Technical apprentice Review

For my first year I attend college, which is, Warwick trident engineering college Monday to Friday for my first year whereby I am working towards a level 3 in engineering. This involves doing classwork studies and also engineering workshop practical activities such as milling, turning and fitting to main a few.

I have learnt many new skills that it didn't have before at the college I go to now, this is because we get to go into workshops and get trained on certain machines or learn certain skills like milling, this has given me extra skills that I didn't previously have.

I enjoy my program at siemens a lot, because college is a good place to be and I am around other apprentices at other companies just like myself. I also get to go into the office and meet new people I will be working with in the coming moths, this is helpful as everyone is welcoming and polite.

The organisation has structured my program well as I already know what I will be doing in future years, I feel as if this is also due to [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyApprenticeship Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions] for being so organised. This gives me confidence as I feel I am valued within the business as they have given me all the information and guidance I need.

I feel that I do get enough support from my employer when I need it, for example, this can be from if I am not liking things going on at college then I can talk to my manager and they will get straight onto it and sort it out for me.

When working towards my qualifications both college and work give me support, the tutors at college always help me out if I am struggling or I I need extra help with something they will help in most cases. And when I am at work, if a task gets set for me and I need help with it then somebody will always be willing to help.

I think that training the training that my training provider gives me the general understanding of essentially the basics of engineering and this helps me at work because I can apply these principals to certain things at work that needs to a certain level of engineering knowledge to be able to achieve.

There is a football team at work which helps everyone bond together, we play against other big companies like jaguar land rover, There is also team building exercises every year so that the team gets closer with each other. Furthermore, every Christmas there are Christmas meals and other social gatherings after work, within different departments which is a nice thing to have.

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Because everyone within the company seems like they all enjoy it a lot and always say how much of a good company to work for siemens is, even though they have worked elsewhere. And I am begging to understand that because everyone is always kind and polite, and there is also support whenever you need it.

I would make sure that when applying to the company make sure that you show that you are enthusiastic about the company and learning because they want to see that they are investing into somebody that will always be willing to learn. I would also, if you get to the interview stage make sure that you know something about the company does and what the apprenticeship actually involves.