Yard assistant Review

by Travis Perkins Plc

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Serving customers and picking delivery orders

    7/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • It helped with some development on the technology we use

    7/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I enjoyed getting to meet other people from different companies in the TP GROUP

    7/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Due to COVID it lost some of its structure and organisation

    5/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Lots at the begging, but as we got busier in branch the time allocated for me to work was taken away

    5/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Weekly chats and catch ups

    9/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • I haven’t had the qualification long enough to see an impact

    5/10
  • 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.)

    • Not at the moment because of COVID restrictions

    5/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Travis Perkins Plc to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Good employers

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Travis Perkins Plc?

    • Just be yourself

Details

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Construction

Chester-le-Street

December 2020

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