IT Support Apprentice

NOT SUITABLE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATES

What you'll do at work
Some of the key day to day responsibilities are;

You should be able to demonstrate a natural ability in IT and evidence this as an IT hobbyist.

This, as an example, might building custom PC's
Learning and becoming proficient in Support Desk I.T Systems - this will be achieved by being hands-on in the IT support triage environment.

Whilst the helpdesk can be a pressured environment, you will benefit by being surrounded by experienced industry experts that will help guide and inform you
Repairing of I.T hardware, reinstalling operating systems and software - the role will have hardware elements to it, this will be both dealing with new kit and preparing it for new installations, but also older kit and upgrading components and installing new software versions
Problem solving on IT related incidents and problems - as a helpdesk engineer, one of the primary functions is to help customers solve IT incidents remotely.

You will need to have the ability to show empathy whilst reassuring the customer the problem will be solved within the agree contractual SLA's
Commissioning of IT and associated equipment - you will be involved in the installation of new IT kit from time to time and may require you to travel to customer sites.

This will give variety to your role, and the opportunity to work in a face-to-face customer situation.

You will need excellent customer service abilities and have excellent spoken communication skills