PMO Review

I have worked on a variety of roles. My current role is as a PMO consultant and Service Delivery Analyst. I have daily internal update calls in the morning, some days I have update calls with our client. Each day and each week goes by differently due to the nature of the job.

I have learnt a lot about the internal Governance of a team and how much work goes on behind the scenes. I have learnt a lot about how to manage critical client projects and how to navigate issues and risks if they arise. I learnt different skills from different roles. Each account is different in how they operate as well.

I quite enjoy my ability to earn and learn at the same time even though there are a lot of drawbacks as well. You don't have to ability to fully take a break from work if you're ever struggling with education and thus it is hard to give it your 100%.

I think the modules are quite well laid out but obviously we don't have the same freedom to choose as a full time student. As a Digital Degree Apprentice with Software Engineering as my specialty, I have to take up a lot more modules to get enough credits (usually 3-4 in a semester) whereas the Business specialty apprentices only have 2 modules. So it's definitely a lot more work depending on what path you choose.

I receive 22 study holidays that I can choose to use as I please but in reality you have to use them for your on-campus days and exam days. It's hard to ask for a lot of time off work to study but everyone is usually very supportive when you mention your education obligations. I've never received any pushback from anyone.

While I like the staff, I believe that the Training Provider has been slightly lacking in terms of support. Most of the time, the TA's will run the module with the professor only communicating with us once or twice by email (this is not always the case but it has been happening since COVID). There are a lot of ways to get support though and the Program Director is very helpful.

You gain a lot of knowledge through traditional learning that you can instantly apply to your work environment. You are skipping the wait to get hired and work, which means everything is fresh in your mind. Vice versa, you can apply what you learn from your job to your modules as well.

Before COVID, there were very frequent in-person meetups where we could network with our peers and within our company but naturally that has been halted due to the current circumstances. There are some sport teams that compete with other companies and internally but internationally. There are also clubs on various topics.

Yes

I think it's a good company (but it definitely depends on what department you join and at what level).

Be careful if which department you will join because some departments treat their apprentices a lot better (better pay, better accounts and roles, etc.).