Operational Resilience Apprentice Review

In my operational resilience apprentice role I give additional support to both The Data Protection Manager as well as the Business Continuity Analysis. This includes managing the Subject Access Requests that come into the society and handling customers personal data. When it comes to business continuity I have been maintaining the online business tool.

I have learnt a range of skills since being on my apprenticeship. These include my organization, I.T skills and how to handle certain situations. These have developed me into an ideal employee over the past 18 months and I have applied these skills into my current job role successfully.

I have really enjoyed the apprenticeship program over the past 18 months. It has been laid out to a high standard and I feel that it was ideal for my level of learning. The use of mentors was also very useful for myself and I feel that I would recommend the programme to someone looking to start an apprenticeship.

I believe that the programme was organized well and that it was beneficial for myself. The use of courses to help with emailing and presenting were ideal when beginning in the world of work. With the use of catch ups with the other apprentices allowed us to share of views and our progress.

There was a large range of support offered by my employer. This was in many different types of areas. This included large support around my job including both my line manager, colleagues and mentor. Around my college work I had the help from my college tutor to pick out ideal units.

There was a large amount of support from my training provider from the college sessions to support in my coursework. The regular monthly meetings to check on my progress were ideal and helped me to progress through the coursework at a confident pace. Coursework and feedback were quickly given on any work I did.

I believe the level 3 Business Administration course helped me in a large number of keys areas in my role. I feel that this was due to that fact a number of units were chosen by myself. This included a unit which focused around analyzing data which was crucial for my development in my role.

There are a large range of activities that you can get involved in outside of work. Some of these include the five a side football tournament, conference, yoga and fitness classes. There usually is every month a new extra curricular activity which everyone can get involved with and take part.

Yes

There are a number of reasons why I would recommend to a friend. From the way in which the apprentice scheme was set up and carried out to the environment that Wesleyan has to offer to all of its employees. I have had no bad experiences at work and if I did run into any there are a large range of additional help on offer.

I would suggest to be yourself if you were applying for a job at Wesleyan as this is the best way to fit in. I would also consider joining in on extra activities outside of work as this is a good way to bond with members of your team as well as something to break up the working week.