Commis chef apprentice Review

Item: Commis chef apprentice at Compass group
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Compass group

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Hospitality Management

Birmingham

Review Submitted: April 2026

Overall Rating

4.9 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.8/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

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

5/5

My shift will start around 8 which I think is very generous and I will finish at 3 but I like to stay a little longer certain days if I can see it’s busy I will help out.
When I get to work I will go to my chefs say good morning then ask for my first job of the day this could be prepping for buffets or our dinner services we have. Sometimes I can be helping with theses services wether it being on the line or helping set up buffets with other chefs.
Nearing the end of the day I like to help tidy up and clean down and if the garden it open I will go over with other chefs.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

5/5

I have always said I have no complaints because I don’t I have a bunch of people that support me and have pushed me to be better and he’ll extend my knowledge I feel like I know a lot more and have grown.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

Like I said before yes I feel as if my skills have developed exponentially like my knife skills have grown from when I first started and working much more faster and efficient when it was our Christmas season we was peeling a lot of parsnips and carrots and that helped my skills more then I thought.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

4/5

I would say when I first got there they was a little confused on what to do with me but this was because I had to go though safety training to be allowed in the kitchen, but know I am it’s very structured.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

Everyone gives me a lot of support and help during my course.

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

5/5

My college tutors help I lot when it comes to supporting and encouraging us in classes and making sure we know what’s going on in the course to come.

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

5/5

I feel it helps a lot to help me better in my role since I’m also getting a lot of knowledge of the business to culinary side which is where I would like to moving up to.

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

5/5

Yes I’ve been asked to do a few things like speak at the House of Lords for a better look on how apprentices are doing on the program I was on originally that helps link people to apprenticeship by giving them some training. I was also asked to do something for The Times paper also for the same reason but getting more awareness for these apprenticeships.