Engineering Apprentice Review

I work in my role 4 days a week with the other being my day to study and attend Uni. The department i work in currently is engineering, we focus on the delivery and creation electronically of Switchgear such as NXPLUS C to DNO's (distribution network operator) and industry based clients.

A lot of new skills have been learnt working in the engineering department, this is from CAD software skills to draw up the schemes, single line diagrams and general arrangements and more. To them designing these types of circuits from scratch to meet a customers requirements using the knowledge gained from colleagues.

I enjoy the program as i have the chance to learn loads of information about the job i am working in currently and it enables me to really get an understanding of the tasks at hand. This also really helps with the future development of my career in the engineering world.

I know where I'm going and what is expected of me at certain points of the apprenticeship program this helps with my development giving me a clear path to follow/complete. With the university, we have quarterly structured meetings with both my work and university mentors to discuss my development.

The support received from my employer is quite substantial. There are always colleagues to help out at work with work problems. However when it comes to university study it is mainly dependent on the student to learn and do it outside of work hours. The teachers and other student are there to help.

When it comes to university study it is mainly dependent on the student to learn and do it outside of work hours. The teachers are there to help sometimes, however it can be quite difficult to do so when you only have one day a week to learn and ask questions with them. Especially for a higher level qualification.

The degree I'm doing is very general and does not apply to my role at work that majorly. The qualification helps with my personal knowledge and somewhat applies when going through projects at my work. The degree in a whole would be more useful if it was specialised and not general.

There is only one extra curricular activity to get involved with at work and it is called NextUK. This is a social gathering of the graduates, apprentices, trainees, interns and all other learning while earning employees. Its purpose is to help people network and get together developing the social networking skills.

Yes

Siemens is a great place to work as it enables people to jump straight in to the professional world while still learning and developing the skills needed to help further the career. The people Siemens employ are all so friendly and eager to help the development of the young staff members. It is a great environment to thrive and work in.

Be eager and keep asking questions. Without the knowledge the only thing at the start you can display is willingness to learn and develop. This will help you get noticed and learn more effectively. Another would be constantly to be on-top of things and always reply and complete tasks as soon as possible to show your eagerness again. Passion in the job you are applying for will help a lot.