Rating

8.6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • My role includes providing advice, guidance and support to managers and team members on a range of processes, policies and issues via phone and email. I provide support on Right to Work processes, deliver training to managers and shift leaders on Employee Relations and collate reporting for my team each day. I am involved with a range of duties and adhoc responsibilities to keep me busy, and I really enjoy my role.

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Yes, it has helped so much when I am delivering training and allows me to explain the training in a better way. I also feel more confident searching for information and know what to look for when I am searching for answers. My apprenticeship also pushed me to speak to people I wouldn't normally have contact with, and provided opportunities that I potentially wouldn't have had otherwise.

    9/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I really enjoyed the apprenticeship, I found Lifetime to be really helpful and my Learning and Development coach supported me a lot. I had a very supportive manager who had done an apprenticeship in the past and this made a huge difference. I was supported by Whitbread all the way and I feel grateful to work in a company that allowed me to develop my training with an apprenticeship.

    9/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • It was well organised and I found it easy to follow and stay on track. I had regular meetings with my manager and my coach to discuss my progress and any areas that needed to be worked on so felt it had good structure.

    8/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • I was very well supported by my employer, I had the apprenticeship manager check in with me and my line manager was very supportive. I also had support from my immediate team in regards to proof reading my work and offering advice and suggestions. Overall I really enjoyed my apprenticeship.

    9/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • I felt that Lifetime supported me really well, I felt comfortable to reach out to my LDC for any advice I needed and found out catch ups to be useful.

    8/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • I feel that I can perform better in my role when I am advising on HR/ER issues on the helpdesk, and also feel that I can perform better whilst delivering training as I remember the learnings from my apprenticeship and can incorporate this in my delivery. I have also had good feedback from my manager in regards to this showing in my work.

    10/10

  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
  • Yes, there is different networks to get involved in such as our LGBTQ+ network: Glow, our Gender Equality Network and our Race Religion and Cultural Heritage network.

    8/10

  • 9a. Would you recommend Whitbread to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • I've really enjoyed working here and if you are prepared to put in the hard work, you can receive a lot back. I have also made a lot of friends here and I feel that majority of the people here are super friendly which is also nice to experience.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Whitbread?
  • Prepare for the interview, research the company and use the STAR method in interviews.


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Human Resources

Luton, Bedfordshire

March 2024


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