Apprenticeship Challenge: Georgia has gained vital skills to help her career

We're encouraging businesses to create 100 apprenticeships in 100 days in our 100 in 100 campaign (#lmc100in100).

Today apprentice Georgia Simm shares her story of what being an apprentice has meant to her.

One of the key elements in any placement is the relationship between the apprentice and the employer.

For Georgia Simm, a Business Administration Level 3 Apprentice at Knight Training, that relationship is working brilliantly well.

She says: "I don’t have a particular favourite part of my job because I enjoy every element and love coming to work every day.

"I used to struggle with my confidence and found talking to new people very daunting but now I do it every day without even thinking or worrying.

"Everyone here at Knight Training is amazing and very supportive."

Georgia's job title is administration assistant, but in reality the job stretches to include a range of other tasks; including handling the social media, digital marketing and finance assistant.

The apprentice's normal working day starts with the daily office meeting where tasks are assigned in relation to the courses being run that week.

After the meeting, Georgia writes out a 'to do' list and it's normally pretty full.

She's very aware that her apprenticeship is providing an excellent grounding for future employment, saying: "Doing this apprenticeship has helped me gain and develop skills which I can take with me away from my apprenticeship and into my career.

"The main skill I feel that I have gained is self-confidence.

"During my time here at Knight Training, I have had to push my own limits by talking to customers on the phone, doing things I have never done before and getting to know new people."

Perhaps not surprisingly, given she has learned so much, Georgia is keen to stay on at Knight Training and further develop her career.

She says of the Knight Training team: "They always made sure I had someone to talk to and they could also see my potential and kept pushing me to achieve what they knew I could and I am so grateful.

"This opportunity has benefited me greatly in my career. An apprenticeship like this gives you a chance to learn what it is like in the world of work and what employer expectations are."

How you can support the #lmc100in100 campaign:

If you’re a local company and would like to hire an apprentice, upskill your workforce or learn more about the options, then call L&M College on 01524 521483

If you want to be an apprentice, then ring 01524 66215 or 0800 306306

You can also email [email protected] or visit the L&M College website www.lmc.ac.uk