Level 5 Data Engineer Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship standard: Data Engineer
Take responsibility for your organisation’s data infrastructure, from design to build and maintenance. With a data engineering apprenticeship, you’ll learn how to make an impact, delivering accurate and reliable data in real-time, and empowering decision-makers with data that makes an impact.
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Apprenticeship Overview
Your pathway to high-level technical ability. With the Level 5 Data Engineer, you’ll become skilled at building, managing, and optimising data infrastructures. You’ll apply your learning in the workplace, creating data pipelines that flow across departments and get to key decision makers at the right time.
Once you’ve finished the programme, you’ll be adept at applying specialist data skills, from collecting and ingesting data to building comprehensive database systems and data lakes. You’ll also develop highly transferable technical skills such as advanced programming, scripting, SQL, and NoSQL.
Benefitting from the extensive experience of expert tutors, you’ll gain in-depth knowledge on cloud computing, on-premise and hybrid infrastructures, networks, cyber security, production environments, and data governance. You’ll establish yourself as a qualified expert in storing, processing, and securing large amounts of data, for reliable and actionable analysis.
Who is the programme for?
The Level 5 Data Engineer Apprenticeship is ideal for:
Data Engineers
Where will the programme take you?
Demand for data engineers has never been higher. With the expertise to meet the needs of industry, your qualification will ensure you’re a valuable and highly employable asset. As businesses increasingly rely on data to fuel growth, your role will be critical in shaping data strategies and leveraging data as a key resource for competitive advantage. .
Who's eligible?
To apply for this Data Engineer programme you must be employed in a relevant role.
Eligibility can vary depending on the requirements of the individual employer, but typically includes:
Level 3 qualification, such as A Level (or equivalent) in a computer science, data, technology or engineering related subject
OR
A minimum of 720 hours of technology-related work experience (IT, software or engineering) attested by your manager
OR
Level 4 qualification in a business-related subject and on a career pathway to convert to an engineering career
GCSEs with grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) in English and Maths are also required.
Apprenticeship information
- Duration
- 19 months
- Start Dates
- January, May and September
- Application deadline
- 6 weeks before start date
- Study modes
- Online live teaching and performance coaching, guided self-study and work based projects
- Cost
- 95% government funded for non-levy payers£19,000levy fundedFree for Learners
- Apprenticeship standard
- Data Engineer
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