Data Management Apprentice Review

Supporting the creation and cataloguing of CDEs in Microsoft Purview for key business processes, including New Retirement Account Opening Process and Advisor House View (data analysis, CDE identification, and data issues flagging); Identified data gaps, incorrect values, and raised clarifications to improve data quality and root‑cause fix discussions.

I would say that my programme is well structured. I have seen how there's a balance between my work and study where I engage in my BPP sessions but at the same time, the programme ensures that the work that I do corresponds with the lessons that I am having. I have also seen that is quite structured particularly during the times where I have engaged with stakeholders, where I have been able to deliver presentations in order to develop my soft skills as well as my technical skills on the job.

I have received a lot of support from my employer. I believe that the fact that I've been able to consistently have direct access to my apprenticeship manager has been such great help in particular in times where I'm slightly unsure about something, I have always had great support. M&G have ensured that the apprenticeship cohort don't just focus on work based tasks, but we've been involved in other soft skill development programmes through our TSX sessions which look out behavioural skills and ways in which we can utilise this in our daily lives. We have had financial session programmes where we've learned about how to utilise money, ways in which to avoid areas such as money laundering and looking at financial crimes which are all helpful things that can help us develop even outside of work.

I would say that I received some support from my training provider towards my qualifications. Specifically the calls that I I would have on a regular basis with my learner coach were very helpful in going through things that I have completed perhaps in my Portfolio. Also areas that I was concerned with and how I was finding the videos that I was watching for my lessons were really spoken through during the calls. I felt like that ability to communicate through the calls made it really worthwhile and really allowed me to check for areas that I needed to improve in.

My qualification has put me through many different stages particularly looking at areas such as Excel, Power BI, Power Query and how to utilise data in the best way possible given a workplace scenario, which has really supported my working style as I've been able to utilise these skills when given tasks by my manager. I've been able to apply my Excel skills specifically when it comes to data analysis and I've been able to explore other tools such as Power BI and have been able to follow through and develop dashboards which have added to the creativity of my data visualisation.

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It is a great place to work. The culture is what stands out in particular with the company's values of care and integrity - this is something that is shown across the office. There are so many opportunities to be a part of, especially through the variety of networks available. For instance the EMBRACE network, where an individual can support in the organising of events that promote different areas of cultural diversity and beliefs as well as many more. There is a vast support network, especially given my experience within the Apprenticeship space. There will always be someone to reach out to, with an area of support required.