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FIT Tech Apprentice Ambassador QUESTIONNAIRE

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Pre-Tech Apprenticeships (PTA's)

Pre-Tech Apprenticeships aim to prepare and encourage more people to take the Tech Apprenticeship route to gain a career in IT by__________________ tech roles.(Required)
Participants can determine if an apprenticeship programme is for them and which stream is their preferred option; Software Development, Computer Networking Associate or ________ Security.(Required)
PTA’s provide introductory knowledge and skills about the FIT Tech Apprenticeship streams and can enhance your prospects of __________ a position on a Tech Apprenticeship programme.(Required)
Duration:______ weeks(Required)
Candidates must be over _________ years to apply for a PTA.(Required)

Tech Apprenticeship (TA)

The ICT Associate Apprenticeship is the New National Tech _______________ Programme.(Required)
This National Apprenticeship programme adopts a learning-by-__________ format of ICT skills development.(Required)
This gives new meaning to the concept of ‘____________ education’.(Required)
Tech Apprenticeships responds to_________________ demands.(Required)
Successful completion of the TA programme apprentices attain a National Framework of Qualifications QQI Level _____(Required)

Career Paths- Tech Apprenticeships

1) _____________ Networking Associate Apprenticeship.(Required)
They design, install, manage, maintain & support ______ communications within an organisation or between organisations.(Required)
2) ____________ Development Apprenticeship(Required)
They design, develop & apply software solutions to support enterprise activity which may involve the building and testing of high quality _______ across front-end, logic and database layers.(Required)
Modules Include: Software Design & fundamentals, Systems _________ and design, Object orientated Programming, Event driven programming solutions, Procedural programming, Web development and website software, Cloud development practices, Software applications testing, and Procedural programming.(Required)
3)_________________ Security Apprenticeship.(Required)
They protect systems from Cyber security risks, threats and _________.(Required)
Modules include: CompTIA-Fundamentals, _________ & Security, Cybersecurity Analyst, Penetration tester and GDPR.(Required)

Common Modules in the 3 career paths include:

1. Personal and ______________ Development(Required)
2. Project ____________(Required)
3. Effective _____________ in Business.(Required)

Candidates must be ________ years or older.(Required)
Candidates must complete a _____________ Certificate (or equivalent) with pass grades in at least five Ordinary level subjects (including Maths and English).(Required)
Candidates with a Leaving Cert applied can apply . They must have a _______________ in at least five subjects (including Maths and English).(Required)
Candidates who have successfully completed other __________ education award(s) that are nationally recognised may also apply.(Required)
FIT warmly welcome applications from all genders, and from candidates who may have a _______________.(Required)
Tech Apprentices acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding of the latest technologies supporting ________________.(Required)
Tech Apprentices gain hands-on technical experience in a real working ____________ ensuring application of learning and increased productivity.(Required)
Tech Apprentices develop business and interpersonal skills such as __________, customer-facing skills and project management.(Required)
Tech Apprenticeships Lay the foundations for an exciting future tech career and allow you to _______________ .(Required)
Off-the-job training costs are entirely ___________ funded. FIT manages all aspects of the programme and co-ordinates employer input.(Required)
The Tech Apprenticeship programme is carried out over a ______ year period.(Required)
Tech apprenticeships are a combination of off-the-job skills training with ____________ application of these skills with a sponsor company.(Required)
There is no _________ for applying as we recruit all year round.(Required)
All of the off-the-job learning takes place in ________________________________ nationwide.(Required)

How to apply

Go to the website __________________(Required)
Successful applicants will attend a scheduled information session followed by an interview with FIT, participate in CV and interview preparation workshop and then attend an __________ with a company.(Required)

'FIT Digital Pathway' evidence

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