Business Administrator / Business Apprentice Review

by Cummins

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.1/10

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

My role involves data input, providing updates to wider business functions, working on projects and data analysis. I attend lots of meetings and work alongside other business functions to produce data used by my department.

9/10

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

I have learnt lots of new skills including use of packages such as Word and Excel, along with learning how to use programs such as Oracle and Lexus Nexus. I have developed my communication skills and general business knowledge.

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I thoroughly enjoyed the programme and enjoyed working at Cummins and really liked my colleagues and people I work with. I didn't enjoy college so much as a lot of it was online during the pandemic.

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Work were very organised with the programme, however I did not find the college to be so organised.

7/10

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

I received a lot of support from my employer throughout, they were very good in giving me time to work through my college work alongside my normal workload.

10/10

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

In my first year I did not have a very good tutor and I really struggled, however in the second year I had a much better tutor who was much more supportive.

7/10

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

I think that my qualification did add to my role and my confidence, however wasn't very relative to my daily tasks.

6/10

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.)

I do not get involved in extra curricular activities but these are available if people are interested.

9/10

9a. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

It is a brilliant company to work for.

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

Show that you are hard working, a team player and have good data accuracy.