Sous Chef Review

by Mitchells & Butlers

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

10/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Sous chef at a restaurant. Involves running a brigade of cooks, making sure food quality standards are met. Placing food orders, managing rotations.

    10/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Learnt a lot about food legislation and people management.

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • The upmost extent.

    10/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Lifetime is providing very well organised and structured programmes, help is always available, their systems are up to date and modern and the coaches know what they’re doing.

    10/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Full support

    10/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Full support.

    10/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • Very well, it made me confident in my new role and provided a lot of extra knowledge that I found helpful.

    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.)

    • Not much but it is an idea that I would like to be entertained.

    10/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Mitchells & Butlers to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Good place to work, with good colleagues and a good salary. Lots of opportunities to advance and improve also.

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Mitchells & Butlers?

    • Be open minded and hard working, and you will get what you need from it.

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Chef

Brighton and Hove

February 2025

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