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Level 3 Cyber Security Technician

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Level 3 Cyber Security Technician

Level 3 Cyber Security Technician

The broad purpose of a Cyber Security Technician is to provide first line cyber security support. This requires individuals to monitor and detect potential security threats and escalate as necessary and to support secure and uninterrupted business operations of an organisation through the implementation of cyber security mechanisms and the application of cyber security procedures and controls. To contribute to the delivery of a security culture across an organisation, understanding vulnerabilities and threats and supporting the development of an organisation's cyber security maturity. To apply procedures and controls to maintain security and control of an organisation, and process security requests ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of information stored digitally.

The EPA is the culmination of the Apprentice’s training programme and provides them the opportunity to demonstrate the full range of knowledge, skills and behaviours in the published standard. You can find the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education assessment plan here.

Teaching

Having completed a minimum of 12 months on programme training and completed the required amount of off-the-job hours specified by the apprenticeship funding rules, the apprentice will undertake a Scenario Demonstrations with questioning, Professional Discussion and a Knowledge Test.

01. Application

Once the Employer has decided to use the Academy4PM for the EPA of their learner, the Employer will be required to complete and submit the Academy4PM EPA Application Form which activates the EPA process and initiates EPA for the Apprentice.
02. Submission

At Gateway, this EPA requires the submission of a portfolio of evidence by the Apprentice in electronic form to the EPAO.
03. Review

The assessor panel, once selected and any identified conflicts of interest have been resolved, will review the submitted documentation in preparation for the Scenario Demonstrations with questioning, Professional Discussion and Knowledge Test.

04. Panel

The assessment will be led by an Academy4PM assessor who will act as independent assessor and may include representatives from the employer or learning provider free of any direct conflict of interest. The assessor panel will contain members who have:
- Appoint independent assessors who have knowledge of the following occupational areas
- Working as a practicing cyber security professional at level 4 or above with experience of working in the industry for the last three years in an information security role.
- Appoint independent assessors who are competent to deliver the end-point assessment.
- Provide training for independent assessors in terms of good assessment practice, operating the assessment tools and grading.
- Have robust quality assurance systems and procedures that support fair, reliable and consistent assessment across the organisation and over time.
- Operate induction training and standardisation events for independent assessors when they begin working for the EPAO on this standard and before they deliver an updated assessment method for the first time.
- Ensure independent assessors attend standardisation events on an ongoing basis and at least once per year for this occupational standard.
The Academy4PM assessor will have the final decision on grading.
05. Assessment

The EPA will assess the full range of knowledge, skills and behaviours listed in the published Standard utilising the following:
- Scenario Demonstrations with questioning lasting at least 5 hours.
- Professional discussion lasting at least 60 minutes.
- Knowledge Test lasting 60 minutes.
The above is an opportunity for the apprentice to demonstrate the skills, knowledge and behaviours required in their day-to-day work.

Level 3 Cyber Security Technician Process

Final Outcome

Once the lead Assessor has concluded the Apprentices Professional Discussion, Scenario Demonstrations with Questioning, and knowledge test, the Assessor Panel will review and finalise their marks and provide the Academy4PM with an overall grading recommendation. All assessment methods are weighted equally in their contribution to final EPA grade.

All EPA methods must be passed for the EPA to be passed overall. Apprentices must gain a pass in all methods to gain a pass overall. Apprentices must gain a distinction in both assessment methods to gain a distinction overall.

Re-Assessment

Apprentices who fail one or more assessment method will be offered the opportunity to take a re-sit or a re-take. A re-sit does not require further learning, whereas a re-take does.

Apprentices should have a supportive action plan to prepare for the re-sit or a re-take. The apprentice’s employer will need to agree that either a re-sit or re-take is an appropriate course of action.

An apprentice who fails an assessment method, and therefore the EPA in the first instance, will be required to re-sit or re-take just the assessment method failed. If the Knowledge Test is failed, then the apprentice will be given a different knowledge Test for the resit / retake.

Any assessment method re-sit or re-take must be taken during the maximum EPA period, otherwise the entire EPA must be taken again, unless in the opinion of the EPAO exceptional circumstances apply outside the control of the apprentice or their employer.

Re-sits and re-takes are not offered to apprentices wishing to move from pass to distinction.

Where any assessment method has to be re-sat or re-taken, the apprentice will be awarded a maximum EPA grade of distinction, unless the EPAO determines there are exceptional circumstances requiring a re-sit or re-take.

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