Degree Apprentice Review

I am in Year 3 of my degree apprenticeship. I am currently working in product development on an innovation project. My role is to manage the reporting of the success of the project, work with our commercial teams to build a commercial model, and also write a paper on exit options of the project of the trial period. On a day-to-day basis, it involves having meetings with both internal and external stakeholders, working on different documents and travelling to visit the site.
I also am active in our Pride employee network (a diversity network for LGBTQIA+ colleagues and allies). I will typically spend a couple of hours a week working on communications or planning events such as Pride parades.
I also study alongside my Apprenticeship for my degree. I get one day a week to study, where I will watch lectures, write assignments and do individual research.

The programme is extremely well structured. We are provided with great placements which really build our existing knowledge. We also have quarterly engagement days managed by early careers to bring us together as a cohort, developing our relationships with each other, but also learning about different areas of the business.

We receive excellent support from all colleagues at E.ON. Our early careers team are always there for pastoral and general scheme support, and from my experience, my managers have always been there to support me and help me develop. Although we have the flexibility to choose placements and the pathway we take, we have regular reviews and meetings with early careers where support is always provided.

I receive excellent support from my training provider. Every 12 weeks we have a review meeting with the training provider, where we review my progress against the apprenticeship standard to date, and identify any areas of support. Between these meetings, I have a designated work-based learning tutor that I can contact for any support questions, and for module specific learning, the lecturers are always an email or teams message away.

My project management degree is extremely useful in my project management role. I really enjoy being able to take learning straight out of University and apply it to my job role. I have been able to apply different theories and models such as Gantt charts, stakeholder maps, risk registers etc. which help me manage my projects.

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I would highly recommend E.ON with the development opportunities they offer. No matter your background or experience, you will develop in the business and there are always endless opportunities for this. The culture at E.ON is also far ahead of other organisations. E.ON champions diversity, offers amazing benefits such as equal parental leave, and they really look after their people.