Track quantifiable return on learning investment through business efficiencies, productivity and cost-savings.
Power Platform Accelerator
Unlock your organisation's automation potential by empowering employees to create powerful no-code solutions that drive efficiency and innovation.
Key info
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Digital Support Technician
Fully funded by the Levy.
Duration
13 month delivery, plus 3 month assessment
Entry requirements
- Right to work in the UK
- Lived in the UK or EEA continuously for the past 3 years
- Not previously studied the course content
- Not undertaking any other qualification during apprenticeship
- Able to apply learning to role
Fully-funded
Eligible for full Levy funding
Course overview
The Power Platform Accelerator programme transforms your workforce into solution creators who can identify process improvements and build automated workflows without coding expertise. By expanding access to app development and automation, you'll reduce data and IT backlogs while accelerating digital transformation across your business.
Skills gained
Data visualisation
Automation
Low code/ no code
Business outcomes
Automate and streamline work
with no-code solutions that free up time for strategic projects
AI-powered business solutions
which turn everyone into an innovator
Efficiency and data sharing
with robust, secure tools for analysing and visualising data
Curriculum
Phase 1: Microsoft Power Platform Essentials
Month 1
Transforming processes with Microsoft Power Platform
- Power platform introduction and overview
- Identifying power platform use cases and components
- Basic usage and functionality of power platform tools
Month 2
Developing business productivity solutions
- Selecting a first power platform personal use case
- Building a personal productivity solution with power platform tools
- Testing and iterating on your first power platform solution
Month 3
Organisational data management & security
- Understanding digital infrastructure and company technology strategy
- Effectively and safely using data best practices
- Finding your role in technology and working effectively with IT
Phase 2: Solution development & automation
Month 4
Designing data-driven apps & workflows with Dataverse
- Creating a data model to use in Dataverse
- Ensuring data is secure in Dataverse
- Creating model-driven apps with Power Apps
Month 5
Building business applications with Canvas Apps
- Creating canvas apps with Power Apps
- Optimising canvas apps for user experience and accessibility
Month 6
Process automation with Power Automate
- Designing automations with Power Automate
- Building flows with Power Automate
- Creating business process flows with Power Automate
Month 7
Connecting & presenting insights with Power BI
- Preparing and modelling data with Power BI
- Visualising and analysing data with Power BI
- Utilising Power BI with other Power Platform tools
Month 8
AI solutions for innovation & efficiency
- Augmenting Power Platform with AI solutions
Phase 3: Strategic innovation & continuous improvement
Month 9
Identifying & designing for high impact business problems
- Identifying the perfect problem to solve with Power Platform
- Working with stakeholders to improve your Power Platform project
- Creating an effective testing plan for your Power Platform project
Month 10
Measuring & evaluating solution ROI
- Establishing KPIs and measurable outcomes for your Power Platform project
- Reporting on and visualising Power Platform tool efficacy
Month 11
Sharing solutions & innovation at scale
- Constructing a communication/rollout plan for your Power Platform project
- Launching a Power Platform project
- Communicating Power Platform project impact
Month 12
Maintenance, troubleshooting & continuous improvement
- Creating a maintenance strategy for Power Platform projects
- Troubleshooting Power Platform solutions and dealing with disasters
- Transitioning ownership of a Power Platform solution
Month 13
Preparation for end-point-assessment
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Weekly delivery model
Structured learning
~ 3-4 hours
40%
Asynchronous learning
Online, self-paced content that sets the foundation of skills for the module
Live workshops
Instructor-led, interactive workshops that dives deeper and reinforces the asynchronous content
Group coaching
Structured coach & peer support on project deliverables
Applying learning in role
~ 4-5
60%
Coach support
Includes tutoring, progress reviews, and other support
Project & applied learning
Structured and unstructured application of learning to apprentices’ roles
Approx
7-8
hours per week
Why our approach works
Measurable Impact
Applied learning
We deliver project-based learning in a real-world context, personalised to each learner, to drive deep skill retention.
Guided by experts
Learners receive 1-to-1 coaching from industry experts, regular group coaching and community collaboration.
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