Studying for a Marketing Apprenticeship (Apprentice Diaries)

How's your relationship with your training provider?

I am currently studying my marketing apprenticeship under my training provider, JGA Group. I have been in contact with series of people at JGA and they all have been polite and helpful and easy to work with. Their site is easy to navigate. Both my tutor (Scott) and skills coach (Anthony Milner) has helped me through my course. Clear that they are open to talk or if I need any help they are there.

Scott presents his lessons very well and efficiently. It’s also great when he gives his own suggestions, own opinions, advice, experience and adding in any extra guidance if it’s necessary. A helpful guide throughout my apprenticeship.

Anthony always is helping with my project report, support at work with new software, career venues that help with my marketing for example, photography (as he is a photographer), editing and visiting events that would be beneficial to me.

How has it balanced with your day job?

Balancing my apprenticeship with my job was an easy task as I worked a schedule for my day that is my study day (Monday) where I also will be doing my off the job work.

What’s the split between the time you’re spending studying and working?

Every fortnight on Monday I have my tutor group session which is going through the 10 modules of my course. I am currently on the 5th module. Then I spend 6 hours a week on my off the job work towards my 433 hours goal. This ranges from workplace development, online courses, videos, meetings, events, reading etc.

Is it a different environment from learning and at work? Does that help in your overall development?

I work remotely for my studying and at work. From doing this frequently now I have seen an increase in my overall development as it separates work life to my apprenticeship.