The Sixth Formers' Guide to Degree Apprenticeships

Technology

“Once they join the business, apprentices are based in one of our offices across the UK, working in a team delivering client projects,” Perkins explains. “We do so much amazing client work, it gives them a great experience of so many different aspects of technology.” Apprentices at Capgemini continue to study for their degree with online learning each week and are supported by mentors and buddies throughout their apprenticeship. “We’re very proud that over a third of our latest cohort of degree apprentices were awarded a first-class degree at the end of their apprenticeships,” enthuses Perkins. “It’s a great testament to how hard they’ve worked and the impact they’ve made at Capgemini.” she concludes.

lots of different client meeting and projects like security reviews, looking at the designs of clients’ new systems and assessing their security. I sometimes go to see clients on-site and I work from home too. IBMers do something called ‘giveback’ where you do something positive for the community. So I’ve been into schools to talk about my apprenticeship journey and do panels and discussions. One of the real highlights of doing the apprenticeship has been the network it’s given me and the people I’ve been able to meet. Being able to say I work for IBM, one of the biggest tech companies in the world, has been great at networking events and I’ve met lots of other apprentices and senior employees. Provided it all goes well, there’s a guaranteed position for me at IBM once I finish my apprenticeship and I’d be keen to carry on working in cyber security. And because of all the work I’ve done and the experience I’ve had, I’ll be just above the level that graduates come in at. ”

important client meeting on your university day, you can study on a different day instead. The degree takes four years to complete and not all the modules match the work you’re doing at the time. But I’ve just done the cyber security module and because that’s the area I’m working in at the moment, there’s been a lot of overlap. That’s really me helped with my university work and vice- versa. My day-to-day work is very varied. I work in the office for two or three days a week and there’s

and how a project works. I’ve since worked in ‘DevOps’, which is software development and coding, and then moved into the cyber security team. I spend four days a week working and we have one day for our degree studies, which is with the University of Exeter. We go down to Exeter twice a year, for a week at a time, in September and January. And then there’s live online lectures, Q&A sessions, and e-learning each week, as well as assignments and project work. But it’s all very flexible, so if you’ve an

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