Project Management Apprentice Review

Support Project and Programme Managers in planning, managing and delivering projects across British Airways. Produce information and make recommendations to support project decisions Communicate with people across the business to develop working relationships and manage their project expectations Help identify potential project risks and develop plans to resolve them Create Project Documentation

Throughout my apprenticeship I have developed may skills that I had already learnt including: - Communication skills - Planning and Prioritisation - Problem solving - Time Management - Leadership - Adaptability - Team work I have also learnt new skills such as: - Influencing skills - Negotiation skills - Ability to work under pressure - Budgeting and Cost control - Perseverance and motivation

I really enjoy my programme. I have the chance to meet numerous people both in and outside the organisation. The opportunities are endless, I have been involved in charity work (with our partnership with comic relief) as much as assisting with recruitment for new apprentices and work experience students. I have also attended many career fairs to share my apprenticeship journey as represent project management.

My programme is very well structured. We have an apprentice monthly meeting to all get together and share our experiences in our different projects and programmes. I get the chance to see several different portfolios (from customer to commercial to operations) which gives me the chance to network and expand my knowledge in these areas.

I get a lot of support from both my line manager (which is my manager throughout the whole apprenticeship) and my work manager (which changes every 6 months when I moved projects) I meet them both separately every 2 weeks to catch up on progress, if I need any help with supporting my learning as well as reviewing my objectives.

I feel I get a lot of support. I am reassured they are always there to support, whether that's through a skype conference or phone call. He comes to Waterside every month or so and we go through my academic work and then we meet as a group to go through this work.

I feel the balance in academic work and work experience works really well. Once I completed my APM exam, I felt I put a lot of my knowledge into practise and understood a lot more in terms of project planning. This meant I could stay adding value to my team.

There are many events I have attended including Heathrow Jobs and Careers fair and stakeholder reception. I have also done lots of charity work with our global partnership Comic Relief (Flying Start) such as organising a colleague engagement event ' Its a knockout' as well as completing tough mudder. I also got the opportunity to interview our CEO Alex Cruz which was an amazing experience as an apprentice.

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I would definitely recommend working here to a friend because of the varied opportunities. A lot of colleagues I have met have been here for over 10 years which proves its an amazing company with endless job roles available. There are also opportunities to do secondments in different areas of the business. It's a very fast paced environment with lots going on so there is always something to do.

To use all your experience to prove you can be a good candidate. Whether its a past job, any examples in education or hobbies, every example is vital. Also do research about the airline as we have many competitors so its important to prove why you want to work for BA in particular.