Undergraduate Engineer Review

by Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology

Rating

6.5/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • I work as an engineer alongside a team, taking on board key projects and developing them for downstream teams. There is a lot of innovation, meetings and design.

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

    • Prototyping, sketching, ideation, rig building, testing etc. as skills within work, but there is also opportunities to develop qualifications.

    6/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • A lot - whilst university work can be tough, being in work is a great experience and feels like I'm actually making a contribution to the company.

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

    • It can be a little unorganised, however it is only new. It means there is more opportunity to develop it and shape the experience into something that suits you.

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

    • As much as we need. We have lots of well-being support, and there is a great understanding of how hard university can be alongside working.

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

    • Not a huge amount. Warwick is quite far away and so they only come down for lectures. They don't have a lot of experience with us and so it an be challenging for them to understand the pressures of both university and work at the same time.

    4/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • My role contains less technical experience than other engineers, and so university does not play into it very well.

    5/10
  • 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.)

    • Loads. Lots of people start their own clubs and societies, and there is ones for just apprentices, the whole company, or with other companies too.

    8/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • No debt

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

    • They like well rounded people. It's not just about grades.

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Engineering

Bristol

May 2022

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