Journalism Advanced Apprentice Review

Helping cover on-the-day news stories by producing TV/radio packages, online articles and social media posts Working with planning to ensure there is content across the week or month, depending if there are special projects we are working on Attending daily team meetings Finding contacts for us to interview

How to edit audio and video to broadcast standards Improved writing skills for TV/radio scripts and articles Ways of being creative with content Making editorial decisions and thinking about how to approach legally comples situations Being a team player and working with others

It is very rewarding, but takes a lot of hard work. It is quite easy to get burnt out and feel constantly behind. Sometimes, I have difficulty switiching off from work. However, it is amazing that no one day is the same. You get to meet so many amazing people and work with talented people, too.

There's a lack of communication between apprenticeship managers and line managers, which mean you have to keep on top of informing everyone what's happening with your work and studies at all times. I had to organise a lot of my own placements with other teams. I feel that some of the training and placement dates were in the wrong order or at inconveninent times.

There's always colleagues who are willing to help. Although I didn't have the best line manager, there were other people on my various teams I could turn to. I have been offered time off to complete my studies before, which was useful.

The lecturers do as best they can, but it's hard learning over Zoom. Everything being online makes it difficult to engage with content. Revision sessions were just going through past papers sometimes, which was only useful up to a certain point. The in-person classes every few months were great.

Learning new skills through my training has helped me improve a lot in the workplace. Having to do exams haa given me the basic grounding and knowledge needed to perform in my role. For example, doing Media Law to begin with meant I already knew about Rights of Reply.

Where I am based, there is not a lot of extra curricular activities. There have been a few networking events. Social activities tend to happen with my friends at work rather than with full teams on a regular basis.

Yes

There's a lot of opportunity for development. It feels like a place where you can be creative and try new things. The work is rewarding and it feels like you are making a difference to the community.

Engage with the BBC's content, whether that's by listening to the radio, watching the news on TV or following social media accounts. Find your niche and use that to your advantage - for example, I was interested in women's issues and pitched a lot of stories around that.