Supply Chain Management Apprentice Review

Item: Supply Chain Management Apprentice at Babcock International Group
Rating: 3.4
Author: Anonymous

at Babcock International Group

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Marketing

Telford

Review Submitted: April 2021

Overall Rating

3.4 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

3/5 - Overview of Role

3/5 - Skills Development

3.2/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

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

3/5

I have regular rotations in different departments in the business, mainly in procurements functions. I also study a level 4 qualification in procurement and supply.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

3/5

I enjoy my apprenticeship programme for the most part, however the pandemic and changes in line management have impacted by time here.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

3/5

I have developed many skills such as communication, effective listening, time keeping, team working and more practically excel skills. I have also learned how to work with external stakeholders and implement continuous improvement techniques.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

2/5

At the beginning it was very structured in terms of the rotation plan, now due to the pandemic and many areas working from home its become very "if and when" the opportunity arises.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

3/5

I am provided with the working conditions and equipment to be able to complete my job and i receive my 20% of total working time studying for CIPS as promised.

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

3/5

We receive a lot of training materials e.g online training and textbooks. We also receive 1 lesson and 1 revision session over zoom for each module, I believe we should have more of this.

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

3/5

The CIPS qualification has generic theories and teachings that can be applied to any role - however it could be that the area i go into at the end of my apprenticeship isn't entirely procurement based.