Associate Director Review

by AstraZeneca

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Imaging scientist doing lab experiments and analysing data

    10/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I have used the apprenticeship for upskilling and the main skills I have learned from the course so far are coding and machine learning

    7/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I have learnt a lot but sometimes it has been difficult balancing work, course and life

    6/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • The provider is a bit disorganised in giving us information last minute and some of the modules do not cover all the topics that would be useful

    6/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Employer is very supportive and continues to discuss balancing work with the prgramme

    10/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Provider is sometimes slow to reply to questions but organises help sessions throughout the programme to give help and advice

    8/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • The qualification and skills I will learn will hopefully make by job easier and quicker and could lead to different/new role opportunities in future

    9/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Yes networking, seminars and social activities

    10/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Great employer, inspiring place to work

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca?

    • Doing a degree apprenticeship is a lot of work so you will need to work out how to balance this and decide whether you commit the time/effort

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Science

Keele

April 2023

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