Apprentice Project Manager Review

I am an apprentice project manager so I shadow other assistant project managers and project managers that are involved in the project I am working on. I regularly update important documents, write weekly progress reports, attend site visits, attend team meetings, engage with external and internal stakeholders and engage with contractors.

I have gained a lot of confidence in my time at TfL as I am always meeting and talking to new people. My writing skills have greatly improved as I have to write and send emails daily and create and develop reports and important documents. I have also improved on my organisation skills as I have to balance college work and everyday work.

The programme has some ups and downs like everything does so there are some tasks and aspects that I don't enjoy however there are some aspects that I do enjoy. I think if the programme had more direction and was a lot more organised I would enjoy it a lot more.

My programme isn't very organised or structured. There are a lot of people on my scheme/programme so it's hard to keep on top of everyone. However if there weren't as many people on the scheme I think that it would be a lot more organised and structured.

I receive a fair amount of support from my employer. There is always support available if you need it, everyone is always very understanding and accommodating. If I am finding it hard to keep up on top of college or coursework my manager is always supportive and suggests to take time out of work to complete it.

We have meetings with our training provider every few months but the training provider can be quite hard to get hold of outside of these meetings if you need help with coursework or need your coursework looking over. However there are always other people you can go to for help, such as other peers on your programme.

The qualification does help to a certain extent as you can apply what you have learnt from college at work. However there are some things of course that are very different to your role at work that you can only learn from other colleagues and through practice and hands on experience.

Working in a large company means that there are plenty of opportunities and extra-curricular activities to get involved in, such as football, lunch time running clubs, tennis, gym etc. There are also always networking events that are quite interesting which appeal to almost everyone, teams often hold lunches, after work dinners, etc.

Yes

It's a large organisation with endless opportunities if you work hard enough and really push yourself. It's a good chance to grow and develop new skills, start your career and meet some people who will really help you along the way. There are endless amounts of training courses that are available also which will help your career.

I would advise to just be yourself and make sure you really research the company and know the role you are applying for and how it plays a part in TfL. Talk thoroughly and with detail, also make sure you have enough to talk about and be confident! Also work hard!