Project Management Apprentice Review
at BBC
Degree Apprenticeship
Manchester
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
3.7 /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
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3/5
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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:
4/5
I work within Research & Development as a project management apprentice which involves providing PM support to projects within the department as well as working with members of the team to develop my skills
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Extremely, I enjoy developing working relationships as well as learning from other apprentices
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Stakeholder management and engagement, collaboration, confidence in public speaking, agile and waterfall practices
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
2/5
More structure could have been provided at the beginning of the course but this has since been addressed and improved.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
I receive a lot of support in all aspects from my employer including the early careers team as well as my R&D placement
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
2/5
I would like to improve the support provided from the training provider in terms of feedback given from assignments to make it more constructive and able to learn from
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
I feel well equipped in my role based on my learning and qualification however it is often not based on the industry which I work within
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
lots of professional staff networks and social activities to get involved with.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BBC to a friend?
Yes
Why?
A great place to work with people that will always make lots of time to explain their role and allow you to learn from them.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BBC?
Make sure the Values align with you personally and have examples of this
