Marks Asked: How to become a successful IT technician?

Hi my name is Mark and I currently study at sixth form college doing my A levels in three subjects which are media studies, film studies and physical education. I always had passion for IT at home Im often the person who fixes parents and friends computers. In most cases I can find a problem and deal with it efficiently. I also learned how to reinstall windows operating system and install fresh copy of windows on pc's, laptops and netbooks. I am really into IT technical side I have taken my old computer apart replaced certain parts I have also built my computer system not that long ago which went very successful. The reason for not taking A level in ICT because it was primarily focusing on business side of IT which I am not into. I have decided not to go to university because I couldn't find a course that wouldperfectly suit meand now I am considering an apprenticeship in IT. I have done good amount of research on apprenticeships and there are plenty out there waiting for me to apply. I have finished school with 10 GCSES which I consider as good. I am seeking for an advice from who is reading this or who is IT technician. It would be beneficial for me if you could advise me what should I do with my situation, well my only choice is to go on apprenticeship. But I really dont know where to apply because there are thousands of companies around.(im in North West part of Britain) This is my last year at college, and I want to get into apprenticeship ASAP and I had a company in mind that I was going to apply to but unfortunately the company fell apart. The company name was Zenos which was primarily focusing on IT. So what should I undertake and what apprenticeship would suit me best, Im zero at programming, Im more of a problem solver, in computer problem faults and I also have passion for building computer systems and fixing them and installing software and reinstalling operating systems. Thanks for reading.