{"id":1815,"date":"2020-02-10T10:54:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T10:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/landodlatestnews\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2020-02-10T10:54:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T10:54:34","slug":"national-apprenticeship-week-meet-our-mentors-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/landodlatestnews\/2020\/02\/10\/national-apprenticeship-week-meet-our-mentors-3\/","title":{"rendered":"National Apprenticeship Week: Meet our mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tell us a little about yourself:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Christopher Monteiroi-Sharratt \u2013 Head of Operations and Facilities Kent Sport.<\/p>\n

I have been working here since 2018, however, I studied here 2012-2015 and worked at Kent Sport whilst I studied. It was this experience that made me want to return here to work.<\/p>\n

How did you find out about the apprenticeship, and how is Kayleigh benefiting? <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I found out about the specific apprenticeships through the staff members themselves, who have to put in an application to the management team to request support in the application going further to Loretta and the team.<\/p>\n

My initial thoughts were around the amount of time that could end up being lost from the workforce and at the same time finding a balance to support the staff. I am a big supporter of continued development.<\/p>\n

Both apprentices are benefitting through the large amount of information they acquiring and the understanding they are gaining related to their areas. It has given both of them far greater levels of confidence.<\/p>\n

As the apprentices develop through the program the insights that they are then able to apply to their day to day job has created new opportunities for the business to grow, in addition to increasing efficiency and effectiveness in bringing the standard of the work higher.<\/p>\n

What are the positives?<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n