Software Development 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:

My daily role includes investigating customer data discrepancies and bug fixes

8/10

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

I have developed my python and SQL skills through working with Jupyter notebooks on a daily basis

7/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy it fully de to the people I get to talk to everyday that aim to improve and boost my coding skills to new heights

7/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

My program wasn't the best at the start. the courses we're not arranged at the right times and I often had to ask them to reschedule to to them being planned on bank holidays or when I was away. It required a lot of communication with my assessor to also see whether my coursework was marked as completed

4/10

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

I receive a lot of support from my employer to do well, especially considering I didn't come in with much experience at the start. I am always encouraged to take on courses when needed

8/10

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

Mostly, the support that I receive I mostly ask for it. These questions include what additional learnings can i do through NatWest, what sources I can use for the questions as well.

8/10

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

I believe that my qualification allows me to understand different aspects of networking such as backend work, routers as well as front end and HTML. however, I do wish that we had more time to go into these topics with more depth

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.)

There are a lot of wok events at Natwest such as Flight club which invites employees for darts, drinks pizza and and more fun. There are as events such as he hackathon hat I attended last year which encouraged people to brainstorm on ideas to improve Natwest's UI. This is the event in which my team actually won second place which was incredible

9/10

9a. Would you recommend NatWest to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Their efforts for inclusivity and community across the bank is really inspiring . I love how I can walk in and get to know just about anyone there

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

Just be yourself ad be confident. I was extremely nervous during y interview but they were completely understanding and looked towards my words and knowledge to do with HTML that I already had. Once got over the initial nerves I managed to talk more comfortably and I believe that was mostly due to the fact that my interviewer's (who would then go on to be my team members) were extremely friendly and forgiving.