Manufacturing Apprentice Review

At the moment in my apprenticeship I work SIBU vial packing and inspection. My day to day job role involves Working on the packing line as an operator to make sure that our products are distributed to the market on time to the GSK quality and standards. I also take part in some manual inspection, looking for different defects around the product. Being an apprentice I also spend one day a week at college where I get to work towards my level 3 NVQ which is all about process and quality.

I have developed a lot of different skill on my apprenticeship, and especially lots of transferable skills. As a n apprentice for GSK in your first year you get to go on an outward bound trip, where they aid you to develop team working skills that you can bring back and use in the workplace. This was a great opportunity and really helped me to develop my teamwork and communication skills.

I love my work. I feel like I am making a difference everyday and always learning new things. I love representing the company and going to careers events and speaking about my own experience of working for the company.

I feel very valued and feel as an apprentice I am able to make a huge impact on many different aspects of the company. I feel that the company is very good for providing feedback and allowing me to develop my self in my own way of learning.

The structure is good for the program, it is just hard for me too know where I will be throughout the 3 years of my apprenticeship. But I understand the structure of my learning and what I am working towards.

Our training provider is really good for listening to our feedback and tailoring lessons to the way in which we learn. Our training provider uses relatable examples to things that happen in the workplace.

My employer is very supportive and always wants to here my opinion on different activities that we have take part in. He is always keeping in contact and making sure that we are happy.

The salary is very competitive and there is many ways to improve you package over the program. You receive yearly bonuses which are represented by how hard you have worked over that year.

There are loads of different opportunities outside of work to develop yourself and build a good report. For example I recently took part in the brathay challenge along with 9 other apprentices from different areas and we are currently competing against loads of different other companies across the country.

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The company look after you, and really show you that you have a bright career path ahead of you. They offer loads of different opportunities and value every single employee.

If you apply for a certain role make sure that its what you want to do and something that you can see yourself doing and enjoying. If you get to the interview stage make sure you use all your resources and ask plenty of questions to all the different people.