1. Brandan Mathurin
Resides:(StratfordE15 3DW)
Profile
I am a creative youngmanwho hasgreat communicationskillswhenworkingwithinateam. My motivationisto
make otherssee thingshowIsee them. I wantto do a Digital Marketingapprenticeshipbecause Iama very
persuasive personwhenitcomestocreatingleafletsandwritingpersuasivetextsonsocial media.Mymaincareer
goal is eithertohave a jobwhere I create leafletsortocontrol social mediafeedstopersuade otherstopurchase
goods.
I wishto doan IT apprenticeshipbecause IstudiedITforone of my GCSEs and I enjoyeddoingwebdesignand
analysingwebsites.Ialsostudied Mediaforone of my GCSEs andgot an A* in my courseworkwhichconsistedof
creatingmagazines,advertisingclothesandgettingtoknow how social mediaworks.ITintriguesme asIhave always
beenintotechnologysince IwasyoungandI love tostay up to date withthe software updates.Ihave a passionfor
usingmycreativityoncomputers.
I choose to doan apprenticeshipbecause Ifeel like itcanprogressme currentskillsinIT.Whendoingan
apprenticeshipitismore practical workthan sixthformandcollege andI feel likeitcanbenefitme asI learnand
workbetterwhendoingpractical tasks.Incollege,itismore like takingnotesonwhatyouactuallydoin the industry
whereasanapprenticeshipisactuallydoingwhatyouwill be doinginthe industry.ThisiswhyIthinkan
apprenticeshipwill benefitinwillingnesstolearnnew andbetterskills.
Education and Qualifications
April 2016 - present QA Traineeships
IT Professional Level 1
Functional SkillsEnglishLevel 2(Inprogress)
September2015 – April 2016 BexleyCollege
WalnutTree Road, Erith,Kent,DA8 1RA
I was studyingCreativeMedia/FilmandBroadcastLevel 3
September2010 – June 2015 The PalmerCatholic Academy
Aldborough Rd S, Ilford IG3 8EU
While Iwas at PalmerCatholicAcademy,Iwasa Prefect anda peermentor
Media B
Maths C
ReligiousEducation C
Physical Education C
IT C
EnglishLanguage D
EnglishLiterature D
Science D

2. Work Experience
Sept2014 to May 2015 PeerMentor
I workedalongside the mentoringstaff inmysecondaryschool.Iwasin year11 whenI wasdoingthisso I was a
mentorto the youngeryeargroupssuch as year7s and 8s. I didthisfor aroundaboutfive studentsanditwasa
challenge,butvery interesting, asI have to understandhow theyfeel aboutschool life.Mymainrole wasto help
themwithwork,talkto themabouttheirproblemsandgetthemout of trouble whenneeded.
Jan 2014 to February2015 Taught PE inschool
I workedalongside otherstudentsthatstudiedPEGCSE.I was inyear 11 so we were told toteach the youngeryear
groupssuch as year7s and year8s. My role wasto create PE plansand to put themintopractice by teachingPE.This
testedmyorganisation skills,butdidalwayshave aplanformy lessonswiththe children.Thiswaschallenging,butit
was funbecause we completeditasa team.
IT Skillsand Attributes
Am goodwithPhotoshop asI have done tasksincollege where Icreatedpostcards.I have had experience creating
an actual website duringmyITGCSE courseworkandfinal exam.DuringmyITGCSE I learnedskillsonWebPlus10,
Paint.NETandAdobe Premiere soIhave the basicskills,butwishtolearnthe more technical skillsthroughoutthe
apprenticeship.GoingbacktoPaint.NETI designedaT-shirtforanotherpartof my IT coursework.Ialso createda
basicgame.
My maininterestisfootball;Ihave lovediteversince Iwasyoungand have goodknowledge inthe sport. Ialsoplay
it as a hobby;I have won2 league titles,1cup and runnersup in leaguesandcupsas well.Iwonthe award for the
mostassistsina league andthe unsungheroformy formerclubPro PowerDragons. AnotherinterestIhave is
basketball;Ikeepuptodate withall of the matchesand watchmatcheson my phone.Ialsoplayeditas a hobby.My
school basketball teamwasunbeateninourboroughfor5 yearsstraight.AnothermaininterestIhave issocial
media,Ihave alwayswonderedsince Iwasyounghow itactuallyworksand I have alwayswantedtobe a massive
part of social media.Ialsohave a massive interestinmusic;Ikeepupto date withmy favourite artist’salbumsand
singles.One finalhobbyIhave isplayingPlayStation4.
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