Data Analyst Review
at Travis Perkins plc
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Finance
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Review Submitted: February 2024
Overall Rating
3.8 /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!
3.5/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3.6/5
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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
Data analyst within a finance team. Assisting the finance team by creating reports and helping to make sure that they pull the correct information for their financial reporting.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
It was good to learn the actual academic principles behind things that I'd picked up through self-learning in the course of my job, prior to starting the apprenticeship. I knew how to do things before, now I understand why.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
How to use Machine Learning to make models for predictive reporting.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
It was pretty good. I enjoyed the mix of personal preparation tasks, done in my own time, and group workshops at regular points in the course.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
My managers were always supportive and made sure that I got enough time to carry out work for the apprenticeship, whilst still working on my main job.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
It was nice to have a personal coach that I could contact at any time if I had any queries. They also provided a number of online seminars and workshops that were useful at times where I was struggling with specific topics.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
I have much more confidence to talk about things now, especially to other people who work in more senior positions. Being self-taught to do a job is all well and good, but it's nice to know some of the proper terminology to use to get people to take you more seriously.
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
Yes. There are many things that are organised through our corporate communications system.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Travis Perkins plc to a friend?
Yes
Why?
It's a professionally run company that cares about developing colleagues to their full extent.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Travis Perkins plc?
Don't be afraid to just be yourself. Everyone is welcome here, as long as you're willing to work hard and be a part of the team.
