformation. With demand for services to be consumed online by both clients and employees increasing exponentially, software developers are in high demand. Software Engineers build and test high-quality code across front end, logic and database layers. 

QA’s Software Engineer Level 4 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:

Build advanced skills and technical grounding to design, test and maintain software and web systems. Receive training on end-to-end software dev stack, as opposed to hyper-focusing on one area of development. Develop more advanced applications.

Tools and technologies learned: Learners will learn to use HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3.

Training Outcome:

90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average.

Employer Description:
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is a world-leading centre of excellence that provides cutting-edge measurement science, engineering and technology to underpin prosperity and quality of life in the UK.

Working Hours :
Days and shifts to be confirmed.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Team working