Rating

6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Financial review, viability checks, customer service.

    7/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Financial, project management, marketing, business strategy.

    7/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I enjoy the team I work in.

    6/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by Civil Service?
  • Under valued because of age, people value those of more senior grades and ages.

    5/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Very unorganised, marking does not take place. Assessors don't reply to you.

    5/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • Very little, as mentioned above.

    5/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • More support than I receive from my assessor.

    6/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • Good enough, location is an issue though as it is 45-1hr drive.

    7/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • yes

    6/10

  • 9. Would you recommend Civil Service to a friend?
  • No


  • 9b. Why?
  • Unorganised, no marking takes place within deadlines which then reflects badly on the apprentice.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Civil Service?

Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Accounting, Finance

North East

May 2016


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