Overall Rating
3.6 /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!
1.5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
3.8/5
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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:
2/5
Tax compliance with some minor advisory work. Mostly deal with manager with some limited direct contact with clients
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
1/5
The role itself and the required qualifications are fine, however the associated duties and task arise because of the apprenticeship I find unnecessary and adding additional burden to already full schedules
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
The role is new to me, so everything exposed to is new
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
2/5
Feel it could be more organised, I have very limited contact with the apprenticeship coach which changed 3 times in the span of a year. Also wasn't aware my qualification was to be done under apprenticeship but might as well see it through.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
2/5
In relation to the actual education and day to day there is plenty of support, on the apprenticeship side I'm close to end point assessment though not much info received on what should I expect.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
Help are available for those who seek it.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
It certainly ties in very closely with what we do, though to be honest the qualification is more for benchmarking to "prove" a person is capable on the book, someone without a qualification but done the job for many years can still be just as competent.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
We got social committee and they definably do a lot and much efforts were put in, so always very appreciated from my perspective.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend S&W to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Is a fair company with size to match it's expectation, it also provide opportunity for internal staff and a good place for a new starter in the industry to develop naturally which is what apprenticeship is designed for.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to S&W?
Honestly I can't help much with this as is more of a HR side of things.
