Digital IT apprenticeships for your team

Why employ an apprentice?

Taking on apprentices is a highly practical and cost-effective way for you to develop and motivate your workforce. In addition to qualified employees, apprenticeships deliver many other far-reaching business benefits including lower recruitment costs, greater staff satisfaction and improved retention rates.

The digital IT apprenticeship standards are developed by employers for employers to support the very latest real-world digital strategies. Apprenticeship programmes last between 12 and 24 months and include both on and off-the-job training in occupations that are vital for success in today’s technology landscape. They also provide the added benefit of tailoring the training around your unique business requirements.

Whether it’s strengthening your infrastructure or managing business change, identifying cyber threats or driving marketing and sales, digital IT apprenticeships offer the core technical competencies that organisations need in the digital age, combined with the attitudes and behaviours that build a winning team.

Digital apprenticeships with BCS

BCS is a leading end-point assessment organisation dedicated to the IT profession, we support provide guidance and support to line-managers of digital apprentices holding regular weinars giving you access to our free employer’s toolkit and other resources to help you support them.

All digital apprentices on successful completion of their digital apprenticeship standard can apply for BCS membership and RITTech registration giving them recognised professional credentials and post nominals MBCS RITTech, leading them towards Chartered IT Professional CITP.

Choosing your end-point assessment organisation

End-point assessment must be carried out by an independent assessment organisation unconnected to your business or training provider. As the employer you choose which organisation you want to work with. Whoever you select, it’s important that they become a trusted partner alongside your training provider, able to provide a positive experience for you and the apprentice.

Why choose BCS?

BCS is the leading standards body for IT and a registered end-point assessment organisation for digital apprenticeships - providing best-in-class service and added value to your apprenticeship journey. All our assessors are specialists in their field, undergo rigorous training and moderation, and share a common goal: to draw out the best from apprentices.

Making your choice easy

We’ve channelled our 60 years’ experience raising professional standards and performance across the IT industry into developing an unrivalled end-point assessment service for digital apprenticeships. We offer practical, accessible support from start to finish - for you, apprentices and training providers. Here’s what makes it so good:

• the latest online technology platforms for easy submission and feedback
• independent, consistent, high-quality standards of assessment
• experienced assessors trained to put apprentices at ease
• access to impartial guidance and advice from IT industry specialists
• dedicated BCS apprenticeship support team available whenever you need us
• professional development package to support apprentices’ next career steps
• BCS employer community where you can share best practice, perspectives and challenges