{"id":580,"date":"2019-04-22T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/chda\/?p=580"},"modified":"2019-04-02T09:01:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T08:01:58","slug":"life-as-an-apprentice-the-chartered-management-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/chda\/2019\/04\/22\/life-as-an-apprentice-the-chartered-management-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Life as an apprentice: the Chartered Management experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Casey is in the first year of his Chartered Manager degree apprenticeship, and we recently got the chance to talk to him about his experience so far.\u00a0 Casey\u2019s apprenticeship programme is four years long, and is underpinned by a BSc (Hons) in Management from Kent.<\/p>\n<p>This is his first full-time job, and already Casey has been able to grow in his position.\u00a0 Starting by supporting colleagues out in the yard, he has been able to move on to dealing with customers.\u00a0 As the main vocal point for Total Ships\u2019 biggest company, his degree apprenticeship has helped him to develop the necessary skills for dealing with both colleagues and customers.<\/p>\n<p>When asked why he chose an apprenticeship (rather than a traditional degree), Casey explained that this apprenticeship was desirable because it was better recognised amongst employers.\u00a0 Rather than a generic course in management, he believes that Kent\u2019s degree apprenticeship touches far more of the bases of management training necessary for his role.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-581\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-581\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/chda\/files\/2019\/04\/casey-gabriel-blog-1024x577.png\" alt=\"chartered manager apprentice\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/chda\/files\/2019\/04\/casey-gabriel-blog-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/chda\/files\/2019\/04\/casey-gabriel-blog-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/chda\/files\/2019\/04\/casey-gabriel-blog-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/chda\/files\/2019\/04\/casey-gabriel-blog.png 1916w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kent&#8217;s Chartered Management degree apprenticeship touches on the bases of management necessary for his role.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the Chartered Manager degree apprenticeship is mainly in the form of directed self-learning, apprentices are able to self-manage their workload.\u00a0 The blended course is also tailored to be relevant to the apprentice\u2019s role in the workplace so that it is as effective as possible.<\/p>\n<p>We asked Casey what advice he would give those looking into apprenticeships:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u2018Definitely give it a go, even though it\u2019s daunting and there\u2019s a lot of work involved, it will definitely be rewarding at the end of it.\u2019<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>More information about University of Kent\u2019s degree apprenticeships are available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/apprenticeships\/current-apprenticeships.html\">https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/apprenticeships\/current-apprenticeships.html<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casey is in the first year of his Chartered Manager degree apprenticeship, and we recently got the chance to talk to him about his experience &hellip; 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