Supply Chain Business Degree Apprentice Review

My role as a Supply Chain Business Degree Apprentice requires me to work 4 days a week and study for a Chartered Leadership and Management Degree 1 day a week. Across the 4 year course i will have 6, 6 month rotations across different functions in the supply chain from Sourcing Fulfilment to planning and Operations. With the final year to choose a 12 month rotation to do my final year project on. Day-to-day is always different no matter what rotation you are in, you have lots of different responsibilities from uni work, rotation work to enrichments teams where you may be helping plan a volunteering event to organizing Work Experience for Students and potential new apprentices.

I have learnt many different skills which include but are not limited to Leadership, communication, organisation, decision making and problem solving, developing collaborative relations etc. These are shown throughout the course by having the responsibility and accountability to hold and chair my own meetings and various levels within the company and have my own portfolio of projects/suppliers.

The programme is perfect for someone who is highly energetic and eager to learn and develop. It also benefits people who are unsure on what they want to do for a career as it opens your eyes to different experiences and you meet many different types of people who you can learn from and receive advice.

The university course very well structured with different styles of assignments to complete with 3 modules a year plus summer and Christmas breaks. The rotations are all different however all based around your development and understanding of the business with quite a few ex apprentices in management roles, there are a lot of people who understand the position you are in.

The support from GE Aerospace is good. With many apprentices all over site in different rotations it can be hard to stay on top of everything however due to apprentice community that has been built over the years there are really good relationships between the different years which help to support each other and also many ex apprentices who have completed the course are in management roles all over site who are still eager to help develop the next set of apprentices

Support from training provider varies due to different teaching styles throughout the year however the community of apprentices are always there to help each other and there is always a clear structure to the modules and plenty of resources available to us

the course is very specific to our company which helps us continuously link back between work and uni and vice versa. This is beneficial to those who aspire to be in a people leader role in the future.

We have an enrichment programme which is part of our contract where you rotate yearly round different teams such as volunteering, SPET, Marketing, Careers events, Work Experience and Residential team. In year 3 you get the opportunity to lead one of these teams

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A friendly environment built around your development and to help unlock new skills. With a great structure in place for you to meet lots of people and find out what you want your future to look like. The university work goes hand in hand with your rotation work.

Be open minded and read into the core values of GE. These are promoted throughout and is the base of our workforce.