Digital and Technology Solutions Apprentice S1 Review

My current placement is within the Agile Way, learning how software development has better and more continuous outcomes and outputs though agile development. Within my day to day tasks I go to scrum teams so watch and help facilitate scrum events as well as help coach teams. In my placement before I was working within cyber security monitoring cyber threats and preventing them.

I have learnt a lot of new skills whilst being here from interpersonal skills to being a reflective practioner, learning to embrace change, have a growth mindset, be a learner worker become self-organised and cross functional. This is an fantastic opportunity to develop skills. Everyday something new happens and something exciting occurs which grants new opportunity to learn.

I enjoy the program I am on in terms of work experience, being able to work within the bank and network with teams and take opportunities. The course I am on also provides good educational value and I will end up with 4 fours work experience and a degree at the end.

My programme is well structured, we are all aware of what modules we are studying, what days our lectures our when coursework is due. However, sometimes there is trouble with the lectures we have which can make it harder. Nonetheless, the programme is well organised. The main thing is we are all aware of what needs to be done and how and what we are doing.

I receive an exceptional amount of support from my employer. Every placement I have gone in to so far, my manager and team have accepted Friday as study day and encourage me to work on my degree as well as work within my role. They are invested stakeholders who want to see us success.

There is support from my training provider, however it varies on lecturers we have. However the module leaders are always supportive and available as well as others within the program dedicated to supporting its students. I can message my module leaders or our student support and receive extra support and care.

I feel they both work well together, there are things I can take from my placement into my studying and vice versa. I feel they fit very well and both help to progress and develop my knowledge, skills and behaviours. Particular working and learning definitely helps develop understanding and once we understand something it can be easily implemented anywhere.

I do not believe there are any extra curricular activities. Not that I am aware of. Within my university program there are extra courses we can study to learn, but nothing in terms of sport activities. Since it is online and we have webinars the extra circulum does not exist.

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I believe it has put me on a really good, career driven path and I feel t will continue to help develop myself as an individual and help with my future career prospects. Not only having a degree, but also 4 years worth of valuable work experience. Something that is becoming increasingly preferred by employers.

I would say keep focused and determined, its a brilliant opportunity stay on top of the application process, its extremely worth it. If you are unsure about university, do not think it is for you and you do not want to end up in a lot of debt then this is definitely worth it. It will not only allow you to experience lots of different teams to get an idea of your future job prospects, but you'll receive a degree paid for with no debt.