1. Digital Industries Trailblazer Apprenticeships Employers: Getting and Staying Involved 1

2. Brief Overview 1.The work of the Digital Industries Steering Group 2.Employer Engagement and Consultation 3.Perspective from one Steering Group employer 4.Discussion

3. THE DIGITAL INDUSTRIES TRAILBLAZER GROUP 3

4. Digital Industries Steering Group IBM Accenture British Airways British Telecom Capgemini Cisco Fujitsu HP John Lewis Lloyds Bank Microsoft NCA Qinetiq The National Crime Agency The RAF The Royal Signals Telefonica The Test Factory Virgin Media Visa BCS

5. Steering Group Work: Round One Two roles: Software Developer and Network Engineer A sub-group working on each Consultation – employers, providers, awarding bodies Developed one page Standards and high level approach to assessment

6. Consultation Online consultation Pushed out consultation through Steering Group channels and other routes to market Face to face meetings with individual employers Group workshops with employers 6

7. Key feedback, issues and challenges A lot of interest, and scope for more apprenticeships Build on what works well – opportunities to enhance for SMEs and non IT businesses Variety of job roles, job titles, levels of roles These roles specialist and also need for foundation, core and options apprenticeships The value of internationally recognised vendor and professional qualifications – or equivalent Importance of interpersonal skills and business understanding

8. Key feedback, issues and challenges (con’t) Breadth of job role varies significantly Importance of transferability and portability Entry requirements vary significantly Need to understand “the bigger picture” to comment effectively 8

9. Level 3 IT Apprenticeships A suite of IT Apprentice Occupations – Work in Progress – May 2014 GCSEs/A level Level 2 IT apprenticeships IT Traineeship Software Developer Network Engineer Software Tester Application Developer Web Developer Mobile Solutions Developer Software Tester Network Engineer Enterprise Application Specialist Applications Consultant Digital Marketing Specialist Software Test Analyst Applications Specialist Web Content Manager Cyber Intrusion Analyst Network Security Engineer IT Security Analyst Internet TV technician Internet TV Analyst Broadcast Engineer CoreCore Digital Marketing and Social Media Specialist Options Database Specialist Database Developer Database Administrator IT Support Systems Administrator IT Support Engineer IT Project Manager Project Manager Project Office Support Analyst Telecoms and Cabling Data Analyst Big Data Consultant Data Analyst Ongoing Employment Systems Engineer Infrastructure Digital Marketer Software Dev & Testing Data Cyber intrusion operator Service Mgt IT Practitioner Home digital media technician Business Analyst Unified Communications 1 st line support IT Administrator IT helpdesk Published standards In development * Potential standards * Core & Options Level 4 IT Apprenticeships Key * Note that all language and positioning is subject to change other than in published standards Networks General Applications

10. Current Position Implementing Round One standards – 11 July Occupational brief Detailed specification for assessment Go live January 2015? Developing Round Two standards – 18 June Two cyber apprenticeships Digital Marketer Software Tester Digital Media IT Practitioner 10