How being an apprentice can help your future

To mark national apprenticeship week, we look at the contributions apprentices make to the workplace, and the way workplaces help apprentices learn their trade. Molly Puntis, Personal Injury claims handler began her career as a business administration apprentice. Here she tells her story of how the apprenticeship has helped her career.

 “I became an apprentice in 2014 when I was 20 years old and it wasn’t something I saw myself doing. However, I can honestly say it was one of the best things I have done in my educational career, as I have not only learned workplace skills, I have been able to apply them.” The primary focuses of apprenticeships are to provide training to the student, and carrying out work is the secondary focus. Employers need to bear this in mind, and ensure that apprentices are given tasks that fit in with their learning objectives.

Molly continues: “Attending College once a week felt strange at first, it was completely different to what I encountered on a day to day basis in the workplace. I utilised that one day by making every attempt to participate in class and complete any work that was given to make sure my portfolio was of the highest standard it could be.”

“Since finishing my apprenticeship, I was offered a permanent position within the Firm in a new role. It was then I realised the value of an apprenticeship as doors were subsequently opened and I could appreciate that hard work, no matter what role played in a team, can really pay off.”

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