Network Engineer with Servers & Security
Level 4 Apprenticeship
Funding band: £19,000
Duration: 20 months
Delivery Style: 1:1 In person and online, Live virtual classrooms, 247 on demand learning resources
Apprenticeship training is fully funded. Apprentices are not required to pay.
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Learn all things Cyber Security, Servers and Storage, Troubleshooting, Cloud computing, Cabling, Networking, Operating systems and much more…
Network Engineer Blended Learning Masterclass Modules:
As well as learning all of the above using leading VLE platforms, apprentices will attend a series of Masterclass modules, delivered live virtual by our expert tutor team.
Duration | 5 Days
- OSI Model Layers
- SOHO Networks
- Ethernet Standards
- Cabling Types
- Networking Devices & Interfaces
- Configuring IP Networks
- Routing Concepts
- Network Types and Characteristics
- Configuring DNS Services
Duration | 5 Days
- Web, File/Print, and Database Services
- Email and Voice services
- Network Management
- Authentication Methods
- Wireless Standards
- Physical Security methods
- Cloud Concepts
- Virtualisation and Storage Area Network Technologies
Duration | 5 Days
- Server Administrator groups
- Troubleshooting methods
- Virtualisation concepts
- Cloud Concepts
- Security concepts
- Asset Management
- Managing the physical server
- Server Hardware
- Installing and configuring an Operating System
Duration | 5 Days
- Configuring Storage
- Configuring Network Settings
- Troubleshooting OS and Applications
- Server Administrator Practices
- Server Function
- Data Security Concepts
- Managing Data Backup and Restore
- Manage Disaster Recovery
- Decommission Servers
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With CertMaster Learn, apprentices receive personalised Learning Plans, providing expert guidance throughout their study journey. Plus, advanced analytics track strengths and weaknesses, empowering learners to focus on areas that need improvement and maximise their potential.
Cisco Networking Academy & CompTIA
The Cisco Networking Academy, part of NowSkills Level 4 Network Engineer Apprenticeship, provides a comprehensive pathway into networking. Aligned with industry standards, it offers recognised credentials and access to cutting-edge tools for staying competitive.
NowSkills, as a CompTIA accredited partner, integrates CompTIA’s certifications like Network+ and Server+ into our Network Engineer course. This empowers learners with essential networking and server management skills through hands-on learning, preparing them for success in the IT industry.
Learner Journey
Enjoy real-world hardware with your own virtual lab:
Employer-led and flexible, with no two apprenticeship journeys ever the same. We use a blended approach using the best live online and physical classroom teaching experiences supported with the latest self-paced e-learning. Our monthly 1:1 teaching sessions are flexible, delivered live online or in person, depending on what your organisation needs.
We include additional Social Enrichment Sessions and celebrated speakers join us monthly on NowSkills Insights. Your apprentices also have the opportunity to achieve industry-recognised certifications, beyond the scope of the apprenticeship.
More course details
The Network Engineer apprenticeship suits those interested in designing, installing, and supporting communication networks. If you enjoy network configuration, administration, and providing technical guidance, this apprenticeship is for you. After 15-18 months, roles like Network Technician, Engineer, Administrator, and others become accessible.
Technical skills, knowledge and behaviours you will gain:
- Gain an understanding of networking principles
- Network components, protocols, topology characteristics, latest OSI model, IP, TCP/IP, routing and switching, WANs, LANs.
- Develop strong numerical skills: algorithms, data analysis, binary operations, probability, and statistics.
- Demonstrate understanding of security threats vulnerabilities, and challenges in networks.
- Utilise diagnostic tools, and implement measures to mitigate risks
- Understand network performance
- Address issues related to system and technical performance
- Recognise the causes and consequences of system failure, and respond appropriately
- Acquire technical skills in network engineering
- Configuration, administration, routing, switching protocols, security, monitoring, troubleshooting, optimization
- Successful operations in a business context
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Apprentices must have:
(Entry requirements vary depending on the employer’s requirements.)
- The right to work in the UK
- Lived in the UK continuously for the past 3 years
- GCSE English and maths minimum requirement at grade 3 or above (or equivalent)
- Apprentices that don’t have GCSE English and maths at the required level undertake mandatory Functional Skills as part of the apprenticeship to achieve Level 1 prior to End Point Assessment – this is at the cost of the employer
- A qualification or part qualification or work experience in a related area at a lower or the same level is also required.
There are no mandatory exams in the Level 4 Network Engineer Apprenticeship as its learners are graded based on their portfolio and the EPA, however, the curriculum covered provides the knowledge needed to gain additional, optional certifications.
These come at an extra cost, but should an apprentice and their employer choose to complete one, then our tutors can provide additional support to ensure the apprentice will succeed.
Level 4 Network Engineer Apprenticeship, awarded by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
Tutor 1:1s
These take place monthly, either at the workplace or live online with the tutor.
- Teaching delivery sessions, in areas of training need to be agreed upon with the tutor
- Professional Development Reviews (PDRs), which employers must partake in
- Updating of the Professional Development Plan (PDP)
- Provision of ongoing career education, information, advice & guidance (CEIAG)
- Feedback on an apprentice’s work from a skills coach
- English, maths, and wider digital relevant skills development
- A meaningful discussion about the apprentice’s achievements
- Identifying areas for improvement, and agreeing on a consequent target plan
- Looking at progress made to date
Support in understanding and applying:
- Safeguarding; fundamental British values; health, safety, & wellbeing; and equality, diversity, and inclusion
Ongoing professional development
Apprentices will be guided by a NowSkills tutor and their workplace mentor throughout the duration of the Data Technician apprenticeship training. For a level 3 apprentice, this must be 6 hours of their working week and if they aren’t attending training in the centre, it may likely consist of:
- Mentoring sessions with the nominated suitable employer mentor
- Training in the workplace, relevant to the standard
- Producing/collating evidence for the apprentice’s summative portfolio
- Work shadowing
- Industry visits
- Attendance at competitions
- Online learning
- Studying or researching and teaching delivery
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Gateway to EPA
This is the period in which the apprentice crosses the threshold phase, from the learning and formative assessment period to the end-point assessment phase. This decision will be made by the employer, training provider, and apprentice based on the apprentice’s progress. To move onto the end-point assessment phase, it is essential to have passed all the knowledge modules and/or vendor qualifications or professional qualifications and to provide a portfolio of work.