Funeral arranger Review

by Co-op

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

3.1/10

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

I am a funeral arranger, I arrange funerals for clients which includes booking dates and times and completing paperwork and conversing with doctors and coroners

6/10

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

Not through my qualification but through my job I have

4/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Due to starting the qualification after being in my job for a whole year I find it less enjoyable than I would have if I had done it at the beginning. I find it now interferes more with my work than it does assist.

3/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

I feel there is very little consistent structure. No consistency in the amount of work received from one month to the next. One month I can get barely any work and the next month I get far too much.

2/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Very little support especially from higher management. Not given enough allocated time in work time to complete qualification.

1/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

My training provider gives me sufficient support when it is needed. If I am struggling to manage my time she will assist however she can.

7/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

Not very well. I feel if I had started the qualification at the beginning of my job then it would have assisted me a lot but due to started much later, I already knew a lot of what the qualification is trying to teach me.

1/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

None that I know of

1/10

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

9b. Why?

Because you are not looked after, not listened to and not appreciated.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Co-op?

Build your resilience up, be prepared and be strong. Make sure you’re thick skinned.