Plans and Other Opportunities
Now I’m finalising my Level 3, I’ve applied to do my Level 5 Operations and then I plan to do more Apprenticeships, as many as I can! During my Apprenticeship I’ve done other development courses as well. I just want to keep learning and developing my career.
It’s benefiting people around me too. I manage two colleagues and one of them is now doing a Data Analysis Apprenticeship which has supported him to be able to define his pathway for his career. He’s realised that he’s got a true passion for data and I’m really proud of that because he was really unsure before.
The second person that I manage is going to be starting their Team Leader Level 3 Apprenticeship. I’m really passionate about people developing and continuing to develop themselves.
The Benefits of Apprenticeships
An apprenticeship is something that you put into practice on the job you’re already doing. It’s just about focusing on the work you do and being able to continue to develop and advance your skills.
Doing an Apprenticeship is only going to positively impact you, there’s no negative impact to doing an Apprenticeship, and that’s what I really shout loudly at people.
I had a really supportive tutor and we would discuss my job role and everything I was doing on a day-to-day basis which I could incorporate into my Apprenticeship.
The Apprenticeship I’m doing is Team Leader, in my job I’m always leading people. It’s as simple as being able to run and chair team meetings, that’s an example of leading people and there’s clear evidence.
Also, recruitment. When I was recruiting for staff members in my team, there’s another pure example of evidence I can use. So it’s those tasks you’re already doing in your day-to-day job that you can pull out and they can support you to develop on as well.
My manager and my senior management team at Cygnet have been really supportive, whether it’s been me needing to ask some questions, or needing them to open me up to more experiences so I have more resources that I can use for my evidence. They’re always supported my development and they’ve allowed me to develop more and more.
Pride in My Achievements
My family are really proud of me because I started off a little bit unsure on what I wanted to do, a little bit hopeless in a way, and they weren’t sure where I was going. Now I can clearly tell them exactly what pathway I want.
I enjoy my job, I enjoy my Apprenticeship, and I think that’s really good for them to see that I’m doing something that I really, really enjoy, and they’re really proud of that. I know my dad, definitely, is really proud of what I’ve achieved.
As a working mum it’s amazing. To be able to go home, be a mum and then to be able to come to work full time, do something I really enjoy, you can’t really ask for more.
Obviously being a mum, sometimes stuff comes up and everyone’s still really supportive and understanding. They allow me to go and be a mum if I really need to, and have that time, but then I can come in to work and have that role for myself too.
