Senior Principal Officer Review

Item: Senior Principal Officer at Department for Work and Pensions
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Department for Work and Pensions

Degree Apprenticeship

Management Consulting

London

Review Submitted: February 2025

Overall Rating

4.8 /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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.6/5 - 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

I am a Senior Policy Group Leader, in charge of 3 Teams of approx. 18 -20 people.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

5/5

It been a challenge but rewarding too

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

yes my skills have been updated, providing me with current information and research, the reflective elements I believe have been wholly positive and improved my management and leadership practice

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

5/5

There has been some repetition and some of the modules could have been compressed, however the lecturers have been mostly helpful ad supporting

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

My employer has been excellent, they provide the time and my line manager in particular has been excellent , and interested in my development within my coursework

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

3/5

The materials are adequate, I believe that more can be done to help the students write in the correct manner and often help them break bad writing habits.