Business Support Apprentice Review

The programme I am on is KBS 360 so you rotate every 6 months so your day to day role will change depending on which rotation you have been placed in. I am currently in Business support and I answer emails, do disruption lists, print and post etc it is a secretarial based role and its okay. However my last rotation was very different I was in the UK design team and I loved it I learned how to edit videos, use camera and lighting equipment. I edited videos , helped with filming sessions and learnt how to use different editing software's. Your experience is based on what rotation you are in.

I have definitely learnt new skills such as editing videos, I have developed my communication and interpersonal skills as well as management skills. While in the design team I learnt how to set camera and lighting equipment which is something I had never done before. I leant how to use a software called Camtasia and I now, know the ins and outs of the software.

My first rotation I have really enjoyed as I was working on a firm wide project and this allowed me to grow and develop my skills to a whole to level. However the rotation I am know in business support is so different and I don't really enjoy it at all.

The organisations is somewhat organised/ structure at the beginning it was not that well organised/ structured this may be due to the fact its the first year of the programme launching so the organisation is still learning and adapting to the feedback given by the apprentices. Hopefully the with the feedback given the programme will improve for new joiners

At the begging the support from the employer was ok however they are something's that the support is not very good at all for example the placement you are in they have no idea what the programme is or how it works so it makes it hard to be supported.

At the begging the training provider support was not good at all, it got a lot better once feedback was given to the employer and the support increased drastically which allowed us to better in our work given by the training provider. As now we have regular calls and webinars as before the call were just every 6-8 weeks.

To an extent the qualification has helped me to perform better in my role as the work set by the training provider pushes you to do certain tasks so you can meet the criteria and pass the work. For example if in your everyday role you don't manage others the work forces you to find a task to fill the criteria.

There are lots of extra- curricular activities to get involved in at work for example KPMG have choir, a ski club and any one across the firm can make a club if lots of people are interested. KPMG allow you to have 6 volunteer days a year to volunteer inside or outside of work.

Yes

As KPMG is part of the big 4 it looks impressive to other employees its well known organisation. The people in KPMG as really friendly and it has a nice work atmosphere. KPMG is all about diversity and inclusion, they are always trying to find solutions to improve beings lively hood at work.

If they choose to apply to my programme I would suggest to be very proactive and network with a lot of people to ensure you get the rotation you want as being in a rotation for 6 months that you don't want to be in really impacts your feelings and thoughts of KPMG.