Rating

8.1/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • I am training to be a Project manager and currently in a placement with the project support co-coordinators which means I attend meetings regarding scoping a store etc. Whilst doing admin to ensure stakeholders are kept up to date.

    9/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I have learnt many skills through work experience and attending the college workshops. Such as presentation skills.

    9/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I really enjoy going to the meetings and engaging with the different stakeholders.

    8/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by Co-op?
  • The Co-Op is known for its morals and ethics and there has been a push recently and from the start the managers were very nice.

    9/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • As myself and the two apprentices were the first to join the estates team there was a lack of structure especially with the link to college.

    5/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • We have monthly catch ups with our training provider in which we review progress of coursework and are set objectives for the next meetings. We also have 5 workshops in the course.

    8/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • The support from the employer is very good with regular catch ups both formal and informal and opportunities to have meetings with mentors.

    9/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • The Salary is good

    7/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • There are many opportunities outside of work such as the young people board and charity days

    9/10

  • 9. Would you recommend Co-op to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • I feel there is a lot of potential progress as it is a large organisation.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Co-op?
  • I would say just be yourself as that is what I did and fortunately got the role. I went through several processes to narrow the it down to myself and two apprentices however I am unsure if this is the general procedure for the co-op or if it was a one off


Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Business Operations

North West

April 2016


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