Marketing Apprentice Review
at RNLI College
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Marketing
Poole, Dorset
Review Submitted: May 2025
Overall Rating
4.9 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.8/5
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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:
5/5
Throughout my apprenticeship I spend between 4 and 6 months in each of the teams within the marketing department. This includes, creative services, individual giving, legacy, communications, social media, engagement, retail and data. In creative services, I was account handler which involved coordinating stakeholders, managing creative resource and capacity, scheduling and managing jobs from start to finish and completing the briefing process multiple times. So far in Individual giving I have; Chaired weekly taskforce meets for a recruitment campaign, and coordinated and managed multiple updates and optimisations.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
The programme is excellent! So far I have had 2 managers, both of whom have been amazing, supportive and willing to help me learn. All the people who I've worked with across the organisation have been incredibly patient and supported my development in as many ways as they can, including respecting my study time.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I have learnt many new skills, as previously described but more to note include; Understanding and working with a CRM system, using workfront for campaign management, extended my excel analysis skills, learnt how to use chatgpt to create an AI agent to optimise research, learn't about contact strategy and developed professional portfolio.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
The programme is very well structured, rotating through teams is a wonderful way to come across all different perspectives of the organisations roles and responsibilities. The transfer between teams has been seamless and exceptionally well organised.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
I receive lots of support from my employer in all aspects of both work and personal life, they are incredibly supportive of my study time and everyone ensures that everything I'm doing is beneficial to my professional development.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
My cambridge college tutor is very supportive, I can reach out whenever I'd like to ask for support on crossovers between working and studying, I have monthly meetings where I can ask any questions, and frequent review sessions.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
My qualification and role are very closely linked, there are often weeks where I learn about something through my study and then do a very similar task the week later. My qualification content helps me develop my working tasks deeper and allows me to focus on the job as I have strong background knowledge.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Yes there are lots! We often have a team lunch or team breakfast which involve a lot of networking. As it's a charity we are all often volunteering, most recently a group of us went up to support the RNLI's london marathon runners! We are also encouraged to get involved in fundraising activities such as the Mayday Mile!
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend RNLI College to a friend?
Yes
Why?
It's an incredible organisation to work for, the people management is executed flawlessly and the number of like minded people I work with is unmatched. Working for a charity with such a worthwhile cause is a wonderful feeling and it couldn't be a better place to start my professional career.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to RNLI College?
To be sure you know about the history of the RNLI, their values and to mention any personal connections you have with the organisation!
