Area Business Manager Review

by Lloyds Banking Group

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9.8/10

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

Supporting Businesses between £0-£5m T/O with growth support, services and lending to help their business. Clients in the Birmingham and neighbouring areas

10/10

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

Yes, these have included Relationship Management skills, stronger understanding on Professionalism and Ethics, Bank Strategy and being a more logical thinker with business approach and stronger knowledge

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I thoroughly enjoyed my Level 6 Chartered Banker programme. A great way to develop and learn a passion even more stronger, being able to bring this to life with day to day interactions and how I can help local businesses grow

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Kaplan provided a high turnover of staff over my apprenticeship and I have struggled to keep momentum and transparency of my progress after my CBI modules. This has since been corrected but would change this within a blink of an eye

8/10

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

Full support!

10/10

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

Fantastic support. My project coach and my talent coaches have been superb!

10/10

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

A broader knowledge, better understanding of the financial sector and being able to articualte and deliver presentations, product knowledge and customer interactions more thoroughly.

10/10

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, networking events

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Lloyds Banking Group to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Fully supportive employer, great variety of support and being able to learn whilst working is amazing

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

It is a fantastic career. Apprenticeship support is brilliant and working with great people makes working within the group not feel like a job. A great opportunity to learn and to continue to develop