Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship Review
at Visa
Degree Apprenticeship
Finance
London
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
4.6 /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!
4.5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.4/5
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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
Admin work, communicating with various stakeholders, handling complex projects with amazing support - never the same boring thing.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I love it - honestly the best opportunity compared to uni - my friends just constantly complain about their traditional route.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Microsoft Office, various software, confidence, meeting leadership
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
Very well organised but HR can often be extremely slow.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
More than enough from each manager
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
Enough - 1 day a week studying
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
Very much so - the perfect degree to work in a corporate environment like this. My PDE Stacey is extremely helpful too.
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
Volunteering events constantly but apprentices are not really encouraged as much as they should be.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Visa to a friend?
Yes
Why?
They treat you like you should be treated and there's no micro-managing. You are in control of your own work and you can fulfil your potential.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Visa?
Apply only if you're genuinely interested in the business world particularly the payments industry - if you think the way payments work, etc is boring - you won't like it. Me personally, I didn't know anything until I was actually in the job and I've been fascinated ever since.
