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Software Tester Apprentice

iDAB TECH

LOCATION
📍 Berkshire
PAY
💶 National Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
HOURS
⏰ 30 hours per week hrs/week
DURATION
📅 2 Years
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SECTOR
Digital

Employer information

Requirements

Apprenticeship Standard: Software tester (level 4) (Level 4) Desired skills: Attention to detail, Problem solving skills, Analytical skills, Logical, Team working, Creative, Initiative, Non judgemental

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About this apprenticeship

Perform manual and automated testing to ensure qualityLog, track, and retest bugs using tools like Teams or Jira 
Collaborate with developers and analysts in Agile stand-ups and sprints
Use tools such as Selenium, Postman, and SQL for testing tasks
Document test results and contribute to quality reports
Support user acceptance testing before product releases

Training

Attend structured training sessions delivered by the training provider (online)
Learn on the job through real projects, mentoring, and shadowing experienced testers
Build a portfolio of work to evidence skills, knowledge, and behaviours

What you could go on to do

Junior/Software Tester – first role after qualifying, running test cases on live projects
Test Analyst / QA Analyst – designing test strategies and owning test plans
Automation Test Engineer – building automated test frameworks 
Performance / Security Tester – specialising in load, stress, or penetration testing
SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) – combining coding and testing skills
Test Lead / QA Lead – managing testers and overseeing quality across projects
Test Manager / Head of QA – leading testing strategy at a senior level

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