AN apprentice from Warrington is encouraging others who want to take the next step in their career to sign up for an engineering, IT, safety or operations apprenticeship.
Carla Bernardino, an apprentice with Amazon, is hoping she can inspire the next wave of apprentices to apply for postions at Amazon centre across the UK.
It’s National Careers Week and Carla offers some words of wisdom for anyone thinking about applying for an apprenticeship.
She said: “Apprenticeship programmes like the one I’m on are fantastic for anyone who wants to continue learning or training but doesn’t want to go to university or college. The Amazon apprenticeship programme is perfect for anyone aged 18-plus who either has GCSEs or A-levels or good life experience. You’ll have the opportunity to get paid while you learn and the hands-on experience is second to none.”
Once Amazon apprentices are fully qualified, they will have the opportunity to work in Amazon buildings across the UK including fulfilment centres, delivery stations, sortation centres and corporate offices.
Here are Carla’s top tips for wannabe apprentices to find the perfect role.
1) Do your homework. It sounds obvious but research the type of apprenticeship you want.
2) Pick a company that matches your ambitions
3) Throw yourself into it. When it’s time to leave the classroom and start the practical side of the apprenticeship, make friends, ask questions and really become part of the team.
4) Watch and learn. You really can learn a lot by paying attention to everyone around you. I feel that the way some of my mentors conduct themselves teaches me so much and sets a standard for how I want to work myself.
5) Organise your time. The combination of learning in a classroom and working in a real-life setting is brilliant, but it does require some forward planning. Remember that everything you do on an apprenticeship is important and you must learn quickly how to balance your time so you’re putting the time into the theory as well as the practice.
