TradePoint Commercial & Trading Partner Review

by B&Q

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.9/10

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

I help my manager to keep on top of the trading and ranged space in our TradePoint box stores. I also help to organise trade days and surprise and delight events for trade members throughout the year.

9/10

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

Developing my leadership skills, my commercial knowledge, process knowledge and building relationships.

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I think I could enjoy the programme more if there was more clarity. Other apprenticeships have a lot more support between the workshops and handing in work - ours does not give you a lot of clarity.

4/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

It is organised in that I know when my workshops are and I know the structure. However starting was difficult as knowing what tasks you have to complete and next steps was not clear. No communication between people running the workshop & the coaches.

4/10

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

I receive a good amount of support from my manager, I have plenty of time during the work week to complete my OTJ hours and she is arranging extra support for me to gain what I need to throughout the course.

9/10

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

I receive a good amount of support from my tutor - but the people running the workshop could do more. They are only reading from a worksheet rather than having engaging content and do not talk us through next steps and do not seem to know the processes.

4/10

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

It is helping me to develop the skills I need to step up in the future. it is encouraging me to step our of my comfort zone and push my development.

8/10

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.)

There are several networking events and sports teams etc. if I wanted to join.

8/10

9a. Would you recommend B&Q to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

I've done well here to develop myself and have worked my way up from an entry level role. There are also many opportunities, like with the apprenticeship.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to B&Q?

It is a great place to work with really friendly people, you just need to throw yourself into your role and also into other activities around the business as there are a lot of great people to meet.