PM Apprentice Review

As an Apprentice I'm currently doing the PM role on my rotation. I've been given different tasks/projects such as: Training platform update; SharePoint page creation; Task tracker regular update and communication with responsible.

I'm continuously studying: Cisco products; Cisco processes; Acronyms; Departments; Roles and responsibilities. Additionally, I had the opportunity to take my CAPM exam, which significantly enhanced my project management knowledge during preparation.

I enjoy meeting new people and contributing to their teams. However, it's sometimes challenging to concentrate given the uncertainty of the future and the various obstacles I've been facing. Personally, I find the lack of clarity regarding my career path a bit confusing, but I am confident that everything will work out in the end, especially with the strong support I receive from my manager.

The programme is organised well, we had a training period, then we had an opportunity to pass the CAPM exam; going through the shadowing; doing our rotations. However sometimes I'm struggling with having a clarity of which career path to choose and how to proceed further.

My manager is being very supportive. I feel that I can be honest and share my concerns, thoughts, plans etc.

I'm doing a lot of self-studying besides getting training from providers. Training providers have been quite good so far.

I'm pretty sure that we should never stop on self-development path. I really believe my our training, certifications will help me to perform better.

We have team event activities; Time to Give activities, where we have an opportunity to meet each other.

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