We have recently secured some work with members of the Executive Team at Pinewood Studios. One of our Directors, Ian Prentice, will be working closely with them. At this moment one of the productions the studio is shooting is the new Bond film, Spectre! Ian is hoping to catch sight of the cast, as you can imagine it’s all very top secret! If he gets any pictures we’ll make sure we post them on our Facebook site.
As part of my management training programme I had to complete Functional Skills in English and maths. I felt anxious and nervous as I hadn’t been in a learning environment for many years. However, my teacher (Vicky) was very understanding and patient, she understood my concerns. I can honestly say I have grown in confidence and I found the classes to be very practical and useful.
I had great encouragement and support from my teacher throughout the whole process. Without the support from my teacher and the Functional skills qualification, I would have struggled to complete the apprenticeship.
From what I learnt from my course, I have implemented this into my daily working practice. I have learnt so many great English and maths techniques which are extremely useful. I'm very confident when sending emails with my grammar and punctuation. I have become a confident reader whereas in the past I did not enjoy this. I have to work out various areas for our customers when pricing jobs. I used to really struggle with this aspect of my job, with the additional support from Vicky I no longer struggle.
