I LOVE MY PPRENTICESHIP!
Morgan Lingley, Flagship Housing Group, Housing Policy and
PracƟce pprenƟce
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Where did you go to school? Thorpe St ndrew School and Sixth Form
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What subjects did you study? Level—History, Geography and Business
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Why did you choose an pprenƟceship? I always wanted the experience of more practcal
work compared to study. I could not miss out on 3 years of work to contnue sitng in a
classroom. That is why the Degree pprentceship is the perfect balance of both.
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What path did you take to get to your current posiƟon? During my final year of sixth form,
I started looking for apprentceships, the Bright Futures role clearly stood out. Ōer com-
pletng my first year at Flagship I am contnuously improving and developing whilst looking
forward to completng the next 3 years of my apprentceship and beyond.
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What does a typical day in your role look like? On a Monday Morning we will have a team
catch up to discuss our week ahead and achievements from the week before. This allows us
to focus on areas which will benefit the team the most. I have been given projects to work
on and this is my focus most days. These range from creatng fraud preventon flows mak-
ing the housing team lives a lot easier to digitalising paper forms and carrying out staff
wide raffles. I will also travel from office to office to carry out Governance training which
helps all staff learn about dealing with suspected bribery and spotng fraudulent behav-
iour. lthough this is an ‘office-based job’ it is contnuously changing, and I am always
learning new skills.
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What do you think are the most valuable skills have you learnt on your apprenƟceship?
Responsibility - I am much more aware of what I need to achieve and the tme scale some-
thing needs completng. I ensure all my work is to the highest standard.
Professionalism - Working in an office environment has completely changed the way I
act. I am always keen to learn and develop my skills.
Communicaton - The way I talk and interact with colleagues is much more efficient and
effectve allowing more work and progress to be completed.
