Cyber Security apprentice Review

Item: Cyber Security apprentice at Babcock International Group
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at Babcock International Group

Degree Apprenticeship

Cyber Security

Tewkesbury

Review Submitted: March 2026

Overall Rating

4.4 /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

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:

4/5

my role as a cyber security apprentice day to day is to apply security controls, write documentation and adhere to certifications to assure a system/project for a customer

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

I greatly enjoy the program at this point in time as it lets me work in my field of interest and make a difference however, as I am still toward the start of the program so I believe it is to early to give it 5 stars

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

I have learnt a lot of new skills so far, including but not limited to: how to create a threat model, how to asses risk, how to derive, write and work from requirements and how to design a network to a specification

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

4/5

as I am part of the first cohort of cyber apprentices for Babcock from what I understand the program is being workshopped but there is still enough structure to learn valuable skills

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

The level of support form Babcock is great the workplace is very friendly and you are encouraged to ask questions whenever you have them and there are support networks for things such as neurodiversity and women in STEM

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

4/5

the support from the training provider is good however due to not having access to them for the majority of the time due to the on the job off the job split it can feel like there is less support than there is

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

4/5

while a little early to tell I believe that the qualifications gained link well with the work done in workplace and they try to make you work on closely related things on and off the job

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

there are frequently run apprentice/grad socials that you can go to to have fun and network with others in the early careers team, as well as STEM activities that you can apply for to help inspire others and you get bekind days that allow you to volunteer