Rating

6.9/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • I am assigned to the Crossrail C660 project that is for Control and Communication Systems for Crossrail systemwide. I am part of the SCADA test and commissioning team and I am currently working from London on various Crossrail sites across London that includes Paddington, Tottenham Court Road, Liverpool Street and Canary Wharf, among others. I look after PLC systems within cabinets that require testing throughout each stage of the project, eventually being tested with running trains.

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I have learnt many new skills from various people and training programmes

    7/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I enjoy the experience I am getting from living away from home and working on a massive project alongside other big companies in various industries

    8/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by Siemens?
  • I feel very valued by Siemens, they have gave me an opportunity of a lifetime, something I feel needs mutual respect to give to someone

    7/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • The programme is ran the best it can be, with the project being in the stage it is, it's coping very well with regards to the work I get.

    9/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • I receive support as and when I need support from the training provider

    6/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • From various people I receive a lot of support, whereas I feel some people do not give much, and some, it seems try to hinder the experience

    4/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • At the minute I feel as though the salary, in respect to the work I do is not brilliant, but is adequate

    6/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • There's various activities that I could be a part of, one being 5/7 a side football

    7/10

  • 9. Would you recommend Siemens to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • It's a large company that offers a good apprenticeship that could set someone's career in motion


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Siemens?
  • Make the most of all the opportunities presented, rotate through as many departments to find out what you like within the company and focus on it


Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Engineering

East Midlands

April 2017


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