Level 4 Apprenticeship
Software Developer - Level 4
Build advanced software development skills through our comprehensive Level 4 apprenticeship. Learn full-stack development, mobile applications, and modern programming practices while earning and gaining real industry experience.
Apprenticeships
A Software Developer Apprenticeship is a key progression toward becoming a Software Developer. This will require the dedication of 18-24 months of a learner's time, which should be considered when you apply.
A Software Development Apprenticeship will see you working for a business, performing Software Development services for them such as building software components, interpreting design requirements and implementing code.
As well as dedicated days of learning at the college, you are effectively being taught how to be a Software Developer through practical experience in the workplace and through lessons provided by the college by tutors.
As an Apprentice, you are paid for the work you are doing and how much is dependent on your employer.
One-to-one Support
You will have a Skills Coach (SC) and a Digital Programme Coordinator (DPC) assigned to support you throughout your apprenticeship.
DPC will contact you every other week to discuss your progress about Knowledge module training progress to check whether you are understanding the training and also discuss about your work placement opportunities to gather evidence for your Summative portfolio.
The Skill coach will work with you to develop your portfolio of evidence for End Point Assessment. He / She will support you to gather evidence for various workplace projects.
Both will support your employer (Technical line manager) to complete your Employer Reference, a document which highlights key competency and behaviours you have demonstrated for the final assessment as part of the End Point Assessment.
In every one-to-one session, we will set up an action plan with SMART targets for you to complete, so that you can progress your apprenticeship smoothly and achieve your apprenticeship as LVC planned.
Career Outcomes
- ✓Learn while you earn
- ✓No student debt
- ✓Real work experience
- ✓Professional mentorship
- ✓Industry-recognised qualifications
Entry Requirements
- Age 16 or over
- Right to work in the UK
- Employed in a real job (not in full-time education)
- Programme minimum 12 months with 20% off-the-job training
- Level 2 English and Maths (can be achieved during apprenticeship)
Government Requirements Information
In practice the government applies one identical eligibility checklist to every apprenticeship, whether it sits at Level 3 or Level 4. The first 5 items above are the only requirements written into the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding rules and GOV UK guidance.
GCSEs, A-levels or other academic grades are not mandated by law and can be added (or waived) by individual employers and providers. A policy change will shorten the minimum programme length from 12 months to 8 months for new starts on or after 1 August 2025.
Duration
15-24 months
Level
Level 4
Sector
Technology
Start Dates
Monthly intakes available
Study Mode
Up to 80% workplace learning, with up to 20% off-the-job training