Apprentice Engineer Review

I am an apprentice that is currently working in the Telephony teams as part of the Crossrail project. On a day to day basis, I complete techincla documents, configure simulation envrionments in the lab for factory acceptance test and am responsible for the completion of many tech notes.

I am currently studying for a HNC in engineering at loughborough college. I have learnt many new things while doing this course. I have also learnt a lot at internal training events about public speaking and presenting. I have also gained a lot of experience in professional communication and encounters.

I really enjoy my programme, mainly becuase of the people that I work with. They're all very freindly and accommodating, I get on well with all the other graduates and apprentices. Working here as an apprentice met my expectations, pretty much, exactly.

Although Siemens is a very large company, I do feel quite valued byt he people that i work with and the rest of my team. Some times I can feel like a very small cog when you think about the whole project or the whole comapny; but within teams and within the Ashby De La Zouch office you are valued.

My program is well organised, with a lot of reasources to help me through the NVQ and such. We have regular opportunities to go for training and I always have work to do in my placement.

If we consider the college i attend as a trainig provider, theyre support is quite poor. I have been disgruntled by poorly organised courseworks, badly written briefs and poor teaching many times in the 18 months that I have been attending. Thankfully my employer will always take it as a high priority to sort out anyhting that is going poorly at college.

I recieve a great amount of support from my employer. Anything that I have a question or query abou we are always welcomed to speak up, and are met with all the support they can provide.

My travel costs are more expensive than most apprentices' becuase I live a fair distance from my pplace of work. But the generous salary and good bonuses at christmas time are more than enough to supply my living costs.

There are many many extrenal events and public engagement opportunities that we are always encouraged to attend. Volunteering fro GREENPOWER racing events is one of my favorites to do.

Yes

Becuase it is a nice place to work, there are many places to work and lots of opportunities for career exploration. The pay is very competitive and the teams and staff are all extremely pleasant to work with.

Be yourself, and be professional. I found that in a lot of interviews/assessments days that i have helped out with (and from my own interview), the recruiters appreciate a person that can be comfortable while upholding an air of professionalism.