Supply Chain Management Degree Apprentice Review

On a day to day basis I take responsibility of small admin tasks alongside training with a member of the team on their roles. A lot of health and safety focus, compliance and continuous improvement, alongside daily operations training.

I have developed all my pre-existing skills massively. New skills I have learnt include people management, confidentiality, networking and my technical skills.

I enjoy my programme very much. I am supported massively by everyone in my team which makes it much easier for me to learn and gain experiences along the way. I believe you get the benefits of both opportunities of a degree and hands on learning on the job.

My programme is structured well. We have consistent webinars each week with periodic visits to the university where the next workload is given. Sometimes I find it difficult when we visit university and we are introduced to the next assignment while still in the middle of the current assignment. This crossover can become slightly overwhelming if your mind is elsewhere on your current situation.

I receive mass amount of support from my direct team and direct line of authority. Support can be welcome elsewhere, but only if you were to reach out first.

My lecturers are very helpful when you are to come forth with queries and if they can't give me the information I am looking for I believe they would direct me where next to go.

My experiences on my qualification help me plan on workplace projects, slow down and focus on the quality of my work produced and not quantity. I have gained confidence in interacting with new people, speaking up to bigger groups.

I am involved in a professional Networking Event called The Women's Empowerment Network.

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The opportunities for a young person to develop and start their career appear to be big.

Research. Have an interest in working with people (if you want to go into operations). Understand that the business purpose is to provide a solution to our customers - it is about making them happy.