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- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
- 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
- 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
- 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
- 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
- 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
- 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.)
- 9a. Would you recommend JLR to a friend?
- 9b. Why?
- 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to JLR?
My work involves developing and supporting the systems used for the engines to be tested. I start the day with a meeting to learn the status of all of the different engine test cells. Then work on developing code to maintain and optimise the software used on these test cells.
I have built upon my pre-existing programming skills and developed how I create programs, making use of functions and other more advanced features much more regularly. Alongside this I have learnt new programming languages such as Python and VBS so that I am now able to write programs in a range of languages.
Its a good programme as its neither too stressful nor too much work. There is enough work assigned to me to in order to keep me busy. The occasional week at University is good as it allows a break from the working environment and a ctach up with all of my other apprenticeship colleagues.
This was the first year they had run this apprenticeship so at the beginning the structure wasn't too great. However they have continually taken on our feedback and make improvements to the course so that the organisation is much greater and we can already see the new improvements being implemented.
Support is always available when required. As it is a working environment many of your team colleagues, including your mentor and manager, have work to do themselves but will be available to help you out as they want you to be able to learn and develop new and existing skills.
The University of Warwick provide us with lectures and support days, including days when PhD students are invited into to help us. Then we sit the exams held by Warwick University. Warwick Uni teach us the information we need to pass our modules and the lecturers support us with any help we need.
We started the apprenticeship with 4 months at University before starting at work. During this time we were taught basic skills ranging from programming to presenting ideas which would help us when we came into the work place. We re taught knowledge which we can them implement in our roles.
There are a range of different activities to get involved in. Within the company there are many other apprentices of a similar age who are organising regular sporting matches or other events which anyone can get involved with. Being a student of Warwick Uni also allows you to get involved with Uni activities.
Yes
It is a good first job as you are able to learn all of the important skills without being overwhelmed too quickly. This apprenticeship lets you get a degree qualification without having to spend the money required in order to go to Uni. It is a good opportunity to get hands on skills as well as just learning information.
The most important part of this is communication, leadership and teamwork. Give everyone else a chance to share their ideas. This will show off the sort of skills JLR are looking for. If you notice someone sat down not sharing ask them what they think, to show that you’re trying to include everyone.
Details
Degree Apprenticeship
Information Technology
Coventry
March 2020