Digital Technology

This apprenticeship supports digital technology roles across different sectors. It contains 5 incorporated specialist pathways:

• Cyber Security

• Data Analytics

• Infrastructure

• IT Support

• Software Development

It aims to enable learners to be competent users of existing, evolving and emerging digital technologies. This allows them to develop and apply practice and principles in their chosen pathway.

Candidates will need to demonstrate that they have the numeracy skills to meet the learning outcomes.

However, an employer can also consider existing workplace skills and experience, for example if someone is changing careers or upskilling. That way employers can help to open up the opportunities to more potential applicants.

When they complete the apprenticeship, there are many opportunities in work and further learning.

Career advancement 

Successful apprentices may progress to roles such as:

• software developer

• information security analyst

• cyber security engineer

• junior data analyst

• service desk technician

• infrastructure engineer

• cloud infrastructure engineer

If they'd like to pursue further professional learning and development in a specialist pathway, this could include:

Technical Apprenticeship

Technical Apprenticeship in Digital Technology at SCQF Level 8

Graduate Apprenticeships

• Graduate Apprenticeship in Cyber Security

• Graduate Apprenticeship in Data Science

• Graduate Apprenticeship in IT: Software Development

• Graduate Apprenticeship in IT: Management for Business

Undergraduate programmes 

Successful apprentices may progress to undergraduate study in Software Development, Cyber Security or Data Science.

Important information  

Please read the Occupation Profiles for:

• Cyber Security

• Data Analytics

• Infrastructure

• IT Support

• Software Development

These gives a detailed description of the work situations routinely carried out in engineering roles at this level.