IT Trainee Apprentice (Portland Fuel Limited)
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Company: PORTLAND FUEL LIMITED
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Location: YO1 6JT
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £18,500.00 per year
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Sector: Digital
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Ref: NAS-2000057974
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Application Deadline Date: 31/10/2026
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Start Date: 09/11/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: (Monday – Friday); hours include 30-minutes per day unpaid break.
Brief Description
We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to join our IT team. In this entry level position, you will embark on a training programme covering various disciplines, including but not limited to: IT security, software development, network infrastructure, communication systems, hardware maintenance and support.
Training to be Provided
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
Future Prospects
Professional growth and long-term career prospects for the right candidate in a rewarding and forward-thinking Company.
Vacancy Detail
Some areas you could be responsible may include:
- Coding and Development of new applications as business demands (nearly all coding is done in the C# programming language)
- Maintaining existing codebase in areas such as: - Data retrieval, recording and manipulation (C#, SQL)
- SFTP communication applications (C#, JSON)
- Database connection (with and without Entity Framework) (C#, SQL)
- Updating existing codebase to latest version of .Net (C#)
- Coding and maintenance of internal IIS website intranet (C#, HTML, CSS)
- Setting up and maintaining new Local and Virtual Linux Server Environments
- Coding and maintenance of internal and external websites utilising standard LAMP stack or IIS, Apache, PHP, HTML, CSS, WordPress, Node
- Maintenance of MySQL and PostgreSQL databases both locally and remotely
- Helping staff with Windows 11 and application related enquiries
- Understanding network infrastructure for optimisation and fault tracing
- The role is extremely varied and will provide excellent IT experience and an exposure to a wide range of IT business activities, but applicants are not expected to have any industry qualifications as full training will be given.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide IT support and assistance.
- Troubleshoot IT issues and provide appropriate remedial action, as directed.
- Be receptive, respectful and accommodating at all times.
Other Information
- Be able to demonstrate an active interest in IT, technology, and computing
- Possess superior organisational skills and a “can-do" attitude and be able to carry out every task with equal enthusiasm
- Have some coding experience and knowledge of Microsoft Excel (this is advantageous but not essential, as full training will be given)
- Hold a full driver's license – driving is essential, as is the flexibility to work from other locations, within the Portland Group