Project Manager Review

Item: Project Manager at Department for Work and Pensions
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at Department for Work and Pensions

Degree Apprenticeship

Project Management

Middlesbrough

Review Submitted: February 2025

Overall Rating

4.4 /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

Project Manager - Day-to-day I work with teams to introduce changes to systems and processes. These changes are often cultural and digital in nature.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

It has the right balance of work based learning followed by self-taught, but tutor led workshops.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

4/5

I have learned technical project management skills such as Float, understanding resource smoothing and levelling, Earned Value Management. I have also learned theoretical perspectives of team development, and project management methodologies.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

5/5

It is very well structured and I know what I am doing and when I am doing it.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

I've never needed to ask for support from my employer

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

5/5

I gained APM PMQ, and APMG AgilePM through QA.

How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

4/5

It has helped me to understand the theory and practicalities of being a project manager.

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

2/5

No.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Department for Work and Pensions to a friend?

Yes

Why?

If you work in the correct place, you get a great deal of autonomy to work. The work that we do really does support citizens and I am proud of the things that I do in my work.