Rating

5.9/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Digital marketing Marketing briefs Campaign maintenance On-site maintenance Product information upkeep Asset creation Vendor communication Landing page creation Customer service

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Asset creation/photo manipulation software use Supply chain understanding Digital marketing understanding and execution Google Ads E commerce marketing

    8/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • Good support throughout my apprenticeship and learning on the job

    7/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Babington were shambles - no training was provided - given a login to an online learning portal and that was it. Actual industry training was supplied and organised by my employer. Went through 3 or 4 skills coaches as they all kept leaving and 1 ended up staying who was actually very supportive.

    2/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • Employer super sportive - had my own apprenticeship mentor, supportive line manager Work was aligned to help my course progress and ability

    10/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • My skills coach who actually stayed was supportive, but been through 3 or 4 during my apprenticeship. By the end of the course + final skills coach, communication was frequent and prompt so I had everything I needed to achieve the best grade. But this up until then it was poor. By the end it was more of a focus on how to get the best grade possible in the quickest amount of time rather than actually learning and training - due to the skills coaches leaving constantly and zero hands-on training/workshops.

    4/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • None at all. Was given a login to a online portal and left to do my own thing - something that I would've learned if I done DM at sixth form or year 11. No workshops or hands-on professional training, this was all sorted by my employer. All my digital marketing knowledge and experience that is applicable to the real world was gained on-the-job at work and working with digital marketing agencies. Not a knock on my employer at all, super supportive and great role - Babington were at fault here.

    1/10

  • 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.)
  • Always lots going on in Computacenter but I am based in Reading and a lot of the events and socials are in Hatfield/Blackfriars

    7/10

  • 9a. Would you recommend Computacenter to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • CC is a good company to work for. Competitive salary. Good management and they are good at keeping people on and upskilling and usually let you move around the company depending on which paths you want to take.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Computacenter?
  • Do your company research and be a people person. Understand the B2B and enterprise market. Always network!


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Information Technology

Reading

May 2022


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