Associate Application Developer Review

In my day to day role, I assist a team in supporting over 3,500 PC's, printers and card machine for a large UK company. I also support some databases for another contract. This contract also includes support of C# applications and ASP web pages. Some other applications include low code and Visual Basic

All of the IT skills I have learned are new. I started with no IT experience, just an interest in computing. I have learned UNIX to support a large data warehouse. I have learned SQL from scratch and now support multiple databases across different database platforms. I also learned C# to support applications built using the .NET framework

In the L3 programme, we learned C# and a bit of python. In the L5 course I have learned much more, I have learned API's and R code as well as furthering my knowledge on databases in Sql Server management Studio and Microsoft Access. I also really enjoyed my work based learning as I got to enhance my skills on databases and c#

The course is very well structures. Most modules have 2 pieces of coursework and an end of semester test. Classes are every Thursday, which your employer will let you out to attend. The hand in for assignments is done online, while the tests are well structures, like the tests in school. You also have the option to sit Microsoft certified exams to further your qualifications

My employer, when I first started had given me a lot of time to focus on coursework so I could get some knowledge. After a while I was eased into the daily tasks. As things progressed, I am not one of the core members of my team. I have a career manager who assigns me targets, we meet once a quarter to discuss my next steps. Work also give me a paid day for college which also helps financially

My training provider gives me weekly lectures, along with tutorials. The lecture notes/assignment notes are always put on canvas, so we always have a copy available. The lecturers are always available via teams or email to answer any questions we may have. If we are struggling, they are always willing to assist

The main areas from my qualification that help me are: Azure fundamentals Database design programming A lot of companies are moving their servers to Azure/AWS, so this qualification has helped me to understand the background processes. The database design has helped me to further my knowledge on SQL and helps me in supporting one of our contracts. I now train others in SQL The C# programming has helped me to support the front end of the SQL databases.

As far as I am aware, there are no teams/events that we are able to join. The one thing I do know we can get involved with is the annual charity selection. Every year, Fujitsu chooses a new charity and does events for said charity. We can get involved with these, such as walks, climbs, sales, waxes etc

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Fujitsu gave me my start in IT when I had no IT knowledge, I knew my way around a computer but I didn't know the first thing about programming. I now have a L3 and L5, and I'm working my way to an L6 with no student debt. Why would I not recommend Fujitsu?

Always be eager to learn new things. The IT industry is a vastly diverse place with many bespoke applications. Many companies use legacy applications so their coding practices may be out of date. You need to learn and adapt for this. The more languages you can familiarise yourself with, the better. If you want to start an apprenticeship, look up some coding stuff on youtube to get started