Branch Apprentice Review

General housekeeping, Serving customers, checking orders, liaising with customers and suppliers, location management, amending prices, stocking, restocking and processing special orders, assisting yard colleagues.

I have developed my interpersonal skills immensely, learned a variety about supply and demand. Technical and specific skills have also increased along side my digital literacy on the day to day.

Although it is occasionally a little awkward to get going with coursework in the day, the program as a whole is a great experience and I thoroughly enjoy coming back to work each day to help customers and learn some new things.

The structure is pretty decent although I'd prefer it to have a little more Notification or direct notice. I have often found that I could have missed a webinar if I had not checked every morning.

My employer, BM, ABM and branch as a whole are amazing, always supportive and helping me progress in my own way, learning styles are all different and they allow me to learn the way best to me, even if I am making my own mistakes, they always help me fix them.

I haven't had any issues and get regular check ups from my mentor as well as daily contact with them, even messages and calls should I need them. Always ready to help out with a problem even if it isn't a problem yet.

Without my qualification/ training I would have progressed a lot slower than without, although not all topics or subjects discussed are Immediately useful to me I have found that they are always needed in the future. So I believe that the training I receive is valuable knowledge no matter what I receive.

There are on occasion some meet ups and celebrations between colleagues as well as an amount of co-workers doing regular gym and football sessions together. There are several things I could take part of should I wish to.

Yes

Honestly with the amount of support, the people I work with and the fact I actually feel like I am making a difference means the world to me, I didn't feel like I was starting a new job when I got there, they eased me in and made me feel extremely comfortable and it was just like I was always there.

Be yourself, it isn't worth faking or knowing it all so if you are not sure about something give it a go, there is only things to gain. Its not just going to be a learning experience for you, I've got colleagues who have been in TP for years and are still learning new things each day. The people and customers are always a laugh and great to get on with and often it doesn't even feel like working, And should you find yourself on the Rare unhappy customer, your colleagues are going to always have your back.