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 ==== Occupation summary ==== ==== Occupation summary ====
  
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 The software development technician may work on assisting software developer teams in devising innovative solutions to problems such as flood warning systems and creating products that enhance farmers engagement with sustainable farming approaches. Organisations use software to ensure that their operations become ever more effective and robust reducing the incidence of downtime by building quality tested software solutions to give a better service. For example, in commercial organisations this can give them a competitive advantage by being able to analyse significant amounts of data quickly and efficiently to provide the business with information and management systems. This can save time and help the business spot profit making opportunities. For public sector bodies the right software solution can drive up performance and help target scarce resources more effectively and ensure that customer expectations are more likely to be met. The software development technician may work on assisting software developer teams in devising innovative solutions to problems such as flood warning systems and creating products that enhance farmers engagement with sustainable farming approaches. Organisations use software to ensure that their operations become ever more effective and robust reducing the incidence of downtime by building quality tested software solutions to give a better service. For example, in commercial organisations this can give them a competitive advantage by being able to analyse significant amounts of data quickly and efficiently to provide the business with information and management systems. This can save time and help the business spot profit making opportunities. For public sector bodies the right software solution can drive up performance and help target scarce resources more effectively and ensure that customer expectations are more likely to be met.
  
-A software development technician typically works as a junior member of a software development team, to build simple software components (whether web, mobile or desktop applications) to be used by other members of the team as part of larger software development projects or by end users. They will interpret simple design requirements for discrete components of the project under supervision. The approach will typically include implementing code, building on code that other team members have developed, to produce  the required component. The software development technician will also be engaged in testing that the specific component meets its intended functionality. In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with software developers and may also assist the wider team in their interactions with internal and external parties including users/customers (to understand their needs and evaluate the software developed through user testing). The software development technician may also interact under supervision with team members from a range of specialist fields including designers, developers, engineers, analysts, and project/delivery managers (to ensure the effective implementation of software solutions).+A software development technician typically works as a junior member of a software development team, to build simple software components (whether web, mobile or desktop applications) to be used by other members of the team as part of larger software development projects or by end users. They will interpret simple design requirements for discrete components of the project under supervision. The approach will typically include implementing code, building on code that other team members have developed, to produce the required component. The software development technician will also be engaged in testing that the specific component meets its intended functionality. In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with software developers and may also assist the wider team in their interactions with internal and external parties including users/customers (to understand their needs and evaluate the software developed through user testing). The software development technician may also interact under supervision with team members from a range of specialist fields including designers, developers, engineers, analysts, and project/delivery managers (to ensure the effective implementation of software solutions).
  
 A software development technician is typically office-based however field-based research and testing may require periods of time working in the environments of the clients whose needs they are seeking to meet. An employee in this occupation will be responsible for assisting in the development of software solutions across the full software development life cycle, from research and development, through continuous improvement, to product/service retirement. A software development technician is typically office-based however field-based research and testing may require periods of time working in the environments of the clients whose needs they are seeking to meet. An employee in this occupation will be responsible for assisting in the development of software solutions across the full software development life cycle, from research and development, through continuous improvement, to product/service retirement.
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 === Benefits for apprentices === === Benefits for apprentices ===
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 Individual employers will set the selection criteria for enrolment onto the Apprenticeship, but this is likely to include five GCSEs, (especially English, Mathematics and a Science or Technology subject); a relevant Level 2 Apprenticeship; other relevant qualifications and experience; or an aptitude test with a focus on IT skills. </WRAP> <WRAP center round tip 90%> Individual employers will set the selection criteria for enrolment onto the Apprenticeship, but this is likely to include five GCSEs, (especially English, Mathematics and a Science or Technology subject); a relevant Level 2 Apprenticeship; other relevant qualifications and experience; or an aptitude test with a focus on IT skills. </WRAP> <WRAP center round tip 90%>
  
-=== The apprenticeship will cover the following core areas ===+=== The apprenticeship will cover the following duties === 
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 +**D1**: Follow clearly defined requirements to deliver software development activities and products 
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 +**D2**: Report progress against metrics on software development activities accurately throughout the stages of the software development lifecycle 
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 +**D3**: Identify and report any impediments to progress in development activities to supervisors 
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 +**D4**: Follow instructions to convert customer requirements to technical requirements 
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 +**D5**: Communicate outcomes from development activities to team members and other stakeholders both internal and external 
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 +**D6**: Identify and implement security features of a proposed design 
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 +**D7**: Write logical and maintainable software solutions in line with given specifications to meet the design requirements and organisational coding standards 
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 +**D8**: Apply security principles and practice to the software development tasks assigned 
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 +**D9**: Maintain appropriate project documentation throughout the software development tasks 
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 +**D10**: Apply appropriate recovery techniques to ensure that the software solution being developed is not lost 
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 +**D11**: Undertake unit testing of solutions, with appropriate levels of test code coverage, to identify and, where necessary, escalate issues 
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 +**D12**: Contribute to testing of the end-to-end software solution to ensure a high‑quality output 
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 +**D13**: Support delivery of deployment phases, including trials and final release
  
-  * Logic: write code to achieve the desired functionality using the appropriate tools and methods applicable +**D14**: Identify the need for a suitable ‘bug fix’, appropriate to the severity and priority of the issue identified
-  * Security: apply security principals to all work within the development lifecycle +
-  * Development support: understand the business context and drivers during development. Communication +
-  * Data: can link to a range of database types and embed data queries within their code +
-  * Test: can test and analyse their code to identify errors as soon as possible in the coding process and on an interactive basis, can design manual tests, understand expected results +
-  * Analysis: can read and understand data to ensure they know and can meet the customers’ requirements +
-  * Development lifecycle +
-  * Quality: can identify and follow standards and good practice that can improve programming efficiency, style and quality+
  
-</WRAP>+**D15**: Practice continuous guided self‑learning to keep up to date with technological developments to enhance relevant skills and take responsibility for own professional development </WRAP>
  
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