Miranda - Apprentice

“My apprenticeship provided me with invaluable skills and is an experience I frequently advocate for at Bangor University while studying Marine Biology and Oceanography.”

During my apprenticeship, I was engaging with people from all different walks of life, helping me become more open-minded and providing useful contacts in my field of interest. This, alongside working independently and taking initiative developed my self-assurance. Additionally, the apprenticeship taught me how to learn in a lateral way opposed to more conventional education, and provided the capacity for me to apply my learning at work."

"These skills I acquired during my apprenticeship have helped me engage with a range of opportunities. Travelling solo to Ecuador for a volunteer opportunity at a rehabilitation and release centre for native animals was an experience I learnt about through my apprenticeship tutor. Furthermore, I undertook an internship at Bangor University, which consequently led to independently representing the university by presenting findings at a conference in Poland, with a scientific paper now in progress as a result of this. I am also a head peer guide for the Ocean Sciences department, where I help academic staff organise peer guides in welcoming new students to the university. These are just a handful of several opportunities I otherwise may not have engaged with if it wasn’t for the enthusiasm and support of my colleagues and apprenticeship tutors throughout the years.”

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