Digital Journalism Apprentice Review

by BBC

Rating

8.7/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Creating digital content for online and social media. Supporting colleagues by helping to arrange interviews with potential stories

    9/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Learnt how to use Final Cut Pro and developed my communication skills majorly out of everything because I was always speaking to new people

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I really enjoy it. There is a lot of support from the leaders of the course and I feel that they will go above and beyond to help me

    9/10
  • 4. How valued do you feel by BBC?

    • It's a bit too early to say but because of the constant communication with managers it is good

    6/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • after getting sent a diary of the important dates id say it is well structured however you don't get a lot of time to just relax because you're always travelling but I do enjoy going new places so it's not an issue for me

    8/10
  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

    • There was a week dedicated to training and we have a lot of training in a college too

    8/10
  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • A lot

    10/10
  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

    • To a certain extent

    8/10
  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

    • Yes and you are constantly pushed to say yes to any opportunity presented

    10/10
  • 9. Would you recommend BBC to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • The care they take of their staff, they really try their best to accommodate you and support

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

    • Be yourself because that's what they want from you

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Information Technology

West Midlands

October 2017

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