Rating

9.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Operator of machinery in the process of producing kitchens. I'm there to run the machine, performance maintenance tasks and fix small issues that occur.

    9/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Learnt a lot of new skills, especially in engineering related mathematics. I have also learnt about things like Electrical circuits and Mechanical principles.

    9/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • Very much enjoying. The company is great to work for and I hope I successfully complete the apprenticeship and move on to working full time for them.

    10/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Very, everything has been very well thought out. I wish I didn't get so much work all at once but I'm still enjoying the process.

    10/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • Quite a bit actually, the best part of it is having some of my working hours for the use of completing college work, if I didn't I don't know how I'd keep up.

    10/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • At the moment it's not bad, I recently went for a dyslexia assessment and so hopefully that should aid them in tweaking the support I receive.

    10/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • Pretty good. There are things I'm learning that I'll not use in my job, certainly not immediately if ever, like complicated mathematics.

    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.)
  • There are but with all the college work I never have time.

    10/10

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


  • 9b. Why?
  • I love working for them and I can't wait to get to my EPA and hopefully have done well enough to get the job.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Howdens?
  • Keep up with your college work, dont let it build up uncompleted. In my first year I did, this year onwards I wont allow it to.


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire

April 2024


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