Apprenticeships in the north west

iamwilf · 20 Dec 2020 at 21:07

Anyone know of any coding/programming apprenticeship programs in the north west esp. Lancashire?

Dup · 21 Dec 2020 at 16:48

Aren't you best getting in touch with a local college? I've not heard of any coding apprenticeships myself but my o/h that works at a college assures me they do apprenticeships is almost anything these days.

Do you have any experience at all? You may get lucky with a junior position if you can prove your ability.

iamwilf · 21 Dec 2020 at 18:30

I'm on a coding boot camp course now so looking into apprenticeships for after, junior position would be even better. I've reached out to my local college and uni, but most places seem to be taking applications for late 2021 at the earliest now. Thanks for your help

Cromulent · 25 Dec 2020 at 19:35

iamwilf said:
I'm on a coding boot camp course now so looking into apprenticeships for after, junior position would be even better. I've reached out to my local college and uni, but most places seem to be taking applications for late 2021 at the earliest now. Thanks for your help

What technologies is your coding boot camp using?

iamwilf · 26 Dec 2020 at 17:16

Cromulent said:
What technologies is your coding boot camp using?

HTML, JS, PHP, SQL

dowie · 27 Dec 2020 at 16:44

Some degree apprenticeships here, including Lancashire:

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/apprenticeships/degree-apprenticeships

Aerospace engineering and Aerospace software development - University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Lancaster University, University of the West of England (UWE).

iamwilf · 27 Dec 2020 at 18:35

dowie said:
Some degree apprenticeships here, including Lancashire:

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/apprenticeships/degree-apprenticeships

i've checked on there, some promising options. Thanks for the link

Rik1254 · 30 Dec 2020 at 13:04

Check out BT apprenticeships. I went through the Cyber Security Apprenticeship and for the most part, has been brilliant.

I know they have hubs in Skelmersdale and Manchester, so throw in an application anyway (it says Bristol/ Ipswich, but if they like you, they'll make room).

iamwilf · 30 Dec 2020 at 14:56

Rik1254 said:
Check out BT apprenticeships. I went through the Cyber Security Apprenticeship and for the most part, has been brilliant.

I know they have hubs in Skelmersdale and Manchester, so throw in an application anyway (it says Bristol/ Ipswich, but if they like you, they'll make room).

Thanks for the tip!
What languages/technologies do they teach?

Rik1254 · 30 Dec 2020 at 16:16

iamwilf said:
Thanks for the tip!
What languages/technologies do they teach?

Entirely depends on which course you go for and what team you join. The general software development teams tend to stick with front-end development, so you should fit right in.
If you go into the security development teams, you will likely be faced more with Python, Ruby and Perl (Ruby and Perl are Legacy, but we need to deal with them).

The security teams will likely be full-stack developers (there are fewer of them), whereas the general software development teams will have teams specialising in a certain areas.

iamwilf · 30 Dec 2020 at 17:20

Rik1254 said:
Entirely depends on which course you go for and what team you join. The general software development teams tend to stick with front-end development, so you should fit right in.
If you go into the security development teams, you will likely be faced more with Python, Ruby and Perl (Ruby and Perl are Legacy, but we need to deal with them).

The security teams will likely be full-stack developers (there are fewer of them), whereas the general software development teams will have teams specialising in a certain areas.

Sounds great. I'll look into it. What's the pay while training?

Rik1254 · 30 Dec 2020 at 17:52

iamwilf said:
Sounds great. I'll look into it. What's the pay while training?

I only have the information from when I started in 2016, so things may have changed.
You start at £15k (this has gone up since, but not sure by how much). You then get an up-to 10% yearly performance payrise based on the band you are placed in (if the band is £40k, you will get a £4k payrise). When you assimilate, you then get put at 90% of the band (£36k if the band is £40k).

However, the programme is quite strict as it is government funded. If you fail to do your apprenticeship work, university work or day job to a satisfactory level, you can be let go.

iamwilf · 31 Dec 2020 at 10:58

Rik1254 said:
I only have the information from when I started in 2016, so things may have changed.
You start at £15k (this has gone up since, but not sure by how much). You then get an up-to 10% yearly performance payrise based on the band you are placed in (if the band is £40k, you will get a £4k payrise). When you assimilate, you then get put at 90% of the band (£36k if the band is £40k).

However, the programme is quite strict as it is government funded. If you fail to do your apprenticeship work, university work or day job to a satisfactory level, you can be let go.

I think I prefer government funding, I'd probably feel less tied to the company that trained me. Are you working for bt now?