Application Development New Associate Review

I work for the met police on their CRIS application. I help to maintain the system as well as deal with technical problems from any users. I work in a team of 10 people who are situated in London and Newcastle. My daily tasks involve performing daily checks and general maintenance of incidents.

I have been part of a number of training courses including angular and the EFS course. I have learnt a number of new technical skills since joining when completing the boot camp stage of the apprenticeship. I have also learned a lot about the business side of the company and learned skills there that i can take into life.

At first when joining the programme it was good to meet young people like myself where this was there first experience of a 'proper' job. The training was good and the enjoyable for the 8 weeks at the start. I did lose some enjoyment when i was unassigned from a project as general training got very repetitive and boring after a while. When i finally got assigned to a project after two months of waiting, i had to wait for vetting processes to be completed but i had the enjoyment of meeting my team and observing their day-to-day activities. When i started to do work on the systems, it was very enjoyable as i feel as i am achieving something in the role. There are always events on around the company to attend so this makes the workplace a lot more enjoyable.

There are a lot of recognition opportunities in the company for names to be put forward and these are recognised throughout the company. As well as the entire company their are also opportunities to be recognised on the separate accounts. For myself i feel as if i am valued in my team as they are very supportive but on a company scale i feel as if i am not valued.

The structure of the programme to start with is very good with the arranged 8 week boot camp which is used to teach people the begineer skills that are needed. The part after boot camp was poorly structed as I had to wait for almost two months to get put onto a role and start learning 'on the job'. These two months could have been a lot more beneficial than what they were as coming from school and doing generic training was not the best use of my time. There were support mentors put into place but for me personally, i don't really use my mentor.

The apprenticeship leader, is very useful to have and is always available to help with problems and holds regular catch up meetings fro all apprentices to attend to give help to. She supports us where needed and gives us valuable advice for the workplace and in general.

My manager is very helpful in dealing with my requests and helping me to understand a problem and direct me to the correct people to help me out. He is available to speak to when need be and fits you around his meetings if need be. He is very helpful and willing to help where he can to support me and develop me.

It suits my needs well with balancing my outgoings such as social life and bills.

Yes. They host multiple code clubs after work for people who have a specific interest in a technology to develop further as well as game nights and out of work social events. You get 3 days to volunteer somewhere like a charity or go and speak at schools and run events. There are opportunites to join sports programs such as 5-a-side football and rugby clubs as well as a fitbit program to get people active.

Yes

As it has a lot of different opportunities to explore and with the vast number of areas and clients that they have does open doors for opportunities that can carry you forward for the future.

Come in with an open mind and ensure you just put yourself out there in the application stage. Look at what Accenture is looking for and ensure you show these qualities in the process to give yourself the best possible opportunity.