Higher Officer Review
at Home Office
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Legal/Law
Uxbridge
Review Submitted: March 2023
Overall Rating
2.9 /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
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
2.8/5
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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:
3/5
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
Only just began but enjoy the time away from my job to develop my self and hopefully learn new skills and content and also deliver for my organisation. The course content looks comprehensive and heavy with a lot of contribution and time required which would be a challenge to do.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
3/5
Just began the course so am I looking forward to see how the course can assist me. The course is delivered via Microsoft teams and is class based with interaction from everyone. Looking to develop my self as a manager and learn new process of delivering success for my team.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
It’s taken 7 months to get enrolled and be part of the course. The calls have been cancelled and rescheduled a number of times which is difficult in a shift working role and to get on top of and make changes in my roster to accommodate the calls content.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
3/5
Very much a lot of support and time to attend but the course calls can create issues with operational work and making changes at short notice and also making progress further down the line with the nature of my role. But everything seems accommodating and positive with no issues
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
2/5
Just new to the course so unable to comment. The course promises to provide support and challenge in equal measure so I am hopeful that course will be accommodated and job challenges considered by the course provider to ensure smooth transition and assistance with challenges in busy work periods. Let’s see.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
Again too new to comment as just started the programme so unsure at this stage but as the course introduction seemed encouraging and positive and I am hopeful this will deliver and be consistent with what I think and hopefully the aims are fulfilled for everyone’s benefit and makes good progress.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
I have not heard of or been told of anything that is outside the calls that are required to be undertaken or that there will be anything that requires physical participation in a environment outside the calls - all to be done online and with guided distance learning with course provider.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Home Office to a friend?
Yes
Why?
It’s a good starting point to your career as you can move to other departments or positions sighing the organisation and also do courses and all learning is E learning and not classroom based so can be done remotely and the pay will hopefully improve and not be too low
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Home Office?
Save your money before joining as renting in London is expensive and the pay is not the same as private sector and the pay progression is very slow with very low pay offers and contracts can change which means terms and conditions may get withdrawn including pension and pay which is important
