Advanced Apprentice - PCO Review

by Fujitsu

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.1/10

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

I am a Project Control officer and currently work with the Project Management Office team. Daily tasks involve reporting, general admin and meeting facilitation. I interact with both internal colleagues and customer staff. I'm also a project co-ordinator for a project and this involves me managing changes and assisting the project manager with any tasks.

7/10

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

Since my time here, I have learnt many skills and also developed those I already had. Ideally, I would like to engage in more internal training courses in order to develop and progress further. I am working towards my NVQ qualification and so this has also helped me in developing and learning new skills.

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I thorougly enjoy my programme as I have faced many challenges which I have been able to overcome and I have learned a lot through my experiences. However, there are parts of the scheme which i feel could be improved and therefore I do not feel that I am enjoying it as much as I could, solely because I feel that I should be beneffiting more. Having said this, these feelings often motivate me to improve the scheme and therefore I enjoy this challenge.

8/10

4. How valued do you feel by Fujitsu?

I generally feel valued by the organisation as I have received recognition and appreciation on several occassions. However, I sometimes feel apprentices are not alway given the same value relative to others in the company.

8/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

6/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

I have not felt very supported by my trainee. I was often confused and with so many changes in my assessor, I lost touch with my progress and attempted work with little support.

4/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

I feelvery supported by my employer and my manager is always open to listneing to my concerns and will offer me advise on how to progress.

8/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

The salary is good, however with travel costs and daily costs along with social costs, I sometimes do find it a struggle.

7/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

8/10

9. Would you recommend Fujitsu to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

I have not regretted joining for a minute and therefore would recommend this to anyone.

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

Give it your best and never give up. Be yourself throught the application process and if you're chosen it's because you're a good match. If you dont, then it probably wasn't the job for you; by trying too hard you may end up finding yourself hating the job.