Apprentice Technician Review

by Arcadis

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

4.4/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Technicians produce design drawings on AutoCAD, to highlight issues and make improvements for Active Travel schmes

    7/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • not really, apart from my CAD skills which weill continue to develop

    5/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • been a slow start which decreased motivation but work is picking up to speed.

    5/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • not organised, no one in team comes into office days due to lack of leadership

    2/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • If I needed any additional resources, my employer could either give them to me or point me in the right direction.

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

    • All work is done independently, limited help from tutors.

    1/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • Work being learnt is not relevant to work being done in the office at all, however is useful information of civil engineering overall.

    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.)

    • no, quite a few networking socials but its mainly attended by senior people.

    2/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Arcadis to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • They are a global company that will look after employers outside of work hours

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

    • dont be scared to reach out if there's a problem, people are there to help.

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Civil Engineering

Pontyclun

April 2024

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