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Senior local government officer Review

at Cheshire East Council

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Marketing, Business Operations

Sandbach

Review Submitted: April 2022

Overall Rating

4.3 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
4.2/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
Strategic communications and marketing across projects and programmes, line manager to internal comms team, Account manager for corporate services.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I struggled when we had to go to virtual learning but enjoyed the course and the peers involved made the experience a really special one

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
yes a great range of skills taking acedemic learning into the workplace

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
we were sent pre learning, themodeules were delivered to a structure and overall i thought it was good
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
i had excellent support from my employer
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
we had a skills coach who helped us through the process
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
im hopeful it will catapult me into senior management in the not to near future
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
yes if you are interested

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Cheshire East Council to a friend?
Yes
Why?
challenges and great mentors and support to develop and learn
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Cheshire East Council?
keep open minded and think about ways to overcome barriers
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