Internal Auditor Review
at Travis Perkins plc
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Audit
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Review Submitted: February 2024
Overall Rating
4.6 /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!
4.5/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.4/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
Providing business wide assurance, across a range of subject areas such as IT, Operations, Legal etc. Report writing and recommendation follow up, with key reporting to members of senior membership. Audit testing and review of evidence, with process review and system audit included.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
Overall, I really enjoy the programme - the sessions are well put together and my tutor is really engaging. The cohort is also really diverse which allows for a lot of good interaction, and the balance of workload feels pitched at a very suitable level, both in difficulty and amount.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Overall the course has provided a good foundation in key skills relating to more formal audit roles. I have a background in audit based roles, but not as structured as Internal Audit - and the apprenticeship has provided a good grounding in the principles of the role.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
I think it's well structured, the pacing feels right to allow for keeping up with both the workload and the day to day job. The subjects of each session seem to flow into each other well, and there is a good balance of new learning and revision of existing subjects.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
A lot - I have been very luck to work with a manager who is fully supportive of apprenticeships and making sure I get the time and resource to complete the work, and they also support my learning by aligning current workload and subject areas to the work being undertaken in the programme.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
Huge amount - my tutor from MBKB has been fantastic, providing well structured sessions, informative 1-2-1s, and allowing for flexibility in deadlines to allow for day to day work. His feedback has always been constructive and he goes out of his way to provide additional support in the form of useful documents / articles etc to support additional learning.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
The learnings have been extremely useful in getting to grips with the concepts of Internal Audit and a lot of the more formal structure (involving the external standards and expectations, as well as different models of work). I feel that the course has provided me with more knowledge in order to hit the ground running with my role and develop into the stronger position I am in a much shorter space of time than without it.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
2/5
Historically, there used to be several professional networking events however due to budget constraints these have reigned back in recent years.
Other events are generally difficult due to geographic distribution of the team.
Other events are generally difficult due to geographic distribution of the team.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Travis Perkins plc to a friend?
No
Why?
N/A
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Travis Perkins plc?
N/A
