ST0825 · DevOps Engineer L4 · AM2 focus
Apprenticeship
Timeline, retro diary, career development and certifications — the next 12 months, scoped to the AM2 portfolio (AM1 / final-project deadlines aren't tracked here yet). See the KSB Tracker for the portfolio evidence itself.
Same key as the KSB Tracker works here too — enter it once on a device and both pages pick it up.
Section
Timeline
Dates are Makers' current targets — likely to shift as you move through the portfolio. Status
Kind
When
"When" also filters the Retro Diary months below.
| Due | Item | Kind | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 2026 | Placement Meeting Review | Review | |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Wider Development Knowledge Checker Test passed 70%+ — just need to complete and upload the knowledge-checker spreadsheet to Aptem. | Digital learning | |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Risk Assessment | Assignment | |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Prevent gov.uk Prevent Awareness course + upload certificate to Aptem. | Digital learning | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 2nd Month Bootcamp Pulse Check | Assignment | |
| 25 Nov 2026 | Safeguarding | Digital learning | |
| 25 Nov 2026 | Equality and Diversity | Digital learning | |
| 25 Nov 2026 | Health and Safety | Digital learning | |
| 25 Jan 2027 | Stage 0 Portfolio Submission 2 themes fully met, plus an introduction to yourself/role/team/company. | Portfolio | |
| 25 Feb 2027 | Safeguarding part 2 | Digital learning | |
| 25 Feb 2027 | Prevent part 2 | Digital learning | |
| 25 Feb 2027 | Health and Safety part 2 | Digital learning | |
| 25 Feb 2027 | Equality and Diversity part 2 | Digital learning | |
| 25 Mar 2027 | Stage 1 Portfolio Submission 4 themes fully met. | Portfolio | |
| 25 Mar 2027 | 6th Month Pulse Check | Assignment | |
| 25 May 2027 | Stage 2 Portfolio Submission 6 themes fully met. | Portfolio | |
| 25 Jul 2027 | Stage 3 Portfolio Submission All 8 themes, plus all distinction criteria considered. | Portfolio | |
| 25 Aug 2027 | AM2 Professional Discussion Workshop | Workshop |
Retro Diary
Stoppers, tickets worked on, new things learned, reflections — once a month.October 2026 Retro diary — Careers 1
November 2026 Retro diary — Careers 2
December 2026 Retro diary — Careers 3
January 2027 Retro diary — Careers 4
February 2027 Retro diary — Careers 5
March 2027 Retro diary — Careers 6
April 2027 Retro diary — Careers 7
May 2027 Retro diary — Careers 8
June 2027 Retro diary — Careers 9
July 2027 Retro diary — Careers 10
August 2027 Retro diary — Careers 11
September 2027 Retro diary — Careers 12
Career Development
From the Career Development Tracker — update monthly. Career Development Log
An attribute, an activity/example (what you did, why, who with), and whether it was proactive or reactive.
| Attribute | Activity |
|---|
Professional Development Log
Courses, tutorials, roadmaps — what you learned and how you applied it.
| Course | Learned / applied |
|---|
Certifications
HashiCorp Certified: Associate Infrastructure Engineer