IT Graduate Review
at Bupa
Degree Apprenticeship
Information Technology
Salford
Review Submitted: May 2023
Overall Rating
4.2 /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 am an IT graduate at Bupa specialising in cybersecurity. For the first six months I moved around six different teams in Bupa's information security area. I am currently spending 9 months with the vulnerability management team then I will spend my final 9 months with CSIRT. Currently my day consists of looking about vulnerability scans and analysing them. I also look at vulnerabilities and their remediations.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I enjoy working at Bupa a lot, everyone is kind and supportive. Although the intent of moving around different teams was good, I found it hard to settle into the teams when I was so quickly moving on so this made my first 6 months very up and down. Now i feel more settled and I am enjoying my team.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
I have learnt a lot of soft skills such as presentation skills, how to talk to others and how to present myself professionally. I have learnt how to use a lot of new software such as power BI and vulnerability management tools. Mostly I have learnt a lot about professional development.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
The cybersecurity programme has been well organised and well thought out. It is very regimented with the time spent in each team that is has a solid structure. On the programme we have access to a lot of career development days which are organised to help us develop as employees.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
There is so much support at Bupa on the grad scheme you have the leader of the IT grad scheme who checks in regularly and organises these career development days. You also have your manager and team who help you in your day to day role and are supportive of the apprenticeship. There are additional mentoring schemes you can apply for if need be and other people are always offering support and advise.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
For uni we have a skills coach who we have 1 to 1 meetings with every three months. He is helpful and supportive as well as very knowledgeable about the course and easy to talk to. For the units themselves the lecturers quickly reply to questions outside of lectures and offer a lot of resources to help you out.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
The course itself is based a lot around IT strategy and leadership with some specialised technical units. The more businessy units help me understand Bupa's strategy and how it works as a business. The technical units haven't been relevant to my current role but are useful to understand cybersecurity as a whole.
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
At work there are social events where teams meet up as your small team or as the whole cybersecurity department. As the majority of people work from home most of the time, they do organise these events to meet up in person which make a huge difference to your work relationships.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Bupa to a friend?
Yes
Why?
They are a good company who care about their employees. There are opportunities to move around Bupa into other jobs (this is not allowed on the grad scheme).
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Bupa?
Know Bupa's strategy
