Apprenticeship, 2026
Level 4 Software Developer, with a Distinction
Met the criteria for each component of the end-point assessment for the Software Developer apprenticeship standard.
The two years behind it
I joined Hiyield as an apprentice in June 2024, straight from my T Level at Truro and Penwith College. For the next two years I trained with Baltic Apprenticeships while working on the WordPress team, so nothing I learned stayed theoretical for long.
Learning on real work
The apprenticeship focused on full-stack web development, modern development workflows and commercial software practices. At Hiyield those were the job: working on more than 25 client websites, building over 50 reusable Gutenberg blocks from Figma designs, and getting work into production through Git branches, pull requests and peer code review.
How it was assessed
An apprenticeship finishes with an end-point assessment, set against the national Software Developer standard. Mine had two graded parts: a work-based project, and a professional discussion based on my portfolio of work. City & Guilds awarded a Distinction for the project, for the discussion and overall.
What it gave me
It let me build technical skills and professional experience at the same time, and I’m grateful to everyone who supported me along the way.
Full history
Baltic Apprenticeships
- Level 4 Software Developer Apprenticeship: Distinction. Distinction in the work-based project, the portfolio-based professional discussion, and overall. Certified by City & Guilds, July 2026.
Truro & Penwith College
- T-Level in Digital Production, Design & Development: Merit. With a Distinction in the occupational specialism.
- BTEC Level 2 Information & Creative Technology: P2
- GCSE Maths: 4
Mounts Bay Academy, Penzance
- GCSE English Language: 7. Spoken Endorsement: Merit.
- IT BTEC Level 1: Distinction
- Creative iMedia: P2