National Apprenticeships Week
NATIONAL APPRENTI As part of National Apprenticeship Week held from 4th – 8th March, we interviewed one of P & I’s current apprentice engineers and a member of their service team, who has recently completed his apprenticeship. P & I have eight apprentices in total, six apprentice engineers and two office apprentices. Introducing Nathan Jackett and Ria Parsley…
NATHAN JACKETT –
SERVICE CONTROL COORDINATOR WHEN DID YOU COMPLETE YOUR APPRENTICESHIP? I completed my Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship on 19th November 2018.
WHAT DO YOU DO AS PART OF YOUR ROLE? In the service department, we work closely with both our engineers and our customers. We organise our engineers work schedules, liaise with customers on upcoming work and ensure all paperwork is complete and correct. My role within the service team is the latter, I ensure all engineers and subcontractors paperwork, for example, description of works completed, is collated correctly and passed on to my colleague who then deals with customer reports.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE THINKING ABOUT DOING AN APPRENTICESHIP? I would highly recommend an apprenticeship to anyone considering it. You learn so much on the job that you wouldn’t otherwise, plus not only do you get a qualification at the end of it, you get paid whilst you are learning. Apprenticeships open so many doors for the future. I would like to thank everyone at P & I who helped me become the individual I am today and making me feel welcome.
WHAT DID YOU ENJOY ABOUT YOUR APPRENTICESHIP? I have enjoyed so many aspects of my apprenticeship but for me the standout things are meeting new people, developing my skills and being able to help our customers in their time of need.
WHAT DID YOU FIND MOST CHALLENGING ABOUT YOUR APPRENTICESHIP? The biggest challenge during my apprenticeship was the Maths section, I found it really difficult. I am so lucky to have such a supportive line manager, Ashley Benfield, who gave me the support and guidance I needed to pass my Maths exam and complete my apprenticeship.
Nathan with his Advanced Level Apprenticeship certificate
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