Project Professional Apprentice Review

My role changed between two placements, but the main consensus is project management and project controls. Ranging from management of stakeholders and contracts/ projects to data analysis and the utilisation of software specific to our organisation. The role doesn't have to be specific to the placement you received, for example I required work with Risk Management and I was able to another team who were more responsible for managing risk than my placement team.

In line with all apprenticeships they are really difficult to manage but if you're down to earth and honest with the scheme, then the structure is there to support you through the apprenticeship. A lot of the organisational support is spread across both the scheme and the placement managers which means communication has to be given to both, however it has meant that more support and structure is provided to the apprentices such as myself, and it has led to being able learn more over the apprenticeship.

There were hundreds of opportunities for continual improvement and growth and the employer really allowed me to benefit from as many of them as possible. The support from the employer ranged from days off specifically for volunteering to training days put together to be trained on the specialised software of the organisation.

After a change around of Skills Coach and being told to write things in a certain way and then changed back later in the year, the support from QA was paramount in me receiving a above 70% score for the APM Project Management Qualification. QA also provided the Skills Coach to support through the creation of my portfolio which without their support would have been very difficult to write in the set time period.

Although a lot of work in my role differs slightly from the APM Project Management Qualification, the Qualification has allowed me to be more informed in the ins and outs of the industry and it has significantly helped with my ability to provide meaningful and direct input into communications, meetings and stakeholder management.

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This company although working from a slightly different way to the APM Project Management Qualification not only has provided me with a beneficial Qualification, but it has also given me access to a wide range of induvials. I have been given a lot of responsibility, support and trust when managing my work which has lead to me thriving in the environment and growing in areas that other apprentices in large companies haven't been able to.