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

My role is customer service assistant but I now have more responsibilities due to the apprenticeship. I now help with banking, health and safety more and help support the managers more often. My general role is helping customers day to day.

10/10

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

Yes, I was able to help more about the store and the brand with this apprenticeship. This helped me learn about the four corners we have in the store and I am the only one with all the knowledge of all four.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

It was great the apprenticeship program. It helped me learn more about my company/brand and different career opportunities. As well as the support I received from my coach was amazing she was there to help me at anytime

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Really well organised. I knew what I had to do to help me complete my apprenticeship each month

10/10

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

Support on this was 100% couldn’t ask for any more

10/10

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

Loads of support she helped me through everything to the very end. With check ins, video chats and emails

10/10

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

Definitely I feel like this apprenticeship has really helped me understand my role and the branch. It has helped me to perform my role better as I have been given opportunities that other employees haven’t got,

10/10

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.)

Due to covid they weren’t really introduced back in. But you had chance to jump onto different calls to help people from the same brand as me or different one,

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Wickes to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Definitely the apprenticeship as this has helped me so much during where I work with the knowledge and learning other things

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

Definitely do it

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