Apprentice Pension Administrator Review

On a day to day basis I complete tasks which entails updating our records on members to a pension scheme that my team take care of. I am learning new things everyday through training by my colleagues and self training. I am now base in the Cheltenham office and have more office duties to take care of such as printing and checking letters, filing the post and using the office cheque book for transactions.

I have learnt a lot of new skills since starting in January. Some skills I have learnt are letter writing, email etiquette and how to address members/customers. These can all be applied to outside of work as well. Most skills i learnt are job specific such as learning how to use the software needed to complete calculations.

I enjoy my programme very much. I am interested by the work that I do and am very happy with the support provided by all of the employees of the company. I am challenged to push myself to learn new things, but not too much that it is overwhelming and have help ready when it is required.

The programme is very well structured an organised. We have been informed of exactly how the programme takes place and important dates of when certain parts of the programme will progress. The organisation is very good as there are people in the company to explain what to do and people outside the company to guide us.

I receive a more than satisfactory amount of support from my employer. As previously stated, my colleagues provide all the support I need in day to day work and are very welcoming. There are staff benefits to support each individuals lifestyle where someone may need more support than others and they are adapting to changes very well.

I receive satisfactory support when working towards the qualification. I have many colleagues to talk to in the workplace about the qualification and that I can ask help from. I can also ask for help and guidance by the external growth company to help me complete the qualification and are happy to take any questions I have.

The qualification helps me perform a lot better in my job as I am learning about how pensions work as part of the qualification. I also learn about the different calculations used to calculate different parts of the pensions or factors that affect a members pension. All of this knowledge helps me in day to day work as I know what the processes lead to.

Usually there would be extra curricular activates but unfortunately they are currently on hold due to Covid 19. There are various sports teams and sometimes teams from different offices get to meet up and play against each other. There are yearly Christmas celebrations where the whole firm is invited and brought together.

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Barnett Waddingham has been my best employer to date. I feel very welcomed and part of the team. Even people outside of my business area are very helpful and welcoming as I have only been here for 3 months. It is a great opportunity and a very good way to start my career in the finance sector. I hope to continue with the company and achieve highly.

Make sure you have the necessary qualifications but don't focus on them. Barnett Waddingham wants people who will be part of a team not people who are highly qualified. After you get a job at Barnett Waddingham you can progress in a lot of different ways. For example, you can get more qualifications and progress in your current role or change business sector and work on a different side of the business.