Apprenticeships for TBSHS 6th Formers

Several students from Year 13 have been offered fantastic apprenticeships after they leave school this year. In a competitive field, these are great achievements and we wish them all well.

Lydia Lobue, Patrycja Rusinek,  Tom Eriksen, Mia Millest and Charlie Adamo have all applied and undergone a detailed and thorough application processes to obtain exciting apprenticeship offers to start after leaving school.

Patrycja has offers from KPMG, Price Bailey and another company for an Accountancy Degree Apprenticeship.

Lydia has an Insurance/Risk Degree Apprenticeship with Willis Tower Watson.

Charlie Adamo has a level 4 Distribution Apprenticeship in the London Head Office of Allianz, one of the largest Insurance companies in the world.

Mia Millest – Willis Towers Watson

I have recently got an offer from Willis Towers Watson for a level 4 insurance professional apprenticeship where I will work full time at Lime street in London alongside studying for the CII qualification. I will be in the Crisis Management department where I will be placed anywhere from special contingency risks to accident and health. I had to complete multiple stages of assessments and interviews including a video assessment, group tasks with competing candidates and a virtual interview. 

I have decided to do an apprenticeship over going to university as I have always had a very strong work ethic and eagerness to learn. I will work full time on a salary while my firm will also pay for my level 4 qualification. I also personally think I will enjoy the structure and stability that an apprenticeship has to offer over going to university.

I was especially drawn to the insurance sector due to the client-based side of the industry where I will meet many new people and adapt to different situations.

Tom Eriksen – Leading Edge Aviation

I’ve wanted to be a pilot since as long as I can remember and have always dreamed of a career exploring the world. I spent my childhood at airshows and loving aviation and so obtaining a place at an airline academy is a dream come true.

In order to secure a place at Leading Edge Aviation Academy, I first obtained my UK CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) Class 1 Medical. This isn’t necessary to obtain an offer, however it is something that’s required before the course starts, and because there can be complications, I would recommend getting this done first. After this I completed my 9 skills assessments which included Maths, English Language, Multi-Tasking, Deductive Reasoning and more. After successfully completing these I was invited to attend a group assessment and interview at the Academy in Oxford. This featured questions about my motivations and competencies for becoming an airline pilot.

After a successful assessment day, I received my offer to begin the LEAP (Leading Edge Airline Preparation) Integrated ATPL (Airline Transport Pilots Licence) pilots training course. Approximately half of the people who attended were unsuccessful so I would recommend preparing the best you can in order to have a successful day.

The course is 18-24 months and upon completion, I will be qualified to apply to an airline as a First Officer. The course features 13 ground school exams. Upon completing these over the course of 6-8 months, I will begin my flying training in Alhama, Spain. After 6 months in Spain, I will return to Oxford to complete my advanced flying training. After this, I will graduate and begin to apply to fly for an airline. During the 18-month course I will also study a BSc degree in Air Transport Management and Airline Pilot Training. This is included in the course fees and will be hugely beneficial for standing out when it comes to applying to pilot roles. I think it’s also important to note that I didn’t study 3 A levels, nor did I study a STEM subject, so it’s important to remember that subjects don’t always define a post 18 application’s chances of success.

Fiona Price, Post 18 Co-ordinator commented “Congratulations to all these students that have worked so hard to gain places on such prestigious apprenticeship schemes with major national and international organisations.  The students’ articles outline the huge competition that there is for places and also the resilience, motivation and determination needed to successfully pass a variety of selection and assessment stages.  Their offers really do reflect their proactivity, talents and skills.    I am sure that they will all make fantastic contributions in their respective roles while gaining their varied professional qualifications.”