We’re really pleased to introduce Sarah Khan, our Project Officer here at Everyturn. Sarah has been with us for 2 and a half years, and recently started an Associate Project Manager apprenticeship.
At Everyturn, we offer a range of exciting learning and development options for our people. Our colleagues have access to over 300 courses on our Everyturn Academy, as well as over 70 options available for apprenticeships.
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, we’ve been chatting to Sarah to find out more about her career journey and her apprenticeship!
Could you introduce yourself and your career journey within Everyturn so far?
Hi, I’m Sarah and joined Everyturn back in September 2022 as Internal Communications Executive. Loved every moment of the wacky world of comms and 8 months back I had seen an internal opportunity pop up for a Project Officer role with an opportunity to do an apprenticeship. At this point in my existing role things were going great, which seems to be a sign for me I am ready for a new challenge, even if it does mean stepping out of my comfort zone.
How would you describe your apprenticeship in three words?
Learning something everyday.
What’s a week in your life like?
Every week I set aside one day for my apprenticeship activities like virtual workshops, writing up my portfolio and additional off the job learning. My other days are spent working on the Learning Organisation project which has various workstreams so I try to balance the time I spend on each. Currently the anti-racism workstream ‘Unity’ is eating up most of my time and I absolutely love working on it. The idea that I can be working on creating meaningful change across colleagues, service users and carers is so rewarding.
I have been Project Officer for less than a year, so it’s still feeling new to me and likely will for a little longer!
What is the most fulfilling part of your role?
Has to be seeing the small wins from the delivery group come to life in the organisation. Sometimes they can be hard work to get implemented and I have to keep reminding myself it’s all part of a larger cultural shift which naturally takes time.
To see the small forward shuffles we make as an organisation is rewarding, and I know as the project moves on into the year we will be looking back and reflecting on all our achievements.
What are you most excited about achieving through your apprenticeship?
The confidence in my role that I know will come with learning, time and experience. It is one of those things that I know sometimes feels uncomfortable in the moment but by the end of my apprenticeship I will feel confident in my actions and decision making.
