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BT Group

ApprenticeSoftware Engineer Review

at BT Group

Degree Apprenticeship

Software Engineering

London

Review Submitted: April 2025

Overall Rating

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
4/5 - Skills Development
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
Working on software projects, could be creating new projects and ideas or working and fixes existing ones, depending on your team
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
The program has a very relaxed approach and gives you a lot of time and space to learn on the job and pick up new skills and many different opportunities

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Developed my coding and development knowledge’s well as learned many new coding languages and skills that will be useful for my career in this industry in the future

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
The programme is pretty well organised and structured there won’t be huge change in the structure throughout the apprenticeship at all just the work you do depending on teams you join
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Plenty or support from the employer and colleagues at work
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
The lecturers are always open to help and have calls to make sure you understand the module and assignments fully
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
A lot of background knowledge if different technologies and skills which may not be used day to day at work but are still very useful to know and may be used in the future
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
There are many networking events available to attend and depending on what office you work at, some offices have many social and sports activities to offer.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BT Group to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Great environment to work, good work life balance and friendly colleagues
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BT Group?
Be yourself and don’t be afraid to ask questions at all because most people in your position are the same and you only learn if you ask
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