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Despatch Lead Review

at AESSEAL plc

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Business Operations

Rotherham

Review Submitted: April 2026

Overall Rating

4.4 /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!

4.5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
4.2/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
Generating all despatch paperwork for our mill close site, this includes all bookings and invoicing and anything to d with export logistics
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
i found the programme helpful in my development

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
i have learnt a lot of new skills since being an apprentice, all from working on the job, these have been critical in my development also helping me become a team leader.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
our employer has a really well planned programme, it works well managing the workload of day to day tasks and also apprentice work.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
due to how many of our staff have been an apprentice it was easy to seek help from them as they understood the experience and what was required.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
the college was really good and supportive along the way.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
it gave me a lot of transferable skills that i could use in my work
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
we dont have any extra curricular activities, but departments do organise these sometimes

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend AESSEAL plc to a friend?
Yes
Why?
AESSEAL is an excellent business to work for, they look after their staff and always look to develop their own first.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to AESSEAL plc?
understand the business and what their values are, this is very important to everyone that works here.
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