Job Title: Modern Apprentice: College Information Services - Fixed Term
Type of Vacancy: Admin
Type of Employment: Full Time
Location: Chaffron Way Campus
Salary Range: £8,500 - £10,000, per annum
Closing Date: 24/03/2010
Interview Date: TBC

Due to Government funding this opportunity applies to 16 to 18 year olds only.

Fixed Term Contract (Apprenticeship) for 12 months (initially)

Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

A Leading Employer
Milton Keynes College is a leading Further Education College providing vocational, academic, professional and higher education courses across four Milton Keynes based campuses. The College also holds the contract to deliver the Offenders' Learning and Skills Service at various prisons and young offenders institutions.

An Exciting Opportunity
Our busy CIS Department is responsible for assisting the College in ensuring it controls the accuracy of student, course & funding data held in the central database. This department also supports and trains college staff in the use of the college database, associated software and reporting tools. This is an ideal opportunity for someone wishing to gain their first experience within a professional data handling setting. As the successful candidate you will be provided with training and will be expected to undertake relevant qualifications.

As the successful candidate you will:

• Have a good basic education including GCSE level C or equivalent in English and be willing to work towards Level 2 Numeracy/ Maths / Application of Numbers.
• Be IT literate with experience of using MS Word, Excel and Access.
• Have a high degree of accuracy and be numerate.
• Be reliable and able to meet deadlines.
• Be willing to develop their Key Skills further and be willing to work towards an NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Business Administration.
• Be a confident, professional communicator, both orally and in writing.
• Be able to organise their workload in an efficient and effective manner.