Apprentice Civil Engineer Review

by Balfour Beatty

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9.6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Apprentice contracts engineer - site management, quality management, reporting

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

    • Yes, learnt lots from my experienced colleagues

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

    • Enjoying it very much and learning lots in at the same time.

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

    • Well organised, lots of things in place for apprentices (Early careers programme)

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

    • As and when I need it

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

    • They are always available to help and assist, although the classroom teaching is not great.

    8/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • I have gained lots of technical knowledge from my learning at college which adds to my ability at work

    9/10
  • 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.)

    • Within local projects my colleague has set up a football game for every week. Early careers programme has allowed us to go on 2 trips to the lake district Lots of professional networking events are available

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

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • It's a good place to work, massive company with opportunities all around the world

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

    • Ask questions

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Civil Engineering

Birmingham

April 2024

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