Digital Marketing Degree Apprentice Review

Working within the Digital Marketing team, supporting the running of our marketing platforms. This includes social media, websites, car configurator and customer app.

I have learnt many new skills, including technical job related ones that support my degree, but also soft skills such as communication, presenting and leadership.

I enjoy my programme a lot, it gives me a lot of variety and the opportunity to explore different roles.

Very well structures. The university programme is great and the communication between them and my employers at Bentley is good.

A lot, my line manager always asks how I'm getting on with the uni side of things. He also helps me think of placements / projects I can work on that compliment what I'm learning about. Off the job time is hard to fit in, though.

A lot, I think we receive quite a lot of face time with our lecturers when compared with a normal full time degree and this really helps when we're juggling learning alongside a full time job. Our tutors are also very responsive to questions. However, the apprenticeship side of the course hasn't been that well organised and quite confusing with what happens at the end of programme.

Lots better, I understand what things mean, I have up to date best practice knowledge, and I have a strong overview of lots of different areas of digital marketing and beyond - e.g. UX design

Yes, all of the above

Yes

It's a great brand to work for, the company pays apprentices very well, there is lots of support within the company for trainees and there is a large trainee network. Additionally, nearly everyone I have encountered is very willing to help the more junior people in the business and give them genuine responsibility.

be confident, be open-minded, be prepared to jump in at the deep end! Don't worry if you don't know it all straight away