What's IT: Management for Business like?
With this apprenticeship, you’ll build a career with a valuable combination of business skills and IT. You'll find out how technology is crucial to business and how you can design and develop business IT solutions.
You'll develop skills and knowledge in project management, problem-solving and business operations.
We've worked with colleges, universities and industry employers to create this qualification. You'll gain the skills and knowledge the industry expects from a graduate - and earn yourself a degree.
What's the qualification?
You'll gain a Graduate Apprenticeship in BSc (Hons) IT: Management for Business at SCQF Level 10
What will I learn?
A Graduate Apprenticeship is much more than getting a degree. Because it’s work-based, you’ll also gain a range of useful experience and skills such as:
- a background in the business operations, procedures and culture of business IT
- technical knowledge to play a key role in an IT environment
- problem-solving and modelling skills suited to IT roles
- management and business knowledge for a management role in IT projects
- project delivery experience in a business environment
Course content
There are four key content areas which make up the IT: Management for Business Graduate Apprenticeship:
- Business - 20-25%
- Technology - 25-35%
- Personal and interpersonal skills - 20-25%
- Project and delivery management - 20-25%
Developing skills
Your Graduate Apprenticeship will also help you to develop meta-skills. Employers value these skills, which include:
- communication
- problem-solving
- working with others
- time management
- being adaptable
- leading teams
These skills are crucial for your future life and career as they help you to:
- cope and excel during change
- solve problems
- collaborate with others
Where could it take me?
You could work in many areas such as:
- IT consultancy
- system operation
- system management
- network planning and control
- project management
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for Graduate Apprenticeships vary by course and institution.
Each vacancy advert tells you what qualifications you need to start the apprenticeship. Or you can contact the university for guidance on entry requirements.
Duration
This is a Graduate Apprenticeship at SCQF Level 10 (Honours degree level) and will take up to 4 years to complete.
You might complete the apprenticeship in a shorter time. That’s because you might have prior learning or experience that can be taken into consideration. This means you don’t have to repeat some parts of the qualification.