IT sales apprentice
As a Sales Apprentice at Step8Up Academy, you’ll join a purpose-driven team focused on impactful education. Supported by experienced mentors, you’ll help promote our training programmes, bootcamps, and online courses to employers, partners, and individuals across the UK. It’s a chance to grow your sales skills while helping others step up.
Role
- Build strong relationships with employers, learners, and training prospects
- Promote both funded and paid training programmes, including apprenticeships and short courses
- Make outbound & take inbound calls, send emails, and follow up with leads to generate interest and close opportunities
- Manage phone conversations confidently handling objections and learning to turn rejections into results (don’t worry, we’ll train you!)
- Use modern CRM tools to track activity, stay organised, and support sales performance
- Work alongside the marketing team to follow up on campaigns and events
- Attend live and virtual events to support partnerships and drive engagement
- Learn real-world sales tools and strategies - this isn’t a tick-box apprenticeship; it’s training for life
- Understand the education and training industry, especially in tech, business, and employability
- Show your growth mindset - we’re developing future sales professionals, and high performers may have the chance to join us full time at market rates
Training
- IT Technical Salesperson Level 3
- Training will be a mixture of face to face and online
Career Progression After This Apprenticeship:
- This apprenticeship is designed to build real-world sales and communication skills - giving you a solid foundation for a successful career in business development, account management, or customer success
Depending on your performance and progress, you may have the opportunity to:
- Secure a permanent role with Step8Up at competitive market rates
- Progress into a Sales Executive or Business Development Associate position
- Develop towards roles such as Account Manager, Partnership Coordinator, or Sales Team Lead
- Gain experience in education sales, a growing field aligned with tech, employability, and learning innovation
- Continue your learning journey with further qualifications in sales, marketing, or leadership
- At Step8Up, we value talent and ambition. High performers are nurtured, supported, and given room to grow
- Apprenticeship Standard
- IT technical salesperson (level 3)
- Training Provider
- BASINGSTOKE ITEC LIMITED
- Working Week
- Monday to Friday, working hours TBC
- Expected Duration
- 1 Year
- Positions Available
- 2
- Closing Date
- Thursday, 14th August 2025
- Start Date
- Tuesday, 2nd September 2025
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Curiosity
- Adaptability
- Time Management
- Verbal skills
Qualifications
- English GCSE, grade 4 (Essential)
- Maths GCSE, grade 4 (Essential)
About the Employer
STEP8UP LTD
Step8Up Academy is a values-led education and consulting company delivering Skills Bootcamps, online courses, and workplace training. We work with government, employers, and individuals to bridge the gap between education and employment — especially in technology, digital, business, and leadership skills.
- Company
- STEP8UP LTD
- Location
- Office 4, 1st Floor, Unit 6, Stanhope, Camberley, England
- Employment Type
- Advanced Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £16,500 a year
- Posted
- Company
- STEP8UP LTD
- Location
- Office 4, 1st Floor, Unit 6, Stanhope, Camberley, England
- Employment Type
- Advanced Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £16,500 a year
- Posted