Careers In Construction Insight Week Review

by Mace

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.9/10

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

On a normal day we would have around 4 presentations on job roles such as Project Management,Construction management,sustainability and facilities management. This would be followed with a Q&A on the job and their own routes into the industry. A quick task to build leadership and implement the new knowledge. On other days we would visit a site such as Chelsea Barracks to see constructions first hand.

9/10

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

From the presentations and tasks i have learnt a lot about the industry and how it works but also improved my team skills,leadership skills and presentational skills. The final day really pushed our teams to work well under time conditions and i learnt alot from that.

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

The variety ensured it was enjoyable with something new to look forward to every day. The work environment at Mace was inspiring and everyone i met seemed interested and answered all my questions. The Site tours were very interesting as we saw constructions at its rawest stage.

9/10

4. How valued do you feel by Mace?

Everyone i met at Mace seemed interested in my background and was helpful in giving good advice and answering my questions. The fact we met their Executive Chairman meant a alot.

9/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

From the start we were given a programme with timings to ensure we knew what we were doing. The programme was very well set out with interesting tasks and little repetition of tasks.

9/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

[This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyApprenticeship Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions] and her team were very supportive and ensured we had all the tools we needed to. They helped us improve our CVs and gave us tips on how to structure them with a small presentation on application writing.

9/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Everyone i met at Mace seemed interested in my background and was helpful in giving good advice and answering my questions. We met the Executive Chairman [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyApprenticeship Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions], which was very useful as we had a Q&A.

9/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

The course was extremely useful as it enlightened me to how innovative Mace is and how exciting the construction industry is. I was allowed to experience construction on the sites which was useful.

9/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

[This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyApprenticeship Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions] and her team made a few presentations highlighting the other routes into Mace such as apprentice roles and graduate programmes. Also by meeting lots of people it gave us the opportunity to ask useful questions.

9/10

9. Would you recommend Mace to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

The course was extremely useful as it enlightened me to how innovative Mace is and how exciting the construction industry is. I was allowed to experience construction on the sites which was useful.

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

Firstly research on their website to understand each different role so that you can add to your notes while the presentation is going. Ask lots of questions and you could prepare a few to make sure.