Apprentice Surveyor Review

I am an Apprentice Surveyor on the Commercial Pathway, which means that each year I rotate into a different team within the company. For my first year, I am currently sat in the Business Rates Team and I am really enjoying it! On a day-to-day basis I am working on a number of different client properties, looking into how we can save them money on there business rates tax. To do this i do a lot of work finding comparable property evidence, i use excel a lot to perform rental analysis and create spreadsheets. I have to collate this data and turn it into what is known as a CCA (check,challenge,appeal) which gets sent to the Government for them to decide whether our evidence is strong enough to allow for a reduction. I can sometimes be out and about, away from the office, undertaking site visits and inspections where i can practice my measuring skills and point out areas of concern/risk. All in all, it is good to be working on different tasks each day and i enjoy getting to be out of the office sometimes.

The programme has been super at supporting me since i have joined. I feel as though i know my plan of what the next 3/4 years will look like for me and who to talk to if i am concerned about anything. I feel safe in the fact that i wont be 'forgotten or less prioritised' as i progress through the years at the company as i have seen the older apprentices and grads above me be extremely well supported especially when they are starting to think about their end qualifications.

I receive great support from my employer with there being a number of benefits on offer which includes pensions, both physical and mental health help as well as a number of other schemes and options i can choose from. In the workplace i also feel confident that i will be supported if i am struggling with anything work tasks, workload, personal issues, etc. my voice will be heard.

I am currently working towards my undergraduate degree and although of course there is always more independence when moving from school to university i still feel happy that my journey is being supported along the way and throughout my time here. I know who i should talk to if i am struggling at all and what help there is in place for me if i should need it. Although I am not personally taking my APC/End qualification yet i can see from those who are around me, they are extremely well supported and provided with hours and hours of help if they wish. This makes me feel more confident about my future as i know i will be well supported.

My qualification through my training provider really helps me, i am learning the ins and outs of what i do everyday and so the two are extremely comparable. One day i may learn something at work and then learn about it more in depth in uni ( which then helps to develop my understanding of what i was doing at work) or sometimes it is flipped and i learn something in uni which i later use in work ( this making me feel like i have accomplished something and showing me in a good light to my colleagues and manger). I therefore enjoy that the 2 feel hand in hand and as though they have some relation to each other as for me its easier to learn something if i have already done the hands on version of it at work.

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Out of all of the companies i looked at, CBRE was the most supportive and well organised apprenticeship i had seen. I knew i would feel comfortable to learn and grow within the office and environment that CBRE provides. I like the fact that there is no pressure to be the best as soon as you join, they want you to grow as much as you want to grow but all at your own pace. There isnt a rush and support where needed which makes me feel as though it is easy to flourish in the environment that they create. I would 100% recommend to others wanting to join as it has been one of the best decisions for me to move away from school and into the workplace and CBRE has accommodated this adaption and change perfectly.