People Services Apprentice Review

by Sage

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

10/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Looking after all monthly M.I for People Services and Talent Acquisition. Helping out with all Team Admin. Supporting with HR Requests. Assisting with Colleague Changes. DSAR's and Erasures. Service Now Tickets. Leavers. PO's and Invoices.

    10/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Excel, HR Reporting, Inter Personal Skills, Powerpoint, HRM Knowledge and Expertise, Proactivity, Resilience, Team Work, HRIS Knowledge.

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • The programme is fantastic, I am surrounded by amazing leaders to learn from and gain experience from. I have a fantastic team who supports me and enables me to learn and the business is incredibly innovative and it encourages me to go from strength to strength.

    10/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • It's brilliant, I have 20% of my time a week to use for my apprenticeship, which my manager has gave me full autonomy to fully manage and decide when to take on my own. I have a weekly session with my cohort (virtually at the moment) and constant check in's with my programme leader.

    10/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • I have weekly 1:1's with my manager, check in call's with my team daily, a weekly session with my cohort, and a weekly if not bi weekly 1:1 with my Programme Leader. I feel fully supported.

    10/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • I have weekly 1:1's with my manager, check in call's with my team daily, a weekly session with my cohort, and a weekly if not bi weekly 1:1 with my Programme Leader. I feel fully supported.

    10/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • My training provider has a direct impact on how well I perform, I am learning daily new techniques, new skills and new ways to be better. Without my provider I wouldn't be the working professional I currently am.

    10/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Yes, Sage Foundation is one of the biggest. The company gives all employees 5 days yearly to give back to a charity / organisation of your choice that is in need. As well as that, there are an innumerable amounts of activities constantly on going to be involved in.

    10/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Sage to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • The company is fantastic. It's innovation, customer and colleague centricity is paramount, the support is unrivalled, the learning capabilities are second to none. Couldn't recommend Sage more.

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Sage?

    • No advice needed, just do it! Every second you don't you are missing out!

Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Business Operations

Newcastle upon Tyne

April 2021

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