Management Consulting Apprentice Review

My role as a Consulting Apprentice is to mainly help with the day-to-day operations of the departments which I work in. Within the apprenticeship, you have the opportunity to rotate around different departments meaning that your experience day-to-day will be different within each one. Similarities across all departments include client-facing meetings, testing or analytics work on excel and report writing work on PPT - no matter what department you are in. It should be noted that some departments might have a heavy emphasis on certain day-to-day responsibilities such as report writing or data analytics. The rotations are really good for development and trying new departments which is rare to see in a Professional Services apprenticeship

I would say the programme is fairly structured in terms of the apprentice induction as well as the learning element of the programme. However, the structure of the work and day-to-day is fully dependant on your team and how they want to use your time in the department - and in some cases, this can lead to a lack of work for parts of the year.

As a firm, I would say KPMG are very apprentice-aware. From when you join a team, teams generally understand the experience of an apprentice as well as how to support one. The team will give you a Buddy, Performance Manager and additional contacts within the firm to ensure you feel supported whilst working and studying.

In my opinion, outside of the regular mandatory lectures and webinars, the training provider doesn't provide much more additional content or resources. Although that being said, they do cover the essentials of the course really well to put you in a good position to pass. You will also have a personal coach from the provider.

I feel like my qualification is somewhat relevant to the work that I do. Currently the qualification (Level 4 Junior Management Consulting Accreditation), teaches how consultants should present, network, report write etc etc. The level 7 qualification (ACA or CIMA), I have heard is generally less relevant to the role of a management consultant.

Yes

Although a degree apprenticeship can be hard, KPMG provides good support in helping an apprentice get through the apprenticeships. As well as this, the practical skills which you develop set you up for a healthy long term career.