Digital Degree Apprentice Review

I spend most of my time as a university student, with little input from Vodafone beyond making sure I am doing alright. I go to lectures, attend society events, work on assignments and spend time with my friends.Vodafone sometimes request volunteers for promotional events with I usually take part in. My summer placement involved research into competitors, user testing of the website, networking and finding jobs with other teams.

Doing a Computer Science Degree has developed my skills considerably in multiple areas.

Very much enjoying it. I wanted to be a Computer Science Student, so this apprenticeship gives me everything I wanted with the added bonus of no student debt and a very good salary.

The basics of a structure is there, but the details are vague and a lot is still to be decided. The contact at the university keeps changing, leaving me to wonder what it is exactly that makes my degree different from a regular Computer Science degree. It is clear that this is a new venture given the processes. A few weeks ago I had a catch up with the organisers and they were talking about documents I had never come in to contact with before that I had apparently signed. The degree itself is well organised as it is the same as the other degrees the university offers. My summer placement left a lot to be desired, as the team I was a part of was changing while I was there, so there was very little I could get involved with in that regard. I managed to find work in other teams, but I would have liked a bit more structure.

The support is plenty. There is always someone you can get in touch with if you need something. I am mostly left to my own devices, which I appreciate.

The university is excellent in it's support. As my degree is little different to any other, I get access to the same lecturers and wellbeing teams as the other students.

Without the training provided by the degree, I would have had to learn plenty for the job itself. I still need to learn specifics, but the degree itself provides lots of the necessary groundwork and thought styles needed for this line of work.

I haven't spend enough time in the vodafone offices to really know about my work side, but the university has many societies to get involved in. I am just like any of the other students, so I get the same opportunities on that side.

Yes

This apprenticeship just a good deal all round. Vodafone is a friendly company full of nice people to get to know. It seems to have a culture I'd be happy to portray for the considerable future.

Just be yourself. Because this is a degree apprenticeship, they won't be looking for you to have a university level of knowledge before you even start. From my interviews, they were looking to see if I'd be a good fit for the company, and if I had good soft skills like communication and teamwork.