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I'm Harry, a creative apprentice at Artswork and I'm here for the next couple of hours to tell you about my journey and answer any apprenticeship related questions for #NAW2021 #AskAnApprentice
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I'm Harry, a creative apprentice at Artswork and I'm here for the next couple of hours to tell you about my journey and answer any apprenticeship related questions for #NAW2021 #AskAnApprentice
Here we go with the thread!
First of all, a little bit about myself 
I joined Artswork in October 2019, undertaking a level 3 events assistant apprenticeship. I also work in the amazing communications team!
There's more about my journey in this piece I wrote a few months in
https://artswork.org.uk/news/creative-apprentice-harry-reflects-on-why-he-chose-an-apprenticeship/
I joined Artswork in October 2019, undertaking a level 3 events assistant apprenticeship. I also work in the amazing communications team!
There's more about my journey in this piece I wrote a few months in
https://artswork.org.uk/news/creative-apprentice-harry-reflects-on-why-he-chose-an-apprenticeship/
Let's get into the questions 
๐ค: ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ?
A: I felt I had more to learn, basically! I'd just dropped out of uni, so I was looking for work. I didn't feel prepared enough though to go into the working world...
๐ค: ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ?
A: I felt I had more to learn, basically! I'd just dropped out of uni, so I was looking for work. I didn't feel prepared enough though to go into the working world...
... without learning more about it. I've always wanted to go into the creative industry so when I found this apprenticeship, it was perfect!
๐ค: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ?
A: I've found that it's been the perfect bridge between education and employment. I've been able to experience a full time job, whilst also learning about...
A: I've found that it's been the perfect bridge between education and employment. I've been able to experience a full time job, whilst also learning about...
...the sector that I work in. This has been more valuable than I could ever have imagined and I feel much more prepared to launch my career than I would have felt had I not done an apprenticeship!
#NAW2021 #AskAnApprentice
๐ค: ๐ง๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ?...
๐ค: ๐ง๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ?...
...
A: Lockdown has had its ups and downs. We've been able to carry on training on Zoom but it's definitely not the same as seeing everyone in person! A lot of events have been cancelled, which is no good if you're an events assistant
but we've found other opportunities...
A: Lockdown has had its ups and downs. We've been able to carry on training on Zoom but it's definitely not the same as seeing everyone in person! A lot of events have been cancelled, which is no good if you're an events assistant
but we've found other opportunities...
...to gain the skills and knowledge we would have got from live events, so it's only the experience we're missing out on. From a job POV, working in comms means that most of our work is online anyway, so I imagine we had a smoother transition to remote working than most.
๐ค: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป?
A: That a good team of people really makes a difference! The apprenticeship staff and comms have all been really supportive and we're all able to be open with and help each other
A: That a good team of people really makes a difference! The apprenticeship staff and comms have all been really supportive and we're all able to be open with and help each other
#NAW2021 #AskAnApprentice
๐ค: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ?
A: Through https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk
They've got a whole load of apprenticeships on there and the site is really easy to navigate. There's something for everyone on there!
๐ค: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ?
A: Through https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk
They've got a whole load of apprenticeships on there and the site is really easy to navigate. There's something for everyone on there!
๐ค: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ?
A: There's 2 for this - for comms work, helping put on our Christmas fundraiser and seeing the impact it had
For apprenticeship work, completing my off-job hours was a good moment!
A: There's 2 for this - for comms work, helping put on our Christmas fundraiser and seeing the impact it had
For apprenticeship work, completing my off-job hours was a good moment!
#NAW2021 #AskAnApprentice
๐ค: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ถ?
A: I've enjoyed it a lot more! You get great industry experience doing an apprenticeship, and a qualification too, but overall it's best to do what's right for you
๐ค: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ถ?
A: I've enjoyed it a lot more! You get great industry experience doing an apprenticeship, and a qualification too, but overall it's best to do what's right for you
๐ค: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ?
A: It's been tough at times as I'm sure it's been for everyone and I've definitely missed being in the office, but I also feel privileged to be able to work from home and still be supported by the team
A: It's been tough at times as I'm sure it's been for everyone and I've definitely missed being in the office, but I also feel privileged to be able to work from home and still be supported by the team
#NAW2021 #AskAnApprentice
๐ค: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ?
A: It's given me industry experience and the skills to set myself up as a professional, building relationships & contacts, work etiquette and more
๐ค: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ?
A: It's given me industry experience and the skills to set myself up as a professional, building relationships & contacts, work etiquette and more
#NAW2021 #AskAnApprentice
๐ค: ๐๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ?
A: Make sure you think both the education side and work side will benefit your future. An apprenticeship is about learning and growing, as well as working!
๐ค: ๐๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ?
A: Make sure you think both the education side and work side will benefit your future. An apprenticeship is about learning and growing, as well as working!
#NAW2021 #AskAnApprentice
๐ค: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐?
A: I made sure I was clued up about the organisation and had some answers and questions ready. Also make sure to tell them what you want to get out of the apprenticeship too!
๐ค: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐?
A: I made sure I was clued up about the organisation and had some answers and questions ready. Also make sure to tell them what you want to get out of the apprenticeship too!
๐ค: ๐๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป?
A: Ask more questions! Not to say I didn't ask lots, but I don't think you can ever ask too many and there's never a bad question. The more you know, the better!
A: Ask more questions! Not to say I didn't ask lots, but I don't think you can ever ask too many and there's never a bad question. The more you know, the better!
#NAW2021 #AskAnApprentice
๐ค: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐'๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ?
A: Confidence (and a lot of experience). I believe in myself and feel career-ready, taking everything I've learnt along the way with me!
๐ค: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐'๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ?
A: Confidence (and a lot of experience). I believe in myself and feel career-ready, taking everything I've learnt along the way with me!
