Apprenticeship Performance Manager Review

I coordinate a L2 and L3 chef apprenticeship programme myself so I manage the day to day running of the course, handle non attendance, learning journeys, assessments and quality assure the delivery and teaching of the programme. I am a mobile worker so I am mostly based out of Watford office but I also travel round to our training venues across the country.

From my apprenticeship I have built confidence around HR working practices, legislation and governance both inside my organisation and in the wider sphere. I wouldn't normally work with HR advisors from my company so the programme has allowed me to network with more HR professionals and learn new skills from them.

I enjoy it a fair bit. I am enjoying the extra skills, knowledge, confidence and opportunities that it has given me, but the management of the programme from the training provider isn't always great. I have had to wait long periods of time to gain feedback on assignments in the past, and the admin girls never reply to my emails.

Not that well organised - I was given the wrong workshop dates to start with and the admin ladies who communicate training venues and calendar updates can be quite disorganised.

They help me manage my time and organise work shadowing with relevant members of the HR function. They also try to give me time off to focus on my assignments.

My tutor is great - she has given me lots of support.

I understand the context of my role now within my whole organisation and the contribution it makes to the HR function.

Not at my particular office. But I have made my own time to arrange networking sessions with HR personnel.

Yes

Most of the people who work here are great but the work life balance needs to be reassessed.

Make sure you are ok with working long hours