FDM Group, a professional services provider with a focus on technology, has announced its first ever apprenticeship programme, offering new joiners the opportunity to gain degree-level qualifications as part of an innovative training course.
Candidates will be given full vocational training in key IT roles alongside study as part of the government-approved level six (Bachelor of Science Degree) Digital and Technology Professional apprenticeship. After the initial training phase is complete, employees will then be able to specialise in key areas such as IT consultancy, software engineering, cybersecurity and data science.
As part of FDM Group’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, the apprenticeship programme will operate with a 50:50 gender split, with many candidates coming from underrepresented backgrounds.
The initial stage of the programme has been developed in partnership with Sheffield Hallam University, with FDM expecting to sign additional agreements in London and with other universities across the country in the coming weeks. The Sheffield Hallam course starts with a solid 12 weeks first term block, onsite at the university. The next seven terms have a study week in the middle of the term and then the ninth term is final exams. For the at-university study blocks (including the 12 weeks), FDM apprentices receive full salary and FDM subsidises their accommodation in Sheffield.
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