Rating

8.1/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Working in the process assurance team means I read environmental monitoring plates looking for any bacterial or fungal growth. If a plate is positive I enter the results onto a system and send the plate to the waters identification team. Once the growth has been identified I upload the result to the system.

    10/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Since starting at the company I have learnt how to read different types of environmental monitoring including agar plates, EZ tests and magna amps.

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I love that i get to work with such a great company.

    9/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Towards the start it was a little disorganised but it now has more of a structure as i know what i need to do.

    9/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • All my managers/supervisors and the company as a whole are really supportive.

    10/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • The university make themselves available however dont give great advice.

    6/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • So has there has been no link between my course work and my role.

    3/10

  • 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 there are frequent online events and some inperson events now that covid is dying down.

    8/10

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


  • 9b. Why?
  • amazing environment and people


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca?
  • do your research about the company beforehand. E.g values


Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Science

Macclesfield

May 2022


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