Training Officer Review
at The Army
Degree Apprenticeship
Armed Forces
Staffordshire
Review Submitted: May 2025
Overall Rating
3 /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!
2.5/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
3/5
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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:
3/5
Planning and conducting training of a unit of c.500 people.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
2/5
Initially very much, now its becoming a chore
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
3/5
Developed existing ones and added an academic underpinning.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Very well.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
2/5
this has reduced as i have changed roles twice now since the start of the programme and my newer employers weren't the people who agreed to it.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
plenty
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
being already in a senior position, i find that it is only refining things i already know/do.
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
some although its a challenge to balance this with personal life.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend The Army to a friend?
Yes
Why?
it has been fantastic for me.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to The Army?
stick with it and don't get down on the bad days.
