Apprentice Data Architect Review

My role requires daily tasks such as granting access requests to content, having a meeting with my team in the morning then can do a variety of work throughout the day. My day is based around meetings that I will attend, this could be project work or meetings to discuss taking on new work. My daily tasks can change as more work can come to the department, we act as custodians for various customers in the bank by taking their requirements and modelling them to provide an entity relationship view of business requirements. But, also do a number of things behind this.

I would say that the structure has been good, the induction was a good way of breaking you into what is expected at the bank as well as making it a friendly environment to go out and talk to other apprentices who are also new. The training provider has also been good at keeping me up to date of what will happen throughout the year, this has been done through both e-mail and meeting with my apprenticeship assessor one a month to discuss my progress and my work.

You are offered a lot of support, this can be support for a number of reasons. If there are any problems I can quite easily speak to my manager and he will most likely resolve the issue. If it is outwith his control then I have various support functions such as ask [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the Higherin Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions] which is an online chat bot where you can then be directed to an advisor to assist with any questions. You're also heavily encouraged to ask for support when needed within NatWest, which also makes me feel more comfortable if I need any help.

In my opinion you receive a goof amount of support when working towards your qualifications as I can quite easily set up calls with my assessor or drop him an e-mail if I have any questions. There is also plenty of materials which they provide to help you with any learning needs e.g., if you're attending a course before they have a website where you can access pre-learning materials. So, overall I would say the general attitude towards helping and support is the same as NatWest.

To some extent the courses have helped with my knowledge and skills within my role, but it can be hard to cater for everyone who's attending and make it very role specific which I understand. A good example of this is the last course I attended was a Data Analytics course which was very helpful to me as I got to understand tools in greater depths and know why they are used. However, some courses may be a bit less specific for my role. But, I think overall it does help to a good extent and allows me to progress.

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I have been made to feel welcome ever since I started last year which was a big thing for me. Coming into a new business with no prior knowledge in my area was quite daunting, but my team and other colleagues have been exceptional in helping me to learn and grow within this past year. It is such a friendly place to work, where everyone is focused on doing good for the organisation and trying to deliver great results within a friendly environment.