Developing Talent - Join the brightsolid family

We are passionate about supporting the growth of talent, working with our community to support young people to tap into their potential. We recruit on attitude - we are looking for people with passion and potential. These are exceptional programmes for exceptional people.

IT modern apprenticeships

Committed to developing potential talent, we support both the Advanced IT Apprenticeship for Software and Web Developers and the IT Modern Apprenticeship in Hardware and Networking.

Apprenticeships provide you with hands-on technical experience in the workplace, learning on the job from your team, extensive technical training and full exposure in IT and business systems. As part of the brightsolid family, you’ll find people ready to help you at every turn. In addition, as an apprentice you will benefit from a buddy system to help you make the transition into the world of work. Your buddy will show you the ropes and make sure you settle in.

By the end of your apprenticeship, in return for your passion and commitment, you will receive the following qualifications:

Software and web developers

  • Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) in Software Development Fundamentals
  • City & Guilds Certificates in IT Systems and Principles
  • City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in IT Professional Competence

Hardware and networking

  • Microsoft Certification Technical Specialist (MCTS)
  • CompTIA A+
  • City & Guild Diploma and Certificate
  • Essential Skills for Apprentices
  • SVQ Level 3 certificate

Partnership with the Saltire Foundation

We are a passionate supporter of the Saltire Foundation, working with it to encourage Scottish business growth. The objective of the Saltire Foundation is to find, fuel and spark potential, creating our next generation of business leaders. The Saltire Fellowship is a world-class, year-long programme, combining teaching at the world’s top-ranked business school for entrepreneurship with hands-on international experience at a major global company, and then a Scottish high-growth SME. We are proud to say that we have every year recruited a Saltire Fellow to join our team.