Financial Crime Apprentice Review
at Santander
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Finance
Milton Keynes
Review Submitted: April 2021
Overall Rating
4.4 /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!
4.5/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
I work 4 days a week then have one day as my study day. I am currently in my first rotation in the name screening department. Daily, I work through alerts that are generated by our systems and I have to investigate and find evidence to show my customer/ entity does not match the listed individual/Entity. The cases are either eliminated or referred based on the evidence I find.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I am loving it so far. I have only been on my apprenticeship for a few months but so far I am really enjoying it!
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Yes, I have developed a lot of my IT skills, having used a lot of new systems I have picked up a lot in such a small space of time. I have also improved on my time management as I am having to juggle work with my studies.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Pretty good! I get one day a week off to complete my studies. Our education provider has a plan for the whole duration of our apprenticeship so we know when we have webinars/ Exams and any work due.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
A lot! I have a line manager as well as an apprentice manager who are both extremely supportive. Every employee I have come across to people training me in my role and those helping us to settle us in have been amazing!
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
We get assigned a coach from our provider who we meet with on a monthly basis. My coach is very helpful and happily arranged other calls/ emails if I need further support.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
The qualification I will complete covers all aspects of financial crime so helps to develop my understanding. The trainer themselves helps to improve on our skills in the workplace, both are useful in the long run
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
Yes, there’s constant events that take place however due to the nature of this year it’s been difficult for anything to take place other than via zoom but we are told in usual circumstances there is a lot more offered.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Santander to a friend?
Yes
Why?
They are really supportive, all employees are so nice to work with. There’s so many internal systems that are useful to employees, a lot of ways to track progress. Overall just a very happy workplace.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Santander?
Be yourself! Go in with confidence and a smile, everyone is lovely. Make sure to do some research so you’ve got everything covered :)
