Cyber Security Apprentice Review

The cyber security apprenticeship at Computacenter is extremely well organised and thoughtfully structured. The cyber team has planned clear and meaningful rotations across all cyber security departments, with each rotation typically lasting around 6–8 weeks. This gives enough time to properly settle into each team, understand how they operate, and genuinely contribute to their work. Throughout the apprenticeship, there is immense support from line managers, rotation managers, and dedicated apprentice mentors. Everyone involved clearly understands the objectives of the apprenticeship, and each rotation manager is aware of what evidence and experience we need to achieve our goals, which makes the learning very focused and effective.
What really stands out is how involved we are in real work. Rather than being limited to basic or low impact tasks, apprentices are trusted and often thrown into the deep end, working on genuine cyber security activities that add value to the business. This has resulted in a huge amount of learning on the job. We are also given dedicated study time to focus on off the job learning and apprenticeship exams, which shows how supportive the team is of our development.
Through the rotations, we gain valuable experience across both the technical and non‑technical sides of cyber security, which is incredibly beneficial for building a well rounded skill set. Alongside this, the team culture is excellent, with regular team events and a very welcoming environment. There are also many apprentices across other areas of the business, and we regularly connect, share knowledge, and support each other, which makes the overall experience even more positive. I would 100% recommend Computacenter, amazing place to work at!

The programme is extremely well organised and structured, with the cyber team clearly investing time and effort into planning meaningful rotations and providing strong support throughout. Its clear the team genuinely cares about apprentice development and creating a positive learning environment for us here

I receive a very high level of support from my employer. Alongside regular support from my line manager, rotation managers, and apprentice mentor, the Early Careers team also provides monthly 1-2-1 to make sure we’re supported and on track. We also have regular apprentice calls where we can raise any issues, share experiences, and support each other, which creates a really positive and reassuring environment.

I receive good support from my training provider while working towards my qualifications. My training mentor has been excellent and provides me with good clear guidance, regular support, and is always approachable when help is needed. There have occasionally been some communication challenges from the provider itself, rather than from the training mentor, but overall the learning experience has still been positive.

My qualification supports my role well by reinforcing the knowledge and skills I use in my day‑to‑day work. It complements my on the job learning and helps me apply best practice cyber security concepts more confidently

Yes

Yes, I would absolutely recommend Computacenter to a friend. It’s a global organisation with offices across the world, which creates a huge range of opportunities to work on projects with both national and international impact. The culture is supportive, development is genuinely encouraged, and employees are trusted with meaningful work from an early stage. Particularly within the cyber security team, the support, exposure, and learning opportunities make it an excellent place to start and grow a career.