Project Coordinator Review

Overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of all assigned projects. Tasks include producing change documents, creating and managing project plans, providing status and progress reviews to the Programme Manager, managing project finances, agreeing revenue invoices before being issued to the customer, and identifying and managing stakeholders.

Skills that I have learnt throughout the time in my role include owning project Risks and escalating to Programme Manager as appropriate, working with Service Management to ensure successful Service acceptance at the SRR meeting, and working with Requirements Team to ensure successful Requirements Acceptance at the RAM/RAB meeting.

I mostly enjoy the BSc Project Management Degree Apprenticeship. I have a good level of communication with the module tutors and my skills coach, and find the group work in the module workshops useful to see how other organisations function. I sometimes find the course disorganised, especially when it comes to the marking of assignments. I have had tutors praise me for the extent of my referencing and others who have said I don't reference enough, even with a page and a half of references. A bit of consistency would be good.

I think the workshops for each module are well structured. The content is relevant and the group breakout sessions allow the students to apply the knowledge they've learn to their organisation or an example. The marking of assignments can be disorganised as there is a lack of consistency across the different tutors who mark. I was recently given a poor mark for a lack of critical evaluation when I have never received this feedback before, it was also the first time that particular tutor had marked my work.

I receive a good level of support from my employer for my apprenticeship. I always get a full day a week which works out as half a day for my workshops and half a day for researching and writing assignments or other online training. My manager also attends my skills coach meetings and provides extra support if needed.

I have a good level of support from my training provider for my apprenticeship. I have weekly workshops with module tutors where they teach content and provide time to ask questions. They also hold office hour sessions once a week and draft debrief sessions. I also have regular meetings with my skills coach to review progress and other training I have undertaken.

I have built on my knowledge, skills and confidence in a number of tasks that I complete day to day in the workplace including Governance, Financial Management and Control of Projects, Organisational Change, Risk Management, Leading Self and Project Teams, Project Change Control, Quality Management, and Requirements and Stakeholder Management.

Since working from home, I have not taken part in many extra-curricular activities at work. I used to take part in a lot of responsible business and social activities when I was part of Junior Talent, but not as an upskiller. I really enjoyed getting involved with these type of activities and would highly recommend them to other apprentices.

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Overall, Fujitsu has been a really good company to work for. They are very supportive of personal and professional development and have always supported me when I have been completing apprenticeships. When in Junior Talent, the scheme is well organised with different networking and responsible business activities, which is great for young people who are just starting work.

As an apprentice, get involved with as much as you can when you first join Fujitsu and meet as many different people as possible. Through networking, you are able to discover more opportunities such as different events to attend, groups to join or activities or projects to get involved in.