Finance Apprentice Review

by Civil Service

Rating

9/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

I am employed by a department of the British Government as a Finance Apprentice, I am in charge of updating our internal 'finance community' this allows us easy access to information on peoples roles within the department; I also assist in arranging meetings and taking minutes within these. I also check over accounts and payments made by other offices within our department.

9/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I have developed skills in time management and how to write in a formal way in my day to day job, I am also currently studying for a Management Accounting Qualification through which I have learnt a lot about accounting and how a business is run.

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I very much enjoy my programme and placement as the team I work with are very friendly and welcoming as is the whole department. I also enjoy the work I am doing, I find it both pleasantly challenging and rewarding.

9/10

4. How valued do you feel by Civil Service?

I feel very valued as if I do something well I am told I have done so by those around me.

9/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The programme is well structured to a large extent but the recruitment process could have been smoother.

7/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

I receive a large amount of support from my training provider, my coach is always available to help me and answer any questions I have.

9/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

I a lot of support from my employer and those within my office, I have found that everyone is very happy to help if they can and will seek me out if they think I can learn from a particular experience.

10/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

My salary meets my costs well as for the travel I have to do I had to buy a new car, this wage allowed me to do this

10/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

There are oppurtunities outside of work as there are classes run in the gym within the building as well as monthly 'cake days' to allow everyone to catch up.

9/10

9. Would you recommend Civil Service to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

This apprenticeship is a great opportunity to begin building a career while earning a living.

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

I would recommend that those applying do not worry if they don't hear from the recruitment team for what seems like long periods of time as the scheme has a lot of applicants and this can mean that it will take time to get back to you.