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How Ginger Nut Deliver

Our training delivery is based on a blended model of one-to-one sessions every 4 weeks, with group sessions, webinars, online courses, video, and additional support as required. This means that our learners have the guidance they need as well as the flexibility to learn around the requirements of their jobs. We find that this approach reduces disruption for the learners and their line managers giving everyone the best chance of benefitting from the training and completing the course.

To support learning, all learners are given access to LinkedIn Learning, including bespoke channels designed to support their apprenticeship and Perlego, which includes full searchable access to hundreds of thousands of textbooks to support study. In addition, learners are given access to the www.pluralsight.com video platform to ensure that they are able to keep up to date with industry knowledge and best practice.

Training is structured around a series of one-to-one visits covering the following core topics:

Ports, protocols and network topologies
Open systems interconnection model
Properties of network traffic
Routing and switching
Configuring internet protocol addresses and Subnetting
Authorisation, Authentication and Access
Wireless technologies and protocols
Securing a wireless network
Troubleshooting methodologies
Network Services including dynamic host configuration protocol and domain name system
Cabling and connection media
Install and configure network devices
Utilise advanced network devices
Virtualisation and network storage
Troubleshooting wired and wireless connectivity issues
Common network attacks and network hardening
Business continuity and disaster recovery
Scanning, monitoring and patching processes
Remote access methods
Cloud models and concepts
To support the learners’ knowledge, we deliver the following tailored training courses alongside the apprenticeship:

Cisco Networking Academy
Cisco Networking Devices and Initial Configuration
Learners are also trained in CompTIA Network+ but they are not certified unless the employer pays for the cost of the examination.

Project Activity and Portfolio Building
Evidence collected will cover knowledge, skills and behaviours and helps the learner build the experience and portfolios they need to successfully complete their apprenticeship.

Gateway and End Point Assessment
We give the learners mock synoptic projects and interviews to ensure they are ready for the End Point Assessment and know precisely what to expect at all points in the process. The End Point Assessment itself includes:

Portfolio – Produced towards the end of the apprenticeship, containing evidence from real work projects 
Simulation assessments – Network failure and network optimisation completed in controlled environment via virtualised network software
Employer reference
A structured interview with an assessor – exploring the portfolio and the project

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Appropriate Learner Roles/Activities

In order to be able to complete the apprenticeship, learners must be given the opportunity to do the following:

Interpret technical information and understand organisational networking requirements and expectations
Support delivery of legislatively compliant solutions to challenges in network and infrastructure and to deal with both hardware and software issues
Have opportunities for them to help customers, both technical and non-technical, to install computer networks, maintain them, and offer technical support to users where necessary
Install, configure, and test appropriate network components or devices securely, whether physical or virtual, and to acquire and analyse network performance data to monitor network activity.

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For apprentices aged 16-21 the training costs are fully funded by the government. For apprentices aged over 21, there is a 5% co-investment which would be paid by the employer. Alternatively, the training costs can be covered by utilising the Apprenticeship Levy Fund.

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