Rating

8.1/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Working within technology as a business analyst liaising with a variety of platform specialists to achieve project goals.

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Change management, agile, communication skills.

    8/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • The programme is enjoyable, however the content I learn on training with QA differs greatly from what my job role has me doing so sometimes it is difficult to understand what my apprenticeship is for.

    7/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Learning material doesn’t correspond to my day-to-day work, but is organised quite well.

    7/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • I have been guided by my managers to resources that interest me for career development.

    9/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • Each time I have a module to complete, I am given a good walk-through before starting and can reach it whenever I need help thereafter.

    10/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • The qualification feels different from my role therefore I don’t see much of it helping me perform better in my role, however it helps me understand the technical side that the people I work with have to do.

    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.)
  • The bank provides plenty of employee led networks that set up a variety of events such as webinars, networking events, and voluntary events.

    10/10

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


  • 9b. Why?
  • If you have a desire to grow, the bank allows you to thrive on that front.


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


Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Information Technology

Edinburgh

April 2023


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