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Apprentice Actuarial Technician Review

at WTW

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Insurance and Risk Management

Reigate

Review Submitted: February 2025

Overall Rating

4.4 /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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
4.2/5 - 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
Working out pension values and quotes for individual members, Working on projects assessing how well funded pension schemes are, other roles that help other teams
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Great community of people, good sense of progress as in notice yourself developing.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Excel skills, time management, communication, statistical modelling

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Apprenticeship programme has been in place since 2017 so very organised
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Get a good amount of study days for exams and time every week to work on apprenticeship coursework, other apprentices I can talk to for support and can be open with managers
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
Regular meetings with coach, good resources avaliable
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
Find a lot of parallels between what I am learning and working on
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
A lot of socials, monthly drinks in the office, football and netball and larger socials every summer and christmas

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend WTW to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Great community, and enjoy the work
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to WTW?
be yourself, don't worry about seeming nervous in interviews as everyone will be!
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