TechTrack, the Government’s latest digital upskilling apprenticeship offer.
There is a significant and growing skills gap in digital, data and technology capability across the Civil Service, risking our ability to run and develop world-leading, secure digital services and policies at the pace and quality required and expected by users.
The mission is to address these critical digital skills requirements in a targeted way and at scale.
Over the next five years, c.20,000 permanent appointments are required to maintain current government workforce commitments to ensure 1 in 10 Civil Servants are rooted in the Digital and Data profession. The TechTrack apprenticeship will play a key role in achieving this goal and is directly referenced as a key driver of the ‘A blueprint for modern digital government’.
TechTrack sets out to find, train and retain this digital talent in the roles that each government department needs, in a sustainable way, in order to deliver the best possible services, and embed these skills into the civil service for the long term.
Learn More or Submit your Bid
A unique opportunity to upskill your teams and department, and join the digital transformation.
This is where you can register your department's interest in taking part.
Learn More
Want to learn more before you bid for apprentices? Please complete this form.
Complete the 'Submit your bid form' above to register your interest in Apprentices joining your department.
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Meet with our TechTrack Programme Director from Makers
We will schedule a meeting with our TechTrack Programme Director from Makers to kick off the programme with your department.
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Account Manager from Makers to onboard you to the programme
We welcome you into Makers and guide you through the Makers apprenticeship journey, introduce you to your dedicated Account Manager who will become your 'go to person'.
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Build your recruitment campaign
We create a dedicated landing page for your opportunity and run a two-week open and fair recruitment campaign. Makers then screens applications and shortlists suitable candidates for your team to review.
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Onboard your talent
At Makers we prepare your talented candidates ready for their apprenticeship journey. We onboard them, your line managers onto the programme.
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Start the apprenticeship journey
Your apprentices begin their exciting journey on the TechTrack apprenticeship programme.
FAQs
The four digital roles which will be covered in this apprenticeship are: Software Developer; Business Analyst; DevOps Engineer; and Cyber Security Technologist (Risk Analyst).
As part of CDDO’s roadmap, transforming for a digital future: 2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data, we are committed to delivering digital skills at scale, and have made a commitment to hire and develop 2,500 new Government Digital & Data professionals over the next three years via various entry routes for new and experienced digital talent. As publicly announced, the first cohort of TechTrack will focus on recruiting 50 new entrants (eventually scaling to 1,800 by 2025).
Apprenticeship levels do not correspond to grades. Starting at “EO” is quite limiting and means that those who are further along in their career, say at Higher Executive Officer (HEO), would be required to take a demotion to access this learning. TechTrack is an upskilling programme, not an entry talent programme, therefore it is targeting those already established in their working life who want a career change into digital. Their other professional capabilities mean that they are HEO standard, but need to build subject expertise from scratch.
Apprentices will be managed locally within their departments. They will have key support from CDDO including a Cohort Manager to ensure their journey is managed. However the majority of pastoral care and development while on the apprenticeship will come from both the departments and providers.
Have more questions? Check out our Extended FAQs for further information.
Expression of interest
Want to learn more before you bid for apprentices? Please complete this form.
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