Cyber Apprentice software Engineer Review

Item: Cyber Apprentice software Engineer at BT Group
Rating: 3.9
Author: Anonymous

at BT Group

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Information Technology

Ipswich

Review Submitted: April 2021

Overall Rating

3.9 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

3.5/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

3.6/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

3/5

I work in big data management. Currently working on making a service to mange large amounts of data. Work also includes parsing, further manipulation and graphing of data.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

I enjoy all of the work I am given as well as working with the people in and around my team

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

4/5

Increased Java knowledge
Docker
Elasticsearch
Logstash
Kibana
Cloudera Manager
A little of Javascript, HTML and PHP
General software engineering knowledge

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

3/5

Pretty well. I feel the bands they use for pay restrict growth without going into managerial roles though

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

My employer gives me everything I need to succeed as well as going out of their way to find me day to day work that will support my studies

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

3/5

They are generally pretty good. Sometimes the learning can be a bit dull but they do their best

How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

2/5

Only some aspects of it help me to perform. Most of it is generic knowledge that should help me at some point but not now.

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

5/5

Yes. I started playing football, bouldering and going to the gym. There is also a fishing club that I am on the waiting list for. We reguarly go out for drinks or meals.