Rating

7.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Warehouse Apprentice, Count stock, serve customers, use the forklift, answer the phones, serve customers on the counter, oversea unloading of the lorry.

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • learnt how to use a forklift, work in a team to achieve the same goal.

    8/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • working at a company that make you feel like part of the team even if you are only there as an apprentice. in a business environment to meet TARGETS SET BY THE COMPANY.

    9/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by Howdens?
  • I FEEL VERY VALUED BY THE COMPANY AS I AM INVITED OUT WITH EVERYONE ON STAFF MEALS AND INCENTIVE TRIPS IN AND OUT OF WORK.

    8/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • THE WORK SIDE IS VERY WELL ORGANISED BUT THE ASSESOR SIDE IS NOT VERY WELL ORGANISED AS I ONLY HAVE 4 MONTHS LEFT AND HAVENT FULLY COMPLETED A WORKBOOK.

    3/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • I DO NOT RECEIVE A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM MY TRAINING PROVIDER AS I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM IN A MONTH AND DONT KNOW WHERE I STAND WITH MY APPRENTICESHIP.

    2/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • I GET A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM MY EMPLOYER WITH CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISISM AND GET SHOWN HOW TO DO THINGS IN AN EASIER WAY.

    10/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • I MANAGE TO DO EVRYTHING I NEED TO DO ON THE SALERY I GET.

    8/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • OUTSIDE OF WORK WE GET TO GO ON INCENTIVE TRIPS AND PLAY ROUNDERS, BOWLING AND GO KARTING.

    9/10

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


  • 9b. Why?
  • THERE ARE SO MANY OPPERTUNITIES TO GROW AS A PERSON AND PROGRESS THROUGH THE COMPANY.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Howdens?
  • WORK AS HARD AS YOU CAN AND YOU WILL ACHIEVE.


Details

Level 2 Apprenticeship

East of England

September 2015


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