Store Apprentice Review

by Aldi

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

Normal store assistant duties. Stick rotation. Serving customers. Etc

6/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Till skills and stock skills. Including produce date rotating.

6/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

It’s a great career path and the people I work with are great. However more focus needs to be had on my apprenticeship side of things.

6/10

4. How valued do you feel by Aldi?

Not very if I’m honest, my store uses my off prod hours and yet I don’t use that time to do anything apprentishio related. Thus, I’m behind on my NVQ

6/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

I think this is the issue, there isn’t really much structure. I never know what going to happen. Majority of the time I’m sat on a till my whole shift.

5/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

Lifetime training are actually great and my trainer is pretty supportive. As much as I’ve asked her to be.

7/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Again, this isn’t as much as I’d expect, however I understand, we don’t have huge HR departments and whatnot and we’re constantly busy. Credit to the management as hey have a lot to deal with, and my team try hard to be as supportive of me emotionally as they can

7/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

It doesn’t. I’m always constantly in debt. As I only earn £6per hour. Which is far more than most apprentiships. But not when I have bills to pay. Especially when I work shift where everyone gets double pay, except me. I also feel that any hours I do outside my contracted apprentiship hours should be paid at the standard store assistant rate.

5/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

Not sure the meaning of the question?

6/10

9. Would you recommend Aldi to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

I would highly recommend working at Aldi to anyone, but if you’re like me, 21, have your own rent and insurance etc, maybe steer away from the apprentiship.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Aldi?

Apply for positions other than the apprentiship unless you live with your parents?