Admissions assistant Review

Item: Admissions assistant at Newcastle University
Rating: 3.4
Author: Anonymous

at Newcastle University

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Business Operations

Newcastle upon Tyne

Review Submitted: April 2025

Overall Rating

3.4 /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!

3.5/5 - Overview of Role

3/5 - Skills Development

3.4/5 - 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

I process university applications for postgraduate admissions, currently focusing on Chinese and UK applicants. I check documents and qualifications to decide whether to give an offer or reject an applicant. I have also previously been a part of a project automating application processing.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

3/5

I have found my role and the apprenticeship interesting, though it could be more challenging.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

3/5

I have learnt how to use Microsoft Dynamics, project management strategies and tools, and am developing my professional social skills.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

4/5

Quite well organised, we have regular monthly taught sessions and monthly meetings with our skills coach.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

4/5

I am confident that I would receive the support I need from my employer, though I haven't needed any yet.

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

4/5

Quite a lot of support, I can message my skills coach at any time with queries or worries and she supports me with them. We also have regular monthly meetings where this can be brought up/addressed.

How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

3/5

The information covered so far in the qualification has been fairly straight forward, so I don't feel it has had much of an impact on my performance in my role. Exceptions include creating a PDP and gaining an understanding of stakeholders within the automation project.

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

2/5

There is some but none that I would be interested in. Any I have thought I'd enjoy run during work hours which is inconvenient. I have been trying to find clubs and events but they aren't clearly advertised.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Newcastle University to a friend?

Yes

Why?

The workplace culture is friendly and welcoming, flexibility with working from home is a plus, though this could be implemented further, (e.g. requiring me to be in office when there's no actual need for me to physically be there adds unnecessary stress.)