Rating

8.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • I am a Production Apprentice. My job involves creating new ideas, doing research, performing PMA tasks, going on shoots and completing my Apprentice tasks and training. I work in a team with 5 other Apprentices and 6 trainees, and the senior team that oversee us.

    10/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I have learned many new types of software, ability to use equipment, industry jargon and more. I have trained across the UK with a variety of people.

    8/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • Thoroughly. It was not what I thought it would be but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I feel challenged yet supported.

    8/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by BBC?
  • I feel like the team recognises my contributions, but sometimes I can be babied too much. I know that my company has an excellent reputation and I know they want the best for me.

    8/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • The BBC Three specific wing is a little bit guinea-pig testing sometimes, but otherwise they always want the best for me. I feel like my time is often spent wisely.

    8/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • I've always enjoyed my interactions with the Academy, but have never really had a problem for them to deal with, so couldn't comment on whether they'd be supportive,

    7/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • BBC Three go above and beyond to check that I'm happy, busy and learning. They respect my ability to work but challenge me to try new things.

    10/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • The salary for those outside Birmingham is not particularly liveable. 40% of my daily salary currently goes on transport, and then even more will go out of my bank when I officially move to the city where I work. Everyone receives the same money regardless of factors like being able to live with parents or other people paying for their transport, which does not seem representative.

    7/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • I know of people on the scheme that have tried to do extra and take their path into their own hands only to be shot down by the academy. However, opportunities to volunteer are always being circulated round.

    8/10

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


  • 9b. Why?
  • It's been brilliant.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BBC?
  • Be amazingly chatty and bubbly in the interviews, be 100% honest with the staff, come prepared with real life examples of how you've handled situations and know content of the place you're planning to work inside out.


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

East Midlands

February 2018


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