IT Service Desk Apprentice

You will provide 1st line support via our Service Desk system for a wide range of external and internal applications, operating systems, virtual environments and hardware and achieve team SLA’s.

Role

  • Provide 1st line support via our Service Desk system for a wide range of external and internal applications, operating systems, virtual environments and hardware and achieve team SLA’s
  • Acting as the 1st point of contact in delivering the best possible support to our customers and internal user base
  • To log, update and manage all calls via the IT call logging system
  • Incident categorisation, prioritisation and escalation of service desk incidents and requests
  • To take ownership of problems and be proactive when dealing with all issues
  • Provide basic maintenance and break-fix solutions of internal systems within SLA’s
  • To allocate technical calls to the relevant resolver group, initiate escalation procedures and manage incidents
  • Communication with all areas of the business, including service notifications and service failure updates, user training and ‘how to’ information and guidance

Training

Why choose our Azure Cloud Support Specialist apprenticeship?

The new Microsoft Azure Cloud Support Specialist Level 3 programme has been designed in partnership with Microsoft to build Azure cloud capabilities in your organisation.

This new Microsoft apprenticeship is part of QA's drive to support Microsoft’s Get On 2021 campaign, a five-year initiative to help 1.5 million people build careers in technology and help 300,000 connect to tech job opportunities.

QA’s Azure Cloud Support Specialist Level 3 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:

  • Learn on-premise and cloud-enabled technologies and services
  • Learn technical content that aligns to and is relevant to employers and the market
  • Gain an Azure Fundamentals Qualification and a Microsoft 365 Fundamentals Qualification
  • Get an introduction to Windows, Linux and PowerShell

Tools and technologies learned: Learners will learn to use Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows 10, AWS, Linux, and PowerShell.

We are a growing software company and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously! We will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference.

Apprenticeship Standard
Information communications technician (level 3)
Training Provider
QA LIMITED
Working Week
9am - 5:30pm.
Expected Duration
1 Year 5 Months
Positions Available
1
Closing Date
Monday, 29th June 2026
Start Date
Sunday, 5th July 2026

Desired Skills

  • IT skills
  • Customer care skills

Qualifications

  • 3 of any subject GCSE, grade 4+ (A* - C) (Essential)
  • Maths & English GCSE, grade 3+ (D or above) (Essential)

About the Employer

ACCESS UK LTD
At Access we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from professional services to manufacturing to not for profits and more. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 2 million users and over 40,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive.

Job Details

Company
ACCESS UK LTD
Location
Armstrong Building, Oakwood Drive, Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park, Loughborough, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Advanced Apprenticeship
Salary
£25,000 a year
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