Data Engineer Apprenticeship

Level 5 Data Apprenticeship

Who is the Data Engineer programme for?

This Level 5 Data Engineer Apprenticeship is for employees who already work in a data engineering or similar role and want to develop their knowledge and skill to a higher, more technical level.

Typical job titles for this programme include:

Data Engineer, IT Systems Engineer, Systems Analyst, Data Architect, Data Analyst, Database Engineer, Software Engineer, Dev-Ops Engineer

How will employees benefit? They will:

• Undertake a structured development programme designed by industry specialists.
• Be able to use advanced tools to create data workflows and pipelines.
• Learn how to use AWS to create automated data processes.
• Learn generative AI models and advanced machine learning.
• Receive support and guidance from experienced data coaches.

The aim of this development programme is to increase confidence, competence, and career capability.

Duration of Data Engineer programme

16-19 months

This programme incorporates the AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate Qualification.

What will employees learn?

• Querying databases with SQL
• Creating and removing tables with SQL
• Referencing and relationships with SQL
• Database normalisation with SQL
• Securing and optimising databases with SQL
• Table Views (Virtual tables)
• Introduction to NoSQL databases
• NoSQL Document stores
• Large Column Databases
• Graph Databases
• Basic syntax of Python and Python libraries
• Option to study R instead of Python if applicable
• Debugging and version control
• Version control with Git
• Data Cleaning with Python
• Data processing tools with Python (Pandas, Numpy and Scipy)
• ETL/ELT tools using Python
• Data Engineering with AWS - Setup and CloudShell
• Data storage in AWS (S3)
• Data Pipelines
• Python Lambda functions for AWS
• Roles and Policies for Lambda functions
• Handling Batch and streamed data
• Handling data with AWS Glue Studio
• Amazon Redshift
• Error handling in AWS
• Data Analysis with AWS
• Data visualisation with Amazon QuickSight
• Machine Leaning and Artificial Intelligence with AWS
• Robust Data Platform Design and Scoping

Why choose The Apprentice Academy

• Multi Award Winning Training Provider
• National Delivery & Ofsted ‘Good’ Rating
• Highest Apprenticeship Success Rates in UK - See Here
• All Trainers Recruited from Industry
• Regular Open Cohorts So Courses Are Easy to Join with Minimal Waiting Times
• 4.9/5 Google Review Ratings from 600+ Learners – See Here
• Our Impact Results Deliver High Levels of ROI For Learners & Employers

Costs and funding

Employers paying the apprenticeship levy can use their funds to pay for this programme.

Smaller organisations with an annual payroll bill of less than £3 million per year will need to contribute 5% towards the cost of the apprenticeship for employees aged 22 +. The government will cover 100% of the cost for employees aged 16-21. From 1^st Aug 2026 the government will fund 100% of the cost for employees aged 16-24.

Eligibility criteria for employees to do an Apprenticeship:

• The employee must be aged 16 or above (there is no upper age limit)
• The employee can work full or part time hours
• The employee works for a company in England
• The employee spends > 50% of their time working in England (remote and hybrid workers included)
• The employee has some gaps in their knowledge and skill that relates to their occupational role
• The employee has the right to work in England
• The employee has spent the last 3 years living in England

Next Steps

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