Digital Training Assistant Review

Item: Digital Training Assistant at Stanley Black & Decker
Rating: 4
Author: Anonymous

at Stanley Black & Decker

Placement (10 Months+)

Slough

Review Submitted: June 2022

Overall Rating

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

4.5/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - Support and Guidance

3.3/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

Creating digital courses using Articulate 360 products. Creating/edited imaging and videos for courses and other training assets. Creating weekly reports on how many people complete digital training courses. Working with managers internationally to translate courses. Managing LMS system.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Was given responsibility for the course launches for large product launches. Allowed creative freedom (within brand guidelines). These were then checked by the manager, branding and a product manager.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

New skills learned:
- Video editing
- Photoshop
New skills developed:
- Basic programming languages (HTML, PHP, CSS)

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

There is a lot of support available, the teams are very friendly and happy to help. HR is also very helpful if any issues occur.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Very friendly. No issues occured. While there are deadlines, everyone is willing to help to provide help if needed.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

2/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

3/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I really enjoyed my placement. If possible I would go back to working for the company. While my placement was mainly virtual because of covid, they provided opportunities to attend training and events.