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The handbook

What's inside

Five parts, 109 pages, seventeen worksheets. Read it front to back or go straight to the part you need. Each part is £6.99, or get all five plus the Toolkit Pack for £23.99.

I

Stop Thinking Like a Student

Arriving. Years 1 and 2. · 18 pages
Chapters
  • The identity shift, and what 'apprentice brain' costs you
  • Imposter syndrome, and why apprentices get it twice
  • The first 90 days that set your baseline
  • Habits that compound: the Friday Fifteen
  • The money reality nobody warns you about
  • Wellbeing, honestly
Worksheets included
  • 04First 90 Days
  • 05The Friday Fifteen
  • 06The Mindset Map
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II

The System, Decoded

The admin, all the way through. · 21 pages
Chapters
  • Your apprenticeship standard, in plain English
  • Off-the-job hours: what counts, and which rule you're on
  • Three tips that save you hours of logging
  • KSBs, STAR-K and the Gibbs reflective cycle
  • VARCS: the five criteria assessors use
  • Witness statements, the easiest win in your portfolio
  • EPA, grading and the professional discussion
  • Tripartite reviews and your training provider
  • When it's going wrong: seven situations
Worksheets included
  • 00Know Your Standard
  • 01Weekly OTJ Log
  • 02KSB Evidence Entry (STAR-K and Gibbs)
  • 03Who To Tell First
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III

Being Seen

Perception and politics, all the way through. · 27 pages
Chapters
  • The formal and informal systems in every workplace
  • Halo and horn, and the apprentice label
  • The fear of stepping up, and what it costs
  • The Four Levers of perception
  • Communication that gets you taken seriously
  • Mentors, sponsors, and the difference
  • Politics without selling out
  • Mistakes, difficult colleagues, bad managers
  • Getting on the right projects
  • LinkedIn, institutions and professional standing
Worksheets included
  • 07Workplace Map
  • 08The Perception Audit
  • 09Visibility Action Plan
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IV

Building Real Capability

Technical growth, all the way through. · 19 pages
Chapters
  • Signal versus noise: Core, Contextual, Peripheral
  • Bridging university and work, in both directions
  • Deliberate practice and finding stretch work
  • Software, digital fluency and getting ahead
  • The T-shaped profile and commercial awareness
  • Professional bodies, IEng and CEng
  • CPD, side projects and your portfolio
Worksheets included
  • 10Skills Prioritisation Matrix
  • 11T-Shape Builder
  • 12Chartership Head Start
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V

The Final Stretch

Finishing. The second half onwards. · 24 pages
Chapters
  • Two programme shapes, two failure modes
  • The post-completion cliff
  • The second-half reset: from tasks to outcomes
  • Owning outcomes before you have the title
  • The progression conversation, word for word
  • Thinking, communicating and influencing at the next level
  • The post-qualification salary negotiation
  • Staying or moving on
  • The long game, and paying it forward
Worksheets included
  • 13Progression Roadmap
  • 14Salary Negotiation Prep
  • 15Next-Level Self-Assessment
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Included with the complete handbook

The Toolkit Pack

All seventeen worksheets in one printable pack, numbered as they appear in the handbook. 21 pages, including a progress tracker for the whole apprenticeship.

00

Know Your Standard

01

Weekly OTJ Log

02

KSB Evidence Entry

03

Who To Tell First

04

First 90 Days

05

The Friday Fifteen

06

The Mindset Map

07

Workplace Map

08

The Perception Audit

09

Visibility Action Plan

10

Skills Prioritisation Matrix

11

T-Shape Builder

12

Chartership Head Start

13

Progression Roadmap

14

Salary Negotiation Prep

15

Next-Level Self-Assessment

16

Progress Tracker

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