Apprentice CyberSecurity Engineer Review
at Tekgem
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Cyber Security
Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees TS21, UK
Review Submitted: March 2025
Overall Rating
4.1 /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
3.4/5
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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
Provide Cyber Security services to industrial customers such as the the implementation, maintenance and decommissioning of hardware.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Company culture is very welcoming, good to work here.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
I have learned a large amount about cyber security in industry and how its implemented.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
The program is provided through QA and provides some useful training
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
They aid me with the apprenticeship as best as they can
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
They provide some help in the form of lessons and assignments.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
They provide some good knowledge albeit a bit disjointed from the specific job.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
Yes they do some extra activities at events and often bring us to networking events.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Tekgem to a friend?
Yes
Why?
They have a good working culture, the people are wonderful and they provide as much as they can to aid me in my progression all while treating us fairly.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Tekgem?
Aim to learn a little in industrial cyber security specifically as its a little bit different from standard IT cyber security and can aid a lot.
