Branch Hire Apprentice Review

by Travis Perkins Plc

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.8/10

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

Organising hire contracts for customers via email, phone and face to face, from using our own fleeted items to re hire items such as Security units, portable toilets etc, I maintain our stock levels to ensure that we are able to provide our customers with what they need, ensuring all of our equipment is utilised to ensure that the money we are spending on our hire items is been well spent. Calling customer who trade with us regularly and customer who haven't trade with us to see if they need any hire items or materials for any upcoming jobs, talking with them through prices. I would organise deliveries and collections for customer who can't get into branch themselves. i also test our items to make sure that they are safe and ready to use.

8/10

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

I have developed a better understanding of customer service and a better understanding of safety in the work place, Travis Perkins is safety first and from day one i was taught the about the risks of working in an environment like this and how to keep myself and others safe

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy that i have learnt a new trade and that it has opened a lot of doors for me to progress with my career.

9/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Not very structured, we had a ggolge space calle d classrooms in which all of the apprentice on the same course as me could communicate and share our experiences to help each other progress we also go our work through classroms and majority of the time there was no instruction there was no input from the coaches "Adam Jackson" and all the links they would send to help us wouldnt work or we wouldnt be allowed access. whenever i asked for help i got ignored or treated poorly in sense that i should know. My current work coach has been a saint and he has helped me finish the apprenticeship, he is a fountain of knowledge and he help me complete my ILP when i didn't know how to fill it out.

6/10

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

Not much it was really poor

4/10

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

A lot, my Training Providers really pushed me and encouraged me to complete my work

8/10

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

i feel as if i have achieved the confidence to complete my roles daily and i finally feel part of the travis team

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.)

5/10

9a. Would you recommend Travis Perkins Plc to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Great place to start a career and have a place where you can grow with benefits

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

Dont be afraid to ask for help and feel free to talk about how you feel, too much stigma with mental health within Travis Perkins