Apprentice Signalling Design Engineer Review

As a apprentice signalling design engineer you can do many different tasks on a day-to-day basis. Often this involves admin or document work such as processing records or printing/scanning when you further your knowledge, but you also begin to produced, alter and update designs on CAD. As you learn more technical information the role changes with you

So far in my apprenticeship I have both gained new skills and developed existing ones. Obviously you continue to develop skills such as teamwork, time management and other personal skills. Before I began working here I had very little to no technical knowledge on the subjects involved to I have learnt everything new so far.

Overall I enjoy the apprenticeship programme that I am on. At the start it can be a little slow, working on repetitive tasks such as updating records, printing out designs and other more simple tasks but as you gain more knowledge you are able to do more different tasks and it becomes more enjoyable

At the beginning of the apprenticeship it is very well organised, all the training that you need is booked for you and explained by your manager. Once you complete your general training at college in your first year and move into the office it is more on you to progress and seek out additional training

In general I receive all the support that I require from my employer. Day to day I am provided support from managers and anyone else in the office should I require it, technical support like IT and CAD Admins are available in the office if you need them and I feel that I am provided with all the support I need to progress

When working towards my technical qualifications I am provided with all the support that I need to achieve the highest grade possible. During lesson time the tutors are always available to offer help with the work, if you have any issues department heads are available to raise concerns too and there are all the recourse you need there

I think that the qualifications that I have gained from my training provider are helping me indirectly to perform better in my role. At college I don't really learn anything that I use directly at work but it does help me to understand technical information better by having more background knowledge

There are a few organised events a year I can get involved with at work, things such as Christmas parties events for the end of a project, but there are also more informal events organised by people in the office to take part in once you get to know the people your working with

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SIEMENS is the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe so it offers many opportunities to progress how ever you wish. They provide all the support that you need and you gain valuable qualifications from it with the option to progress onto a degree if you wish too continue to learn after your mandatory training

Personal skills are valued much more than the qualifications that you have. If you can prove that you have the ability to learn then they will put you through the training to make you able to perform your role well. Try and gain some experience in a similar area (e.g CAD) before applying as it will make you stand out over other applicants