Our Testimonials
Hear what our apprentices have to say about our apprenticeships.
Claire B played a vital role within my course, and I wouldn’t have been able to complete it with as much ease if I didn’t have her. The overall experience was great, and I have enjoyed every moment.
Grace Gregory from Trant Engineering
“In March of 2022 I took the opportunity to start a new role and my apprenticeship at the same time. Before this I had no experience in payroll whatsoever. I have now successfully completed the apprenticeship and will continue working in payroll, I have more confidence within my role and complete a lot of work on my own or even check others work. I have a wider range of payroll knowledge and I also now understand why I do certain things and the repercussions if I do not.
I can confidently answer queries from employees and other team members and also support those around me if needed. My tutor was absolutely brilliant at supporting and teaching me, she would always ensure I was up to date with all work and if I didn’t understand something she would offer extra support sessions and we wouldn’t just move on from it. She took special attention to my way of learning and things that spiked my interest such as case law and would often bring them into our sessions, I always looked forward to our meetings because of this.
I think the way the course was laid out was very beneficial, I was never too stressed or overwhelmed and always knew what I had to complete. Claire B played a vital role within my course, and I wouldn’t have been able to complete it with as much ease if I didn’t have her. The overall experience was great, and I have enjoyed every moment.”
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Apprenticeship – Payroll Administrator
Employer – Trant Engineering
The thought of the exams were nerve wracking, but my Tutor Adele made all the difference. Adele provided the perfect balance of encouragement and understanding.
Thomas Buckley from London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
“After years in a career in odds compiling for bookmakers, I decided I wanted to move into a career that was going to be more conventional working hours, with my background being around numbers and money, I eventually decided on a career in payroll, which led me to embarking on my payroll apprenticeship with MBKB.
It has been many years since I have done any studying or exams, so it was very challenging at times and the thought of the exams were nerve wracking, but my Tutor Adele made all the difference. Adele provided the perfect balance of encouragement and understanding at the difficulties involved and was always more than happy to help me with anything I was struggling with. MBKB were also very understanding when I had some health issues during the course, allowing me to pause the apprenticeship while I was in hospital and then come back to it when I was able to again.
I wouldn’t have been able to study if it wasn’t for being able to study whilst working at the same time, so the apprenticeship was perfect for me. The combination of my own hard work and a lot of work and support from Adele ultimately resulted in me getting a distinction, which has impressed a lot of my managers at work and will no doubt help to open doors for my career in payroll to progress further from here on out.”
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Apprenticeship – Payroll Administrator
Employer – London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
It has benefited me in knowing the best ways to lead a team successfully and the challenges I may face along the way.
Georgia Burdell from Neuways
“My name is Georgia and I completed my level 3 Team Leader and Supervisor apprenticeship at Neuways with MBKB. I chose this apprenticeship as I wanted to grow as a leader and help the youth of today become the leaders of tomorrow. It has benefited me in knowing the best ways to lead a team successfully and the challenges I may face along the way. My long-term goal is to become a Senior Manager here at Neuways, using the skills and knowledge I learnt throughout my apprenticeship.”
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Apprenticeship – Team Leader / Supervisor
Employer – Neuways
MBKB tutor Neil Carver has been great support throughout my apprenticeship journey and provided additional learning materials when requested. I can’t thank him enough for the support and guidance Neil has provided me during my work based project and professional discussion preparation that helped me achieve the distinction on EPA.
Manprit Alhawat from Socotec UK Limited
“I have really enjoyed learning while working and received constant support from MBKB and SOCOTEC UK Ltd. I’ve recently had discussions regarding my next steps and currently looking to pursue my career in a technical and Quality management to ensure that I continue to develop and enhance my skills.
I’m the QA & Technical Support Manager for materials testing laboratory of SOCOTEC UK Ltd. My main responsibilities are maintenance of local quality control in compliance with ISO 17025:2017, provide technical training and assessment of operatives and administrators, checking and approval of materials test reports, management and control of Proficiency testing , also management of the equipment and training database.
I chose to do apprenticeship training to gain knowledge and skills to become a fully qualified Quality Practitioner. I feel more confident and able to perform my job effectively. I’ve passed my end point assessment with a distinction and been awarded a Practitioner grade from CQI. I’m committed to continuous professional development with CQI membership. During my work based project for EPA I was able to develop and deliver a Quality induction presentation to operatives and managers at our materials laboratory. They all felt very confident and gave positive feedback on my approach taken to make quality a way of life at SOCOTEC UK Ltd.
My aspiration is to achieve Chartered Quality Professional status and career progression in a Technical and Quality management route. MBKB tutor Neil Carver has been great support throughout my apprenticeship journey and provided additional learning materials when requested. I can’t thank him enough for the support and guidance Neil has provided me during my work based project and professional discussion preparation that helped me achieve the distinction on EPA. I would definitely recommend MBKB as an excellent training provider. Tutors have extensive knowledge and skills to deliver well planned lessons. EPA team is extremely helpful.”
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Apprenticeship – Quality Practitioner
Employer – Socotec UK Limited
