Associate Project Management Apprenticeship Review

I quote, procure and deliver parts to an defence company. During this process I get a order from the customer. Get our procurement team to get quotes from suppliers. Generate a price then quote the customer. Then if accepted have the part manufactured and delivered to the customer and invoiced

Lots of new skill, such as scheduling, procurement, Liaising with customers, accounting and management

I thoroughly enjoy it. It is very concentrated and intense but you learn quickly and become a critical part of the team quickly. It gives you a good sense of achievement to get stuck straight in to a new field and learn all the intricacies.

The work side is good, I do feel a bit lost sometimes but feel this is by design to put you under pressure and learn quickly. The college side is very essay based which is difficult but stretched what I am capable of and forces me to develop.

I get lost of support. I always have my manager and other co-workers asking if I am doing okay and if I need more or less work. And I have Mondays as my assigned college days which is very helpful.

~The college side if quite hands off. there are 3 hour workshops every 3 weeks but the assessors are always there to give assistance if you ask.

It is a project management qualification through Associate project Management which is very helpful and gives you a very structured career path that has a lot of progression.

Every apprentice has to do 3 STEM events a year. For example a careers fair. These are fun and you get payed for the day and travel

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There is lots of support and there's lots of room for growth and progression. Also given that it is such a large company there's so many areas to go into all over the world which is very appealing.

It is very competitive during the selection process so prepare lots. The APM apprenticeship is very intense and hard work but you have lots of support and acquire a great qualification in a short space of time.