Apprentice Software Engineer Review

by BT Group

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.8/10

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

maintaining internal systems through learning various programming languages to assist other areas within the business. regularly communicate across the whole business, gaining statistics to evaluate current, future, and past projects. also attend apprentice/early careers meetups, to help spread the word about the benefits of apprenticeships and to expand my network.

8/10

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

i have learnt new programming languages completely from scratch (with the help of my team), including javascript, java, c++, c, css, and html. more personally, i have learnt how to conduct myself as an employee in a workplace, acting professionally and building soft skills such as confidence, resilience, and logical thinking

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

i enjoy working with other members within my team, and meeting new people, and learning new skills to help better myself for future careers. However, the workload of balancing work and uni is very high, so can sometimes be difficult to achieve the correct balance. But it is highly rewarding, especially as no student debt!

7/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

We get specific set uni days, attending full day lectures with other apprentices within my cohort. Alongside this, another day of the week is set aside as a study day, to expand on our learning. Overall, we have 3 work days and 2 study days. Everything is well-organised on teams/outlook calenders.

9/10

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

The right support is available when you need it/ask for it. The places to ask for help are readily available/advertised. However you have to follow through with this yourself, but it is helpful that the information is out there and very informative. My line manager is very helpful with pointing me in the right direction with any help required

7/10

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

Regular announcements on resources are distributed weekly. I used the academic skills advisers to help me with my first assignment, this was very helpful in proof-reading and offering advice.

7/10

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

Helps to improve organisational skills

6/10

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.)

Plenty of sports clubs, in and out of work premises, and lots of other non-sporting clubs available too. Many networking events for early careers, especially apprentices. Newsletters, teams chats and workplace groups help to spread information too which is really helpful. People networks too, eg muslim network and pride network

9/10

9a. Would you recommend BT Group to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Good place to start your career

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BT Group?

Research the company before, and put yourself out there