Degree Apprentices in my year but I think I’m the only Management Apprentice who was hired from the assessment centre I attended. Lots of people applied so I know how lucky I am. One of my biggest fears about taking up an Apprenticeship was that I’d miss out on a social life, but that just hasn’t been the case. Friday is my University day and I get to mix with other Management Degree apprentices from other companies on the course. Already we’ve made friends and I’m planning to house share with some of them when I get to London.
University is great: we study with Pearson College London, who are very industry driven. We cover the same topics as a full-time Management student would, only we do them one at a time because we’re only in one day a week. In this first year, we’re covering a lot of the basics that I was introduced to in my Business A Level, which is useful revision for me, but means you wouldn’t have had to do Business A Level in order to start this Apprenticeship. In later years, I can specialise by selecting different modules if I want, but I’ll be taking advice from IBM on what they need too. We do get assignments from university to complete, often in my own time, but IBM are really good about understanding the balance between work and study. After all, they have been training apprentices for a long time! The Degree will take
me a minimum of three years to complete, but I will also have Chartered Manager status with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) by the end of my Apprenticeship.
My current role is in Project Management, helping to get a big project completed on time, but I sit within the Supply Chain team. I can’t tell you what I’m working on exactly, but it’s an exciting new technology-based project for a major company. Project Management is a bit different to what I was expecting. I’m always interacting with other people and I’ve definitely built up my communication skills. Going forward, I will be able to try other types of management roles. My pastoral manager is here to support me and we’ve already discussed opportunities for the future.
Aside from my university day, there is no typical day in the rest of my week. It varies enormously, which is good for me as I’m learning something new every day. It also gives me the flexibility to get involved with other things like being an Young Apprentice Ambassador and a student rep at University. My days usually start off generating reports for our client, to update on the project progress and any risks or issues. We’ll probably then go into meetings with clients or colleagues and raise those issues or check what needs doing next. Afternoons tend to have less meetings so I will work on my own tasks.
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