Food technologist Review

by Co-op

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.6/10

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

Managing food safety, quality and legality of coop own brand products. A mixture of admin tasks, meetings, product panels and supplier visits.

8/10

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

Yes lots - mainly around the technical aspects of the role and developed my people and leadership skills.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Very much enjoy the programme

9/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Well structured - my coop learnings relate nicely to my university learnings. I sometimes find that a lot of the uni assignments were due for submission around the same time which made it hard to manage but Co-op have been fully supportive and always made sure that uni was my priority.

10/10

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

A lot - more than I could ask for

10/10

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

A lot

9/10

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

It's given me the learnt theory behind my practical role

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.)

Not really - I do think the network of apprentices at the coop could be better

3/10

9a. Would you recommend Co-op to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Supportive, friendly, adaptive, supports development, good working environment, protects wellbeing

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Co-op?

Be yourself 100%