Network Delivery Project Manager Apprentice Review
at Virgin Media O2
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Project Management
Peterborough, UK
Review Submitted: May 2024
Overall Rating
5 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
working collaboratively with the build partners in order to deliver multiple projects within challenging environments
- Implementing build activities in order to ensure Virgin Media policies and processes, as well as, regulations are consistently met and not challenged throughout the projects in hand
- Driving projects within the team, from the approval to build stages, all the way through to release and handover
- Resolving daily issues, such as any congestion in the network capacity, route changes and the design changes also.
- Implementing build activities in order to ensure Virgin Media policies and processes, as well as, regulations are consistently met and not challenged throughout the projects in hand
- Driving projects within the team, from the approval to build stages, all the way through to release and handover
- Resolving daily issues, such as any congestion in the network capacity, route changes and the design changes also.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I really enjoy my programme as there is so much room for development and each day is another challenge with regards to expanding our network across the UK. This therefore allows me to learn and adapt to new situations in the real world of telecommunications.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I have developed various new skills including:
Communication
Time management
Risk management
Adaptability
Problem solving
Negotiation
Conflict management
Interpersonal skills
Motivation
Budgeting
Change management
Organisation
Project planning
Communication
Time management
Risk management
Adaptability
Problem solving
Negotiation
Conflict management
Interpersonal skills
Motivation
Budgeting
Change management
Organisation
Project planning
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
My programme is very well structured, with continuous support programmes on offer always, as there is always new elements and training to join and learn with.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
I receive a tremendous support from my employer, if I ever have any questions, someone / teams are always there on hand to support. No work goes unnoticed also, there's always the sense of achievement and recognition given for hard work.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
I get give a lot of support, especially with different allocated study days where I can primarily focus on that work regarding my course, as this allows me to put normal working to rest and pick up on another day.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
My qualification is so well focused and specific to my role as it allows me to develop skills which I earn in my qualification, to reflecting these in my real life job role so I know exactly how to go about dealing with different scenarios in having positive outcomes / successful outcome always, as that my main aim.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
I am apart of the Youth Advisory Council team who deal with sustainability, I am also apart of the Future Careers Team as well as, being a Future Careers Champion Ambassador, working closely with our careers specialists in running various networking events, in making sure we our promoting our amazing graduate, apprenticeship and intern schemes. This is due through various events such as, networking events at schools, online, panel hosting, Q n A's etc - really give me a sense of pride!
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Virgin Media O2 to a friend?
Yes
Why?
There is so much flexibility, support and choice with an apprenticeship, especially with the one’s offered at Vmo2, as it I think our apprenticeships take a much more practical approach to learning. Also, you get to focus on training for a specific career and learn you trade by actually doing the job, through gaining hands on experience and having such amazing opportunities to apply your skills within your role immediately. Apprenticeships have been proven to have a really popular success rate for many, and this is the very reason to why I applied for a project management role at Virgin Media.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Virgin Media O2?
The most important tip I have for assessment centre’s and applications is to be yourself. These applications and assessments centres are not made for you to feel stressed and under pressure (as much as it feels like you should be). Instead they are made for you, so that you can show off what amazing skills and knowledge you can bring to the table and why you’d be the perfect candidate to the role you have applied for in the business.
- Be thorough, but not to thorough within your applications (keep CVS under 1 ½ - 2 pages long)
- Show / tell the business what skills you’re capable of, and match these skills with the job description (sell yourself)
- Make sure to include all the specific / necessary information you need (GCSE results, personal statement,
- Make your application easy to read
- Use star method (Situation, Tasks, Actions Result) when given a real life example that demonstrates a skill that you need to use in a scenario
- Involve others as well as yourself in the group assessments to show team work
- Showing that your brave, real and together:
- Brave - We’re Brave. Bold, creative, accountable and innovative – stepping up and speaking out when it counts, taking risks with a true challenger spirit and always doing things the right way, not the easy way.
- Real - We’re Real. Honest, authentic, respectful and open – doing what we say we will, putting ourselves in our customer’s shoes, telling it straight and giving everyone a voice!
- Together - We’re Together. Supportive, empathetic, agile and inclusive – celebrating our differences, recognising each other’s achievements and using Team Play to help up adapt fast and win as one.
- Being straight up, having red hot relevance, insatiable curiosity
- Be thorough, but not to thorough within your applications (keep CVS under 1 ½ - 2 pages long)
- Show / tell the business what skills you’re capable of, and match these skills with the job description (sell yourself)
- Make sure to include all the specific / necessary information you need (GCSE results, personal statement,
- Make your application easy to read
- Use star method (Situation, Tasks, Actions Result) when given a real life example that demonstrates a skill that you need to use in a scenario
- Involve others as well as yourself in the group assessments to show team work
- Showing that your brave, real and together:
- Brave - We’re Brave. Bold, creative, accountable and innovative – stepping up and speaking out when it counts, taking risks with a true challenger spirit and always doing things the right way, not the easy way.
- Real - We’re Real. Honest, authentic, respectful and open – doing what we say we will, putting ourselves in our customer’s shoes, telling it straight and giving everyone a voice!
- Together - We’re Together. Supportive, empathetic, agile and inclusive – celebrating our differences, recognising each other’s achievements and using Team Play to help up adapt fast and win as one.
- Being straight up, having red hot relevance, insatiable curiosity
