Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship Review

I am currently based within the Dealer Setup Team during my degree apprenticeship. This involves setting up new dealer partners with ourselves. I also then have university meetings with my mentor for my university work and also attend university 6 times a year for 4 days at a time.

Yes, I have learned loads of skills. I have learned to become more self-aware and how my actions impact others. I have also developed team working skills, decision making, time management, leadership skills, Professionalism, taking responsibility and many more.

I enjoy working for this company and I have been able to develop both professionally and personally. I enjoy working with other apprentices within the business and also other colleagues who have been in the business for a long time as I can learn good skills from these people also.

The programme is very well organised. All the blocks for university for all 3 years are planned and put in place at the start of the programme and clear expectations on when deadlines will be for each module at university.

I receive a lot of support from within the workplace. My team leader is excellent and very supportive and goes and above and beyond to give me the support that I need. I also have a university mentor which helps me from an academic perspective and this is also very helpful.

I also receive support from the university. They offer extra sessions if needed and also have a meeting every 3 months with the work-based coach to see how I am progressing towards my end point assessment.

I feel there are some occasions where I am able to take academic learning and apply it into the workplace. I do think this is overemphasised as some modules despite being interesting don't have a great deal of applicability to my day to day job role.

Yes First Response do have quarterly team nights out.. There is a 5 a side team but this is done more by individuals opposed to the company organising this.

No

First Response is a good company to work for and they do look after their employees well. However, there are limited opportunities for progression so I would recommend to someone looking to progress but I would if someone just wanted a comfortable job with good benefits if their main goal was not for progression within a business.

A few bits of advice I would give someone applying to work at FRF are: - Be yourself - Research the company - Be confident