National Apprenticeship Week Ruby's Apprenticeship Journey
For National Apprenticeship Week 2024 we wanted to share our individual Apprenticeship experiences as an insight in to the different ways Apprenticeships can impact a role. Whether it's doing an apprenticeship ourselves, supporting apprentice's within the business or supporting training providers to find the right people to support their apprentice's, we've covered them all.
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Ruby's Apprenticeship Journey
Before joining Educated Appointments in September 2022, my only exposure to Apprenticeships was through my sister, having recently completed a Customer Service Level 2 Apprenticeship within a retail role.
- When I left school I was unsure on what I wanted to do career wise, I went to college where I gained 3 A-Levels, Media, Art and Textiles, still not knowing what my next step was. I left college, working a part time role in retail and began my search.
- I knew an Apprenticeship was one of my options and I liked the idea of learning whilst working, potentially within an industry that I had no prior experience within. I applied for a "Recruitment Resourcer" Level 2 Apprenticeship with Educated Appointments with no experience and very basic knowledge of recruitment (purely based off my own experience with recruiters). I have now been with the team for 16 months, and to say I don't remember a time where recruitment was just an "option" would be an understatement.
- I have since then completed my Recruitment Resourcer Level 2 Apprenticeship with a Distinction grade and have just started my Recruitment Consultant Level 3 Apprenticeship with Educated Appointments.
- So what is it like? From someone who had no experience within a recruitment role or knowledge around the sector (both Recruitment or Further Education), as you can imagine it was a lot to take in. However having the internal support from both Joe and Kris alongside the knowledge and skills I have gained from my apprenticeships and training provider has allowed me to develop my confidence massively. I have found the balance between my day-to-day role and apprenticeship support has allowed me to further my skill set and knowledge around recruitment and has been a great way into a new industry, that before seemed unachievable. I was able to use my apprenticeship learning within areas of my role to help me fully understand processes and procedures that led to positive outcome.
- Recruitment can be a tricky industry, with constant changes, both positive and negative, having the understanding of how to deal with different scenarios through my apprenticeships has helped me along the way.
- Would I recommend an Apprenticeship? Absolutely, I wouldn't be as confident and knowledgable as I am today without it!
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Written by myself, Ruby. Want to have a chat to learn more?
