Train Level 3 Cyber Security Apprentices with Gloucestershire College
This apprenticeship is an ideal entry-level pathway into the industry, enabling employers to develop new talent into valuable team members with the technical knowledge and hands-on experience to protect against evolving digital threats.
It’s perfect for new recruits as well as existing employees looking to upskill. Training takes place at ADA, our state-of-the-art £3 million cyber facility at the Cheltenham campus.
Cyber Security Technician Apprenticeship - Level 3
Our Level 3 Cyber Security Technician Apprenticeship has been designed for those providing first-line cyber security support in-house or for customers.
Apprentices will learn how to monitor and detect potential security threats and escalate as necessary whilst ensuring business operations can continue uninterrupted.
The apprenticeship includes the following core areas:
- Threat hazards, risk and intelligence
- Security threats
- Maintaining security and control of an organization
- Cyber security mechanisms and controls: patching software, installing software updates, implementing access control, configuring firewalls
- Security incident and event management tools (SIEM) tools and protection tools
- Information security policy and procedure
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Our IT and cyber apprenticeships are taught from our state-of-the-art training centres including ADA: The Advanced Digital Academy.
Located in the heart of Cheltenham's cyber community and bringing industry and education together, ADA is the hotspot for developing tech talent.
- Brand new £3m training facility
- Off-grid attack and defense room
- High-spec computers
- Agile work spaces
How is the training delivered?
Our IT and Cyber apprentices are grouped in exclusive cohorts with fellow apprentices from other like-minded businesses. The theory of our IT & Cyber programmes is delivered in block release on campus, supported by our team of expert assessors and trainers who visit apprentices in their place of work to help them put the theory into practice.
What will it cost?
- If your company has less than 50 employees and you take on a 16 to 18-year-old, you are entitled to receive the training completely free of charge.
- If you are not a levy payer, (your wage bill is less than £3 million) you will contribute just 5% of the total cost of your apprenticeship training, the Government will pay the remaining 95%.
- If you pay the apprenticeship levy, we can support you to maximize your levy strategy and make the most of funding on offer. You can use your levy funds to bring in new talent to the business, or upskill existing employees and help reduce skills gaps.
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