Apprentice Project Manager Review

by British Airways

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9.8/10

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

On a day to day basis, I communicate with stakeholders across the transformation team as part of my role in the portfolio management office, gaining updates for key milestones on their programmes and projects as well as checking their status if they are red green or amber.

10/10

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

I have learnt a wide variety of people and communication skills and built my confidence in terms of not hesitating to ask questions I am unsure about even if they are small or not related to the work I am doing and having confidence in leading teams and meetings.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

The apprenticeship is amazing and very insightful.

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

I believe it is structured very well and it allows us to work well both within teams as well as individually and use our learning from our classroom lessons in our day to day lives.

10/10

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

A lot, I have loads of different touch points and more than I expected to have.

10/10

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

My training provider helps me a lot when I have questions to ask or ask for feedback in our one to ones but could be better when giving feedback on portfolio in the portal and letting us know when feedback is available for it.

8/10

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

The learning from the qualification is vital for my role and if I did not have it, I would not be able to do my job properly or to a high enough standard.

10/10

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.)

We create events for Comic Relief and take trips to different engineering bases and around the terminal.

10/10

9a. Would you recommend British Airways to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

It is an amazing company with loads of opportunities, not just based on my role.

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

Do not hesitate to apply.