Commercial Practitioner Review

Item: Commercial Practitioner at Department for Work and Pensions
Rating: 4.3
Author: Anonymous

at Department for Work and Pensions

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Procurement

Manchester

Review Submitted: February 2025

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

4.4/5 - 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

Procurement professional working on sourcing software, resources and professional services for the Digital team within DWP.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

I really enjoy the content of my apprenticeship, it's really useful in my day-to-day job. The CIPS examinations though are appalling, not reflecting the content or bring any value to the course itself.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

4/5

Both: I had no previous experience in the commercial function, so everything about my role has been learning new skills

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

4/5

Well organised, workshops covering the material, plenty of resources available to prepare a=for the exam or to do further reading to enhance my knowledge.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

My line manager has been absolutely amazing and offered endless support and guidance.

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

4/5

The workshops organised, revision materials and videos are very useful. It could only be improved if mock exam would have been available, closer to what the actual CIPS exams are like.