Design Engineer Review

by JLR

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Rating

6.6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • I design, draw and arrange manufacture for vehicle testing fixtures.

    10/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • 3D CAD, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, Technical Drawing, CAE, Materials Engineering

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • All the parts that don't involve the University of Warwick

    7/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Varies from department to department and from manager to manager. I had worked within the business to attempt to improve this over the last couple of years but didn't get anywhere.

    6/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • My own manager is very understanding of my academic needs and provides me with time within the working week to focus on coursework, other apprentices within JLR do not get this opportunity.

    8/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Warwick University is terrible. The overall quality of teaching is sub-par. I regularly find myself bored in lectures, lab work is impertinent to most job roles. The quality of the admin team is disgraceful. Marks are usually late, communications are missed and responses to questions are unhelpful.

    1/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • While there have been some elements of university content that I have been able to tie to work, the majority of my learning has taken place in the business. The academic side of this apprenticeship is a box-ticking exercise, literally in the case of the supplementary NVQ.

    4/10
  • 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.)

    • Nothing organised, such a system exists for graduates but safeguarding concerns around Advanced Apprentices (Joining at 16) as meant apprentices cannot attend. However there is a lot extra going on through general JLR culture.

    7/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend JLR to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Why pay for a degree?

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to JLR?

    • Keep a good eye on your workload in and out of uni.

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Engineering

Coventry

March 2020

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