Apprentice CAD Design Engineer Review

My job on a day-to-day basis can change a lot. But it involves me looking at the project I am assigned to and, what area of work am assigned to. From this I would open the relevant CAD software to complete the work on, any questions I have I would speak to another member of staff for assistance. If there is anything project related I would speak to management to understand what wants completing.

Since I've started my job role I learnt everything from scratch so everything was new for me. So I have learn a wide range of new skills both technical and social, along with this the current placement I am on is teaching me new skills about my industry outside my specific job role. These skills will be useful for my job when it comes to understanding how everything works.

I enjoy my workplace it is varying, and the jobs are interesting and changing from each other. One of my training providers is fantastic and, is helping me with everything I asked one way or another which is good. My other training provider I have had a range of issues with which has made my programme more difficult than it has needed to have been.

The programme is structured well, but it has required a lot of working around. This is because, the programme hasn't been fully relevant around my job role so it has required working around that for me to gain experience etc. for certain criteria. Other than that the help I've got to complete this has been good.

When working with my employer whether it be workplace based help or apprenticeship based help they have been there. This is been by assigning me a mentor with a wide range of experience who has been able to teach me things at work as well as teaching me things that will help me with my more college specific things.

From one training provider I have received a wide range of support from organising placements, to one to one sessions going through my work to support me. My other training provider has struggled to help as much but, has worked with my on occasions one to one to support me through areas of the course I am struggling with.

I think the qualification am working towards isn't directly impacting my role at work, more of helping indirectly. In the sense that the course is more for people who complete more hands on work task, mine is office based. But the knowledge is relevant for some task at my job role which is where the qualification knowledge becomes more useful.

Within my workplace there are a range of social activities which occur these have been good for getting to know the team's I work within/with better. There are also a range of professional networking events that are available to attend these have a wide variety of purposes are interesting to the correct people.

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I think if someone is interested in the engineering world the company I work with is a good one. This is because, it is a branch of from a range of other engineering related companies with a range of different expertise within it. There is also chance for other experiences within the company if the area of the company you are working in doesn't feel relevant to yourself.

When it comes to applying for the company it is important that research is done to understand what the true company is, and not just the name from face value. Along with this there are recruitment events which are good to meet people that someone applying might end up working with.