DUX Apprentice Review

by NatWest

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.1/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Optimising the NatWest sites or landing page experiences based on website visitor behaviour to help to improve the digital experience for users

    6/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Lots of opportunities to learn new systems and software to develop those technical skills. Constantly learning on the role.

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

    • Being a representative of the bank is very fulfilling, although some teams are not the most enjoyable to work with due to different expectations.

    8/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Planning on a sprint basis allows clarity and focus on what needs to be completed. Very few moments where you feel the work is too consuming.

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

    • Room for improvement as connections are all online so unable to vocalise certain questions and concerns properly. Also, the intimidation of not having full knowledge.

    5/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Communication from training provider outside of workshops is quite poor, as questions posed on discussion boards are often left unanswered.

    5/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • The qualification helps us with the theory of UX and helps our understanding of the role better.

    9/10
  • 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.)

    • Very few opportunities.

    4/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend NatWest to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • A large organisation with a vast amount of different stakeholders.

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

    • Review NatWest's CPC values

Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Information Technology

London

May 2022

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