Trainee Project Manager Review

by SSE

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.1/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

My role involves dealing with clients and customers on a daily basis, pricing and surveying jobs, creating method statements for works as well as health and safety paperwork to accompany them.

7/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Working individually and working in a team have improved. My technical knowledge has also improved.

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

The programme has been quite easy to follow and the university sessions were fairly enjoyable.

6/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The programme has been fairly straightforward, I had university sessions once every 2 weeks for 6 months, this led up to an exam. After the exam, the remainder of the course is purely assignment/coursework based.

6/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

I've been left to my own devices in terms of support for the course, however I have not really needed much support as of yet.

5/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

I have a 121 visit from my training provider every 4-6 weeks, during the visit we'll go over outstanding assignments and upload evidence to support parts of the qualifications.

7/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

It gives good guidance to relevant parts of my works, such as communication, planning and organising.

7/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

Not that I'm aware of.

3/10

9a. Would you recommend SSE to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

You get a lot of benefits working for SSE and generally your job security is solid.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to SSE?

Be enthusiastic, ask questions and show strong intentions to develop and learn.