Business Admin Apprentice Review

My Business Administration apprenticeship was made up of three placements. My first placement was a secretary/ admin role, this involved taking phone calls, responding to emails and setting up meetings. My second placement was within Document Control, my daily role involved issuing and removing documents from the intranet. My final placement was in Resourcing, this involved managing internal and external recruitment campaigns e.g. publish job adverts, setting up interviews and preparing offer letters.

Through my apprenticeship I developed my communication skills, as my daily role involved answering the phone and emails to a wide range of stakeholders. I also gained basic administration skills, such as using Microsoft Outlook for answering emails, setting up meetings etc. I also developed my IT skills on Microsoft Excel, Word and Visio.

I thoroughly enjoyed my Business Admin Apprenticeship as it was so varied. I enjoyed completing three placements and having the opportunity to move around the business and communicate with a wide range of people within different teams. I enjoyed developing a wide range of skills throughout my different roles within my apprenticeship.

The programme was well structured, it consisted of two 6 month placements and one 12 month placement. We were informed of our placement moves around a month before we moved, giving sufficient time to organise hand over plans, travel plans and building moves. We also attended Gen 2 once a month, the dates for this were given to us at the start of the programme so I was kept fully informed.

We received support from the scheme owners, as and when we required it. We also had regular 1:1 meetings with the scheme owners to discuss the progress of our placement. We also received support from the Apprentice Training Team, when we required it. They held meetings throughout my apprenticeship with all of those completing the Business Administration apprenticeship.

We attended a training day at Gen 2 once a month, while completing our NVQ. They provided us with support on completing the assignments and guided us if there was any queries with the assignments. Our Gen 2 assessor also came to visit us at our workplace to help complete assignments and sign off parts of the NVQ. If we had any queries we could email the assessor and they would respond within a timely manor.

Completing my NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration helped me perform better within my role as it required me to complete tasks for my assignments, that I would not usually have completed within my daily role, such as minute taking. It also helped me perform better within my daily tasks such as answering the phone, and emails as I was required to provide a wide range of evidence on these for my assignments.

There are a wide range of extra-curricular activities to get involved with as a Sellafield Ltd apprentice, these include but are not limited to, becoming a member of the apprentice council, completing in the 'Tall Ships' event, attending career fairs and also becoming a STEM ambassador, which involves attending and helping at school events.

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I would recommend a Sellafield Ltd apprenticeship to a friend, as they provide a wide range of apprenticeships and qualifications to suit a variety of people. They are supportive from the start through to completion of your apprenticeship. They also offer a wide range of opportunities while completing, and once you have completed your apprenticeship.

Research the apprenticeship scheme you would like to apply for by looking on the Sellafield Ltd Careers website. You should also attend careers fairs to find out more information, which gives you the opportunity to ask questions about the scheme and speak to scheme owners or others who have completed the apprenticeship. You should also ensure you research the company.