Jera
IT Academy
At Jera, we care about protecting Scottish Businesses and providing future opportunities for young people. The severe shortage of Cyber
professionals, 6 million globally, leaves Scottish businesses vulnerable to devastating cyber attacks. Our IT Academy is how we are committed to solving this.
The Foundation Apprenticeship
Our Level 6 (equivalent to Higher) Foundation Apprenticeship is a 1 year
course available to Senior Phase school pupils, aligned to their timetable. Learning will take place through digital and in person delivery from our premises at Straiton Business Park.
Benefits to You:
Not Just Academic Learning
Work Experience
You will have the opportunity for real work experience, on premises at our academy with modern training facilities
Further References
Meet industry leaders and potential employers and receive a full business reference on completion of the course
Why do a Foundation Apprenticeship in Hardware and Systems Support?
The global shortage of skilled IT professionals means there are opportunities to build a career with the following benefits:
• IT roles are well paid
• Great career progression
• Can provide a great work life balance
• Flexible working
• Opportunity to use your skills abroad and
travel
• Options, all businesses need people with IT
skills.
In today’s modern world IT is a career not just a job, and our IT Foundation Apprenticeship is the first step on YOUR new career.
Why Choose Jera?
Cyber Security
Experts
Jera IT have led the way in Cyber Security for 20 years. We’re innovative and committed to relentless learning. An apprenticeship with us is an opportunity to kickstart your career in cyber security
Networking
Opportunities
With over 20 Years serving Scottish Businesses, students will have the opportunity to network and work with some of Scotlands leading businesses
State of the Art
Facilities
Our brand new academy features top of the line security equipment and training facilities
Customer Service
Our engineers are not just cyber security experts, we also have the highest google reviews in Edinburgh for our exceptional customer service. This is an opportunity to learn a vital work skill first hand!
Interested?
Speak to your Guidance Teacher or Deputy Head Teacher, or contact the Jera team directly to
learn more about our IT Foundation Apprenticeship, and the academy in general
FAQS
Why do you need IT support
Many companies won’t have the time or expertise to ensure their IT remains compliant, up-to-date, and effective. Even if you do have the expertise in-house, you may not have the resources or resilience to dedicate to IT support services. Trying to do everything yourself and not trusting professional services when it comes to IT, it’s often where companies run into trouble. Wouldn’t it be nice to just focus on growing and managing your business instead?
How can we help you manage your IT?
We aim to make your IT support as seamless and as efficient as possible, ensuring that your business enjoys the maximum advantage from its investment in technology. To enable you to do this we can provide the following bespoke IT support services:
- Helpdesk solutions
- IT vendor management
- IT auditing and reporting
- Real-time monitoring and maintenance
- Backup and disaster recovery
How are we different to other managed IT support providers?
We are proud that our customers recognise us as innovative and proactive. We believe in developing strong working relationships with our customers through transparent communication and a true understanding of your business. Our years of expertise and up-to-date knowledge mean we can ensure you are getting the IT support services you need to run your business, without worrying about your technology.
What IT support services do we offer?
Our managed IT support services allow you to pick and choose from the options you need, to ensure that your IT becomes one less thing to worry about.
Our services cover:
- Dedicated Helpdesk support team
- Our helpdesk solution provides IT assistance for those day-to-day IT queries. It may be helping to install a new piece of software or support for staff having trouble connecting to the network. We can help to resolve IT issues quickly and efficiently.
- IT Vendor management
- Since the introduction of GDPR, it is more important than ever to ensure that you are working with the right vendors/suppliers for your business. Not doing your due diligence could result in a data breach that you may be liable for. Our system can help you select vendors, negotiate contracts, control costs, reduce vendor-related risks and ensure service delivery.
- IT auditing and reporting
- Our IT auditing and reporting service is used to measure the effectiveness of your IT security. Reports like this are vital to highlight any potential areas of weakness that could leave your systems vulnerable. An attack resulting in loss of service, or a data breach could cost your business in time, money, and reputation. A proactive approach to security will give you essential insight and your customers peace of mind that your business and their data are protected from potential attacks.
- Real-time IT monitoring and maintenance of hardware and cloud services.
- Monitoring your IT in real-time is essential to respond quickly to any problems. It also enables you to pre-empt any potential issues, saving you time and resources in the long run. Our service will monitor the efficiency of your systems and keeps track of how much is spent on things like server upgrades and repairs.
- Back-up and disaster recovery
- Even the best technology can run into problems, and if it does you want the peace of mind to know that your provider will have you back up and running as soon as possible. Purchasing back-up and disaster recovery can be the difference between your systems being down for a few hours or a few days, potentially resulting in huge loss of time, resources, and business.
Why should you choose Jera as your managed IT service provider?
- Care – we care about your organisation and providing the right services so you can deliver the vision for your business.
- Transparency – we believe in transparent communication and involving you in every step.
- Understanding – we work closely with you to understand your business and translate these needs into action plans to support your business growth.
What makes us a leading provider of IT support services in Edinburgh and Aberdeen?
- Our knowledge and years of expertise means we can ensure your technology and systems are innovative, up-to-date and, crucially, fit for purpose. We provide the IT support that your business needs.
- We offer the flexibility to choose the services and level of IT support you need for your business.
- We are active members of HTG IT support peer group. This enables us to benchmark our services, stay ahead of the curve and identify ways to continuously improve our support.
- The growth of your business is important to us, so we make sure you have the IT support services you need to get your business where you want it to go.
- We offer 24/7 support, so there is always someone here to help whenever you need them.
- We have been operating since 2003 and have a portfolio of clients who recognise the difference we have made to their businesses.
What does a managed IT support provider do?
How do you pick the right IT support provider?
How important is GDPR compliance when choosing IT support?
What is an SLA for IT Support?
Is IT support offered out of hours?
Do we work with any third parties to deliver our IT support?
Our Guarantee
It is so important that you have full confidence in whoever delivers your IT Support, but if you are still not sure then our guarantees will give you peace of mind:
- 90 day walk away option during the on‐boarding period.
- 90 day refund of all IT care charges during the on‐boarding period.
- We’ll pay for the first month of your IT support with an alternative provider of your choice.
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