Summary
An exciting opportunity for an IT Apprentice has become available at our world-class aerospace manufacturing facility in East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. You will complete the Level 4 Business Analyst Apprenticeship Standard, and work across both our Osborne and Falcon Yard manufacturing facilities.
Annual wage
Competitive
Competitive salary, increasing each year.
Training course
Business analyst (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Wednesday 3 September
Duration
4 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* The broad purpose of this apprenticeship is to understand the needs of stakeholders and how these can be met through business change and digital solutions. Business Analysts are change professionals that help organisations deliver business and digital change successfully.
* You will work with the site's IT Team to support the delivery of the organisation's business and digital changes that are needed.
* You will have a mixture of on the job and workshop training to meet the requirements of your apprenticeship standard.
Where you’ll work
Ferry Road
East Cowes
Isle Of Wight
PO32 6RA
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
QA LIMITED
Your training course
Business analyst (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
* Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
* Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
* Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
* Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
* Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
* Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
* Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
* Elicit process information from stakeholders
* Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
* Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
* Produce models of redesigned business processes
* Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
* Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
* Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
* Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
* Validate requirements with stakeholders
* Support the establishment of requirements traceability
* Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
* Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
* Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
* Support the development of models of future state business situations
* Identify key differences between current and future business situations
* Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
* Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
* Support business acceptance of business and system changes
* Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
* Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
* Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
* Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
* Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience
* Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
* Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
* Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
* Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
* Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
* Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
* Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
* Elicit process information from stakeholders
* Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
* Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
* Produce models of redesigned business processes
* Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
* Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
* Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
* Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
* Validate requirements with stakeholders
* Support the establishment of requirements traceability
* Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
* Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
* Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
* Support the development of models of future state business situations
* Identify key differences between current and future business situations
* Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
* Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
* Support business acceptance of business and system changes
* Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
* Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
* Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
* Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
* Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience
Your training plan
You will work towards a nationally recognised Level 4 Apprenticeship certificate in Business Analyst, as well as gain professional recognition from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT for Register of IT Technicians (RITTech) level 4.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* Computer Science (grade 4 and above (C and above))
* English (grade 4 and above (C and above))
* Maths (grade 4 and above (C and above))
* two further GCSEs (grade 4 and above (C and above))
A Level in:
* Maths or Computer Science (grade C or above)
T Level in:
* Digital (grade Pass or above)
Other in:
* Related subject (grade Pass or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Patience
Other requirements
PLEASE ALSO NOTE the position requires UK National Security Vetting (UKNSV) Security clearance (SC) due to the nature and responsibilities of the work carried out. In order for us to obtain an SC you usually need to have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years to current date (but we do assess each case individually)