Apprentice Review

Currently I am involved with internal marketing, this consists of news letters, a monthly review of statistics and general design work. I have recently taken on project work which has been interesting so far. Once a week I do 7.5 hours of college work (20%).

Communication skills, confidence, team working, creativity, time management and general management have improved significantly. Collaboration is also an interesting factor of my role that has also improved. Seniors do listen to younger members of staff which is refreshing

I love my program, everyone there is extremely helpful and understanding. My line manager especially is amazing, guiding me in every aspect of the business and through my apprenticeship. If I would like to do something I can, if I need something it’s provided without question.

WSP has an amazing structure for apprentices, everything is done by the book and is pretty smooth.

As I said before, my employer couldn’t be more supportive. If I’m interested in doing something I can, if I need something I’ll have it in less then a week. My line manager is especially the rock of my apprenticeship, always wanting to be involved.

The training provider however can make the course stressful especially in the beginning with enrolment as it wasn’t the easiest, the systems they use are also confusing and the support isn’t the best. I will give them the benefit of the doubt on enrolment.

I suppose the work makes you reflect however, I don’t feel as though the training provider tailors courses to the company. Sometimes I cannot comment on questions due to my role and it’s hard to come up with other evidence.

We have amazing social events, our team are our regular be it a fun night out, football league on a Tuesday, office parties with games or going out for food on a lunch and see how everyone is getting on.

Yes

I have already recommend to a lot of friends from lower years and my year (year 13.) The company challenges you to better your career and has apprentices at heart when making decisions.

Be your self, your interview is usually taken by your manager. Applying is easy with tough competition. Spend some time completing the character tests but don’t beat your self up over them. If you get the role be polite and dress smart!