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Well done Theo.<\/h1>\n

Our Apprentice Lab Technician has just passed with a Distinction!<\/h1><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

As this week is National Apprenticeship Week, it\u2019s only correct that we put the spotlight on our Tiro Apprentice, Theo Buffery. Particularly as Theo has just attained a Distinction in TIRO\u2019s Level 3 Lab Technician programme. Something that we\u2019re all extremely proud of. Not least, Theo himself.<\/p>\n

I had the opportunity of catching up with Theo recently to discuss his apprenticeship, his highlights and the challenges he\u2019s encountered too. We must also say, it\u2019s been a delight working with the TIRO team and we have already recruited a new apprentice, thanks to the programme and we wish him all the best too. (Jamie Lau.)<\/p>\n

For now, we\u2019re ensuring Theo enjoys his well-deserved moment in the spotlight:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Theo, first of all, well done. What a great achievement, attaining your Level 3, and with a distinction too. How do you feel?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you. Well, relieved first of all. But no, it\u2019s great, I\u2019m really pleased with the result.<\/em><\/p>\n

How have you found the apprenticeship overall?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a very positive experience. At first I wondered whether I would be able to juggle everything, working on the job and studying at the same time, but I\u2019ve had so much support that has made it extremely smooth sailing and satisfying.<\/em><\/p>\n

Has the support been a key highlight would you say?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, absolutely. Here on-site I\u2019ve had the support of the Directors, as well as Trevor (lead chemist and manager) who has really taken me under his wing and taught me so much. He\u2019s been indispensable to my learning process. Also, I\u2019ve been thoroughly supported by TIRO, and have had regular catch-ups with my course tutor Aaron. His feedback has also been essential and again, very encouraging.<\/em><\/p>\n

Have there been many challenges? I\u2019m not going to put you in a spin if we talk about those? \ud83d\ude09<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, not at all, it\u2019s all part of the learning process as they say\u2026 I guess at the beginning it was finding the rhythm of working and learning at the same time. However I was really supported in those early stages. Trying to put new methodologies in place to improve product quality and optimise processes, I would say, has been a double-edged sword – difficult sometimes, but also very rewarding to see those efficiencies realised.<\/em><\/p>\n

Any other highlights?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If I can say without sounding too sure of myself, I feel I have a solid capacity to learn and this has led to me being involved in quite complicated processes and improvement schemes. I take part in the regular quality control meetings as well as assisting in resolving the ad hoc issues that arise in manufacturing.<\/em><\/p>\n

What would you say has been the best moment during your apprenticeship?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has to be being promoted whilst fulfilling my apprenticeship. I am now Lab Controller responsible for setting and monitoring processes. We also have another apprentice who has joined the team – Jamie. I\u2019m really enjoying supporting Jamie too, whilst continuing my studies.<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019d just like to add a note about Aaron, my tutor, he\u2019s been really supportive and fast in responding to any concerns I have. He\u2019s made me feel as though I\u2019m his only student, and I know that\u2019s not the case!<\/em><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Well done Theo. We\u2019re all so pleased for you here at Petrarch and encouraged by what you\u2019ve achieved so far. We\u2019re looking forward to these important next steps and to see you attain your Level 6 \/ BsC Hons. I would also like to extend thanks to the TIRO team, both Theo\u2019s tutor and our account manager Hayley Hannaford. Vince Lunn \u2013 Director Petrarch<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

I have had the pleasure of working with Theo since around May 2023 where I took over as tutor on his apprenticeship programme. It was clear quite early on just how knowledgeable Theo is within his job role and how well regarded he is at Petrarch. Theo has already made great strides on his L3 lab technician apprenticeship under the stewardship of Trevor Snyman to be trusted with being in charge of and changing processes and procedures. Theo is extremely technical and has an awesome attention to detail which was apparent through my visits to observe him in the workplace and what he was able to talk to me about.<\/p>\n

Theo has been a superb apprentice on his programme, being professional, systems and procedural driven, and has demonstrated how he can improve workplace processes along the way. He was able to complete his Level 3 with a distinction which I was not surprised about!<\/p>\n

This was through demonstrating in his EPA his knowledge on the tests, his practical ability in the observation and his examples given of real-world situations in the workplace used as evidence in his structured interview. With Theo\u2019s abilities shown to me and showcased through his portfolio and EPA, he is an ideal candidate to move into the L6 degree apprenticeship programme and will thrive in this environment. \u2013 Aaron\/Tutor Tiro<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4155,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrarchpanels.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrarchpanels.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrarchpanels.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrarchpanels.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrarchpanels.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4153"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/petrarchpanels.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4171,"href":"https:\/\/petrarchpanels.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4153\/revisions\/4171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrarchpanels.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrarchpanels.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrarchpanels.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrarchpanels.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}