Business Administration Apprentice Review

On a day to day basis, I update vehicle documentation and update spreadsheets with financial figures and data. I GRN invoices from work done on vehicles in order for them to be payed on time. I also assist in helping Highways England by sending them fuel figures within a spreadsheet. I also set new/current employees up on our "Checked Safe" system so they are able to undertake vehicle checks before using a vehicle.

Since starting my apprenticeship, I feel my confidence has developed significantly. Constantly meeting new people within a working environment and being around extremely welcoming and friendly people has really improved my confidence. I feel I have also gained a significant amount of knowledge on the insights of my organisation I work for and gained a greater understanding on Highways, that I didn't know before!

I really enjoy my apprenticeship, I feel they have made me feel extremely welcome due to the really friendly staff. I feel they also really bring my skills out in me too and have really boosted my confidence. I like the fact that no day is exactly the same within Kier and I look forward to going to work.

In my opinion, my programme is very well structured, no day is the same at Kier and I have aligned my tasks to a timetable to ensure so. I have set certain days for certain tasks so therefore I ensure I have a suitable amount of time for different tasks so I am not overloading it in all one day. I also like the fact there is a college day as the work done there aids my work within the work place.

At Kier, support is always at hand. My employer always ensures I am ok with the work I am undertaking and the workload itself. Support is offered for all sorts of things within Kier, such as within your work itself and any issues you may have away from work such as mental health.

Heart of Worcestershire college are also very helpful when it comes to support. The frequently visit my work place which I think is great as it gives them an insight of the roles I undertake within my work place too. They are very helpful with support and always provide great revision and work materials to aid the task we are doing.

I feel my qualification from the college is helping me perform better within my role as it gives me a further understanding of the procedures and systems within a workplace and workforce which therefore enables me to put this into perspective and practice in the workplace. The course I am undertaking covers the majority of things I undertake within my role at work which I find helpful.

Within Kier, I don't believe that there are currently any sports teams that are available to become a part of. However, there are a variety of things you can become a part of, mud runs are often undertook by staff for charity which anyone is welcome to join, as well as volunteering activities such as helping for the day at local schools.

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I feel so far within my apprenticeship, Kier have really brought the best out in me skills wise and significantly improved my confidence. Everyone here makes you feel so welcome due to them being so friendly and I feel like I can go and speak to anybody for any help.

The advice I would give to an individual applying to Kier Group is to try and be as confident as you can, always smile and be willing to always help and go the extra mile. The interview process at Kier was relatively long compared to other organisations that I had experienced within the past as there were 3 stages - a telephone interview, an assessment day at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Birmingham and finally an interview within the workplace. Make sure you have a good understand of Kier and what they do as this will be useful within the interview process.