Undergraduate Engineer Review

by Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology

Rating

7/10

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

On work days, 9-5 working with some academic work in the evening around deadlines. Academic days consist of lectures and tutorials with a lot of content in two days.

7/10

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

many from software to electronics design to data analysis

7/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

It is enjoyable but very demanding in terms of time and effort

7/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

not amazingly but well

7/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

depends slightly on the team but overall we get a good amount of support

7/10

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

Enough although you must take the initiative as well

7/10

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

The training certainly helps me to perform better

10/10

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.)

not loads due to the small cohort

4/10

9a. Would you recommend Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

It is a great programme that challenges you and provides you with a very varied and interesting week

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology?

Just give it a go, applying to the DI is separate to ucas so there is nothing to loose from putting in an application