Apprenticeships

Developed by Cyber North, Northumbrian Water Group and Gateshead College, PlanBEE Cyber is a unique Cyber security technologist (Cyber Security Engineer) higher apprenticeship programme.

It prepares you for a career in designing, building and testing secure networks or security products or systems with a particular focus on the security aspects of the design.

The programme builds on the successful award-winning PlanBEE programme which was developed by Ryder Architecture and Gateshead College in the North East and has been running successfully within the construction sector for several years.

How it can benefit your businesses and recruitment needs

Designed to replicate real employment conditions and promote collaboration and multi-disciplinary team working

Apprentices ‘rotate’ between sponsor companies to gain skills and experience

For example, based on 8 employers and 8 apprentices; apprentices undertake 4 work placements (2 a year), for up to six months at a time – this would mean not every employer would see every apprentice however this gives a longer period in a
placement.

Apprentices undertake real work and are treated as full time employees

Move to a different employer after each placement to gain broad and varied experience working in different organisations

our aim

The scheme’s aim is for the apprentice to combine technology and cyber security studies with real-world experience with placements across several companies, in a cyber-related role, over the duration of the apprenticeship.

This offers the apprentice a chance to experience different work-place environments and duties, as well as potential job offers at the end.