Rating

8.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Trainee CAD Designer Helping out with designs Helping out with measures Conducting PI checks Working on the counter Answering the phone

    10/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • CAD training at Northampton How to conduct product check lists Customer Interaction Phone communication

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • Working as a team Conducting tasks individually Becoming a member of Howdens

    9/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by Howdens?
  • Appreciated by the management and the staff but also made to feel like I am a needed member of the team.

    10/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • From the Howdens side it is very well structured but from the external parts due to distance from the office visits a far between.

    6/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • They say if I am ever stuck or need help with anything then I am to get in contact with them.

    8/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • A lot, anything I'm struggling on he gets himself or a member of staff to help.

    8/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • Is a little tight but it is supplemented by another job.

    7/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • I don't know of many yet but I have only started.

    6/10

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


  • 9b. Why?
  • It's a great company to work for with plenty of progression and job role changes that you may want to take up. They also look after there staff unlike a lot of larger companies.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Howdens?
  • Just be yourself and if you are hard working then you will get on well here.


Details

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Yorkshire & The Humber

July 2015


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