Apprentice Review
at NatWest Group
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Finance
London
Review Submitted: April 2021
Overall Rating
4.5 /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
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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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 as an assistant relationship manager in the charities banking team.
Day to day, i reply to emails and go on zoom. More specifically, I deal with banking queries from the bank's charitable customers. This has bene great, because it's helped both my communication and financial skills
Day to day, i reply to emails and go on zoom. More specifically, I deal with banking queries from the bank's charitable customers. This has bene great, because it's helped both my communication and financial skills
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I enjoy it a lot.
The people are friendly, the work is interesting and my learning plan is quite comprehensive.
Joining during lockdown and working from home has been hard, but the team has been so friendly, and natwest has good procedures in place which has really helped a lot.
The people are friendly, the work is interesting and my learning plan is quite comprehensive.
Joining during lockdown and working from home has been hard, but the team has been so friendly, and natwest has good procedures in place which has really helped a lot.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
I've developed both ym communication skills and my finance skills.
Communication, because talking to clients is a large part of my job, and also i have to work closely with my colleagues in the team.
Financial skills due to the exposure to the banking world and also loan calculations.
Communication, because talking to clients is a large part of my job, and also i have to work closely with my colleagues in the team.
Financial skills due to the exposure to the banking world and also loan calculations.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Joining during lockdown and working from home has been hard, but the team has been so friendly, and natwest has good procedures in place.
But what has really helped is that Natwest has provided a good, structure to enable me to balance work and study, and gain good exposure to the area
But what has really helped is that Natwest has provided a good, structure to enable me to balance work and study, and gain good exposure to the area
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
I'd say that my employer is very supportive, particularly due to the challenges presented by joining the team remotely, but these challenges have bene overcome
Joining during lockdown and working from home has been hard, but the team has been so friendly, and natwest has good procedures in place.
Joining during lockdown and working from home has been hard, but the team has been so friendly, and natwest has good procedures in place.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
I recieve a lot of support from my training provider when working towards my qualifications.
I am able to take the required time out of my work week to complete my studies, and my team is very understanding of the demands on my time which has helped me a lot.
I am able to take the required time out of my work week to complete my studies, and my team is very understanding of the demands on my time which has helped me a lot.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
I strongly feel that my qualification, through my training provider, helps me to perform better in my role.
They go hand in hand, where my role helps provide me exposure to what i am studying, and that my studies enable me to perform better in my role as i understand it more
They go hand in hand, where my role helps provide me exposure to what i am studying, and that my studies enable me to perform better in my role as i understand it more
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
Natwest provides many social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.
There are work adjacent activities, such as networking opportunities and skill building lessons.
There are also more social events, and groups based round moral ideas, such as gender balance, racial equality and giving back to wider society outside the bank.
There are work adjacent activities, such as networking opportunities and skill building lessons.
There are also more social events, and groups based round moral ideas, such as gender balance, racial equality and giving back to wider society outside the bank.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend NatWest Group to a friend?
Yes
Why?
I would recommend Natwest to a friend because it is a good place to work. Friendly people, supportive teams and a good atmosphere.
They are supportive towards my apprenticeship and helping me develop my skills in general. Also, the Natwest brand has ideals that align well with my morals outside of work.
They are supportive towards my apprenticeship and helping me develop my skills in general. Also, the Natwest brand has ideals that align well with my morals outside of work.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to NatWest Group?
If i was giving tips or advice to others applying to NatWest, i would firstly say to read as much as you can on the history of the bank, back in it's RBS days, and how it has changed since.
I think it's important to understand what has shaped the company today.
I think it's important to understand what has shaped the company today.
