Digital User experience apprentice Review

I sit within the onboarding pod which is a small team within our wider team. At this stage I am usually shadowing design or research projects and will be given little tasks to do to go towards the project.

I have learnt how to design and prototype on Figma, how to note-take during research sessions, and how to undergo / plan research.

I enjoy it, but I am working from home four to five days a week. Though I can come in more often, there isn’t much point and others won’t be there. I feel like I don’t know much compared to my colleagues in my team.

The programme itself seems organised with the off-the-job training, but when I joined, I didn’t know what I was doing and my line manager didn’t know what she was doing with me either. I never had training sessions or bits of work to do.

I receive a lot of support from my employer.

I receive good support from my training provider.

A lot better - I feel like the majority of what I know is from university.

Yes.

Yes

The company itself is great to work for, I would recommend it to anyone.

Be prepared to have a hybrid way of working - it may sound good, but for certain people like myself, I do get fed up and lose motivation.