Data Scientist Review

Item: Data Scientist at Department for Work and Pensions
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at Department for Work and Pensions

Degree Apprenticeship

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Government

Manchester

Review Submitted: February 2026

Overall Rating

4.5 /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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.4/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

5/5

"Data scientist involved in a range of projects that have utilised: LLMs, cloud services, ML, analytics, and storytelling."

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

Lots of great hands on experience, though BPP's support for accessibility needs could be improved + technical compatibility (e.g., can't access some tools needed for the course via work machines) could be better.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

Learnt many new skills regarding LLMs, transformers, software engineering, storytelling

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

5/5

Well structured

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

Employer is very supportive, though some issues could have been detected before occurring

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

3/5

It is mostly excellent, though support for accessibility needs needs to be updated as currently it is quite a long process to fill out many forms before extenuating circumstances can be made for coursework submissions - even for those who have a plan in place already

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

4/5

The course currently isn't directly, as it is the first year and is quite simple, but I imagine in the 2nd and 3rd year the modules will be more relevant. That said, the assignments do allow me to apply a more thorough approach to relevant work.