IT Engineer - Apprentice Review

by CDL

Rating

8.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Infrastructure engineer with a merge into the cloud team. Day to day domain management, VMware work, Citrix, AWS, Patching, Server builds.

    9/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Yes, near enough all my knowledge was learnt on the job. Some developed existing skills, however ICT at college is completely different from the industry.

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

    • I fully enjoy this programme, wouldn't change a great deal about it.

    9/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Very clear and organized, very little is left up in the air, regarding assignments and apprentice standard work.

    9/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Couldn't ask for more support, with extra training and dedicated time to complete assignments.

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

    • The training provider is the university so its not really the same as a usual apprenticeship.

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

    • Somewhat, however peoples jobs are very specific and the course can be quite vague.

    7/10
  • 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.)

    • yes, tons of things like this to get involved with.

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

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Good company to work for, going in the right direction, are up to date with technologies used and working strategies.

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

    • Work hard, study and try and do some extra learning on top of that.

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Engineering

Manchester

March 2020

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