Technology Higher Apprentice Review

As a Technology Apprentice, I have 2 semesters each year that I spend in university which is about 4 months ( University blocks length vary from year to year, for example on Year 3 and 4 will be less days in university for me). and the rest of time I'm in workplace. My day in university is similar as any other university student, I'm learning Software Engineering which is paid for and will achieve a standard Bsc degree at the end of 4th year. My day in workplace involves learning FinTech and software development related technology for the job role, I get chance to get involved with the current project. My day in workplace is similar to any other full-time employees in workplace, we are treated equally.

Yes. I've learnt new skills in workplace which related to my job role, I've learnt coding language, data integration, automation, project management. There are always professional training sessions available in the organisation. I've learnt Software Engineering related topics in university, the content is pretty much similar to a standard university software degree, but for apprenticeship degree the content is more tailored and condensed.

10/10. I enjoy my time in workplace as I learnt a lot, and because the position of being an apprentice, everyone is willing to teach you and not put too much pressure on you. Plus I get the chance to go to university at the same time and get a degree at the end of this programme, plus a full-time position after graduated which I already had 4 years of experience on!

The structure of this programme is very clear. The tailored teaching content in university not only teach how to do coding and how to build software, but also prepare and give extra knowledge for workplace. Knowledge which I gained from university is the foundation and strong support for my role in workplace. At the meantime in workplace, since each apprentice were appointed to a specific role in the beginning, I'm learning everything related to my role and get help within my team. Each year I would have objectives and personal development plan to make sure I'm on track of development, I would gain real professional working experince and education in deepth and build my career.

10/10. The support I got from my team is amazing. My manager is very supportive and make sure I have enough resource and point to me the right direction to learn. He would give me small hand-on tasks to exercise my knowledge and have 1-2-1 meetings regularly to ensure my progression. All my team members were being helpful too. Other support like career coach from HR will make sure all the apprentices are OK regularly, they provide great support too. And lots of career support drop-in sessions are available in the organization that everyone can get involved with.

10/10 Lecturers in university are very helpful too, they tried their best to teach us and provide the learning resources that we need. There are online library and course pages available for online learning, lecturers are happy to give extra sessions when needed too. There are other support avaible in university such as course administration office, student union and so on. I'm registered as a full-time student in university so I get equal help same as a normal degree student.

8/10 Since the teaching content is tailored to apprenticeship programme, I have chance to learn more practical knowledge related to a real-life working scinario in university. The degree definitely provides a foundation of what my job role needs in workplace.

Yes, there are a lot in my organization. The company really cares about employees' well-being and work-life balance, there are always many social activities organized and different social groups that everyone can join.

Yes

It's a great opportunity for people who has a clear goal to achieve in technology industry. By taking part in this apprenticeship programme, It's not only give me the chance to study in the world-class university, but also have a career in such big company.

Age doesn't matter! Previous experience doesn't matter. The most important thing is YOU! If you want to achieve a successful career in life, this is a great start.