Business Administration Apprenticeship at Cermatpro Ltd
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
Kent, CT3 3EP
Closes in 28 days (Friday 28 February at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 January 2025
Contents
Summary
Cermatpro Ltd is a specialised ceramic manufacturing company. They are looking for a Business Administration Apprenticeship to help out with all Business admin, sales, and accounts.
- Wage
- £14,820 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 4.00pm with a 1 hour lunch-break
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 3 March
- Duration
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1 year 4 months
- Positions available
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Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Cermatpro Ltd produce high-quality powders used to create moulds for dental crowns and bridges, as well as aeroplane turbine blades. With a close-knit, dedicated team of 15 professionals, they take pride in being industry leaders.
Generating an annual turnover of £2.5 million, it’s the expertise and commitment of our people that make Cermatpro excel at what they do best.
Duties will include:
- Will be helping out with all Business admin, sales, and accounts
- Preparing paperwork for despatches
- Speaking and emailing customers after training
- Preparing orders for production
- Ordering raw materials
- Receiving phone calls
Skills, qualities and qualifications:
- Computer illiterate
- Grade 4/C+ or Level 2 Functional Skills English (maths desirable)
- Good telephone manner
- Confident when speaking with colleagues, external clients and customers
- Reliable
- Willing to learn
- Possibly drive as buses and trains can be unreliable
Where you’ll work
Aylesham Industrial Estate
Aylesham
Canterbury
Kent
CT3 3EP
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Your training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Your training plan
- The successful candidate will obtain a Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship standard qualification.
- Training schedule has yet to be agreed
- An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation
- At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying
- Details will be made available at a later date
More training information
- Each apprentice will have their own dedicated tutor who will conduct monthly remote tutorials and reviews, providing continuous support throughout the apprenticeship program
- Depending on the apprentice’s needs, the frequency of these sessions may vary
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade Grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Reliable
- Willing to learn
- Confident
Other requirements
Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
About this company
Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.
After this apprenticeship
Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
Katie Munn
Katie@inspire-ata.co.uk
020 3836 4425
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000299356.
Apply now
Closes in 28 days (Friday 28 February at 11:59pm)
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