Sharon Hewitt
Apprenticeship case study
‘I wouldn’t have been able to do it without her’
Apprenticeships are not just for teenagers but for older learners as well who want to reignite their future career prospect. Sharon Hewitt joined City of Bristol College in 2019 on the Business Administration Level 3 apprenticeship scheme in the hope of helping her in her job progression.
She said: “Apprenticeships are a great way to train as you are gaining experience through your job as well as the help from the college. I had a mentor through the course who was absolutely brilliant. She guided me through my course making me feel anything was achievable – she was a great support to me.”
The new apprentice wanted to study around her job and being an older student, found apprenticeships the perfect fit for her without travelling to college ‘for hours on an evening or weekend’.
She said: “I would definitely recommend the apprenticeship programme and college to anyone who will listen! I haven’t studied for a little while so initially found this quite difficult and more time consuming than I had initially thought by my mentor, Vicki, was absolutely brilliant. I can’t thank her enough for the time and support which she gave me, I definitely would not have been able to do this without her.”
Sharon is working as an Administrative Assistant at a Bristol primary school and hopes she can take on more responsibility in her current role and looks to progress to an office manager role.
She said: “I’m not sure about my long-term goal at the moment but I am thinking I may do an accounting course and hopefully my Level 4 so I can move on to more of a business manager or office manager role before I’m too old and have to retire!”
Our Business Administration programme is offered at Level 2, 3 and 4 as well as part of full and part-time courses. Find out about the different Business courses and apprenticeships we have on offer.
